Journal profile · SURGERY
Minerva Surgery
ISSN 2724-5691 · eISSN 2724-5438 · Edizioni Minerva Medica
Minerva Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.33; subscription journal; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Minerva Surgery is published by Edizioni Minerva Medica and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, together about 21.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine9.7%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine6%
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine5.4%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.2%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesMedicine4.9%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine4.8%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 902 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 62 | 4 | 48 |
| 2024 | 163 | 2 | 116 |
| 2023 | 108 | 4 | 186 |
| 2022 | 134 | 2 | 247 |
| 2021 | 262 | 8 | 668 |
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.
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
- ISSN
- 2724-5691
- Electronic ISSN
- 2724-5438
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Minerva Surgery
What CAS zone is Minerva Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Minerva Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Minerva Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.33; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 15.
Which databases index Minerva Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Minerva Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Minerva Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Minerva Surgery 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: .