Journal profile · Surgery
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
ISSN 0743-684X · eISSN 1098-8947 · Thieme Medical Publishers · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1984
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.19; subscription journal; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 128 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery is published by Thieme Medical Publishers and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation, together about 47.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery is a peer-reviewed, indexed journal that provides an international forum for the publication of articles focusing on reconstructive microsurgery and complex reconstructive surgery. The journal was originally established in 1984 for the microsurgical community to publish and share academic papers. The Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery provides the latest in original research spanning basic laboratory, translational, and clinical investigations. Review papers cover current topics in complex reconstruction and microsurgery. In addition, special sections discuss new technologies, innovations, materials, and significant problem cases. The journal welcomes controversial topics, editorial comments, book reviews, and letters to the Editor, in order to complete the balanced spectrum of information available in the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. All articles undergo stringent peer review by international experts in the specialty.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine31.5%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine9.1%
- Nerve Injury and RehabilitationMedicine6.4%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine5.5%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience4.6%
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine3.8%
- Surgical site infection preventionMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.19LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,869OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 118LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,485 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 8 | 87 |
| 2025 | 128 | 7 | 101 |
| 2024 | 134 | 14 | 447 |
| 2023 | 93 | 10 | 453 |
| 2022 | 100 | 14 | 812 |
| 2021 | 120 | 11 | 1,378 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Thieme Medical Publishers
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1984
- ISSN
- 0743-684X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-8947
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
What CAS zone is Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.19; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .