Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Lietuvos Chirurgija
ISSN 1392-0995 · eISSN 1648-9942 · Vilnius University Press · Lithuania
Lietuvos Chirurgija: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 80% (journal website); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lietuvos Chirurgija is published by Vilnius University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, together about 20.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Lietuvos chirurgija (Eng. Lithuanian surgery) is an official periodical scientific publication of the Lithuanian Republic. The journal has been designed to meet the need for rapid spreading of new and important information on the theory and practice of surgery and related sciences. The journal provides a rapid publication of original papers that contribute to knowledge in the fields of clinical surgery, experimental surgery and related sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Narimantas EvaldasPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine7%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine5.7%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.9%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine4.9%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities4.6%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine4.5%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q4 | 588/597 | 1st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, Dimensions, CNKI, Scilit, Sherpa Romeo, BASE, Cabell’s directories of Academic Journals, EBSCO (Academic Search Complete), CORE, Diamond Discovery Hub, Google Scholar (h5-index 2; g5-index 4), HEAL link (Hellenic Academic Libraries Link), Index Copernicus, JournalTOCs, Lituanistika, QOAM, Redalyc, ROAD, ScienceGate, ScienceOpenPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 734 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 7 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 13 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 19 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 5 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 80%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Authorship requires substantial contribution to conception/design or data analysis/interpretation, critical drafting or revision, and final approval; all three conditions must be met. Model summary
Authorship credit should be based only on substantial (a) conception and design, or analysis and interpretation of data; (b) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and (c) final approval of the version to be published. Conditions (a), (b), and (c) must all be met.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Studies involving human participants, identifiable data, or human biological material must include an ethics statement describing ethical approval and informed consent where applicable. Model summary
Research involving human participants, identifiable human data, or human biological material must include an ethics statement describing ethical approval and informed consent, where applicable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Acceptance implies transfer of exclusive copyright to the publisher; accepted papers become the permanent property of Lithuanian Surgery. Model summary
Acceptance of an article for publication in the Journal implies transfer of exclusive copyright for the article to the publisher. Accepted papers become the permanent property of Lithuanian Surgery.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Peer-reviewed diamond open access journal Model summary
Lietuvos chirurgija (Lithuanian Surgery) is a peer-reviewed diamond open access journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All manuscripts undergo editorial review; reviews, original articles, and leading articles are submitted to peer-review. Model summary
All manuscripts are subject to editorial review. Lithuanian Surgery publishes reviews, original articles, and leading articles all of which are submitted to peer-review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Vilnius University Press
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English, Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 1392-0995
- Electronic ISSN
- 1648-9942
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lietuvos Chirurgija
How long does peer review take at Lietuvos Chirurgija?
The publisher reports about 35 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 80%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Lietuvos Chirurgija?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Lietuvos Chirurgija?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lietuvos Chirurgija is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Lietuvos Chirurgija open access, and what is the APC?
Lietuvos Chirurgija is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .