Journal profile · Surgery
Minerva Chirurgica
ISSN 0026-4733 · eISSN 1827-1626 · Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A. · ITALY · Bimonthly
Minerva Chirurgica: impact factor 1.07; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Minerva Chirurgica is published by Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A.. 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 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Minerva Chirurgica publishes scientific papers on surgery. Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, case reports, special articles, letters to the Editor and guidelines. The journal aims to provide its readers with papers of the highest quality and impact through a process of careful peer review and editorial work.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine14.8%
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine11.4%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine6.3%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine5.1%
- Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryMedicine5.1%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine4.7%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | Q3 | 255/422 | 39th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 228 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
- Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A.
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0026-4733
- Electronic ISSN
- 1827-1626
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Minerva Chirurgica
What is the impact factor of Minerva Chirurgica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Minerva Chirurgica?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Which databases index Minerva Chirurgica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Minerva Chirurgica is indexed in Scopus.
Is Minerva Chirurgica open access, and what is the APC?
Minerva Chirurgica 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: .