Journal profile · Surgery
Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery
ISSN 1435-2443 · eISSN 1435-2451 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1872
Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.18; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,590; median 119 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 355 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Practices and Rehabilitation, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, together about 20.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery aims to publish the best results in the field of clinical surgery and basic surgical research. The main focus is on providing the highest level of clinical research and clinically relevant basic research. The journal, published exclusively in English, will provide an international discussion forum for the controlled results of clinical surgery. The majority of published contributions will be original articles reporting on clinical data from general and visceral surgery, while endocrine surgery will also be covered. Papers on basic surgical principles from the fields of traumatology, vascular and thoracic surgery are also welcome. Evidence-based medicine is an important criterion for the acceptance of papers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Christoph MichalskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Germany 76, United States 23, Switzerland 15, Mainland China 7, Italy 7 (156 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions8.1%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine6.3%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.7%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine5%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine4.9%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 341LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,769 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 320 | 320 | 40 |
| 2025 | 355 | 355 | 882 |
| 2024 | 369 | 176 | 1,682 |
| 2023 | 477 | 165 | 3,360 |
| 2022 | 331 | 145 | 3,226 |
| 2021 | 340 | 136 | 4,234 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 67 days – 179 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 141 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (763 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,590 / EUR 3,590 / GBP 2,890 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers6, by deadline
- Advanced Airway SurgeryDeadline
- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urological SurgeryDeadline
- Trauma Surgery and Critical CareDeadline
- Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Decision Support and Smart Surgical RoboticsDeadline
- Modern Pancreatic Surgery: Translational Advances and Clinical InnovationDeadline
- Surgical Education and Training TransformationsDeadline
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1872
- ISSN
- 1435-2443
- Electronic ISSN
- 1435-2451
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery
What CAS zone is Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.18; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 119 days (interquartile range 67–179 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery based?
Of the 156 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (76), United States (23) and Switzerland (15). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,590.
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: .