Journal profile · Surgery
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
ISSN 1072-7515 · eISSN 1879-1190 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1994
Journal of the American College of Surgeons: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.13; JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,600; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 436 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American College of Surgeons is published by Elsevier Inc. 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 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Thomas K. VarghesePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine12.7%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences10%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine7.3%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine6.2%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine4.5%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine3.9%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · SURGERY · rank 55/321
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 3.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 159LetPub ·
- h-index
- 242OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,213OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 164LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 24,575 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 508 | 38 | 168 |
| 2025 | 436 | 54 | 651 |
| 2024 | 326 | 30 | 1,288 |
| 2023 | 756 | 39 | 2,935 |
| 2022 | 1,370 | 66 | 4,419 |
| 2021 | 1,575 | 600 | 3,513 |
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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,600 / EUR 3,150 / GBP 2,820 / JPY 386,880 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1072-7515
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-1190
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 243, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American College of Surgeons
What CAS zone is Journal of the American College of Surgeons in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American College of Surgeons 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 the American College of Surgeons?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.13; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 242.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American College of Surgeons?
Authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of the American College of Surgeons in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, SURGERY Q1 (55/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of the American College of Surgeons?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American College of Surgeons is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American College of Surgeons open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American College of Surgeons is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .