Journal profile · Surgery
Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies
ISSN 1364-5706 · eISSN 1365-2931 · Informa Healthcare · NORWAY · Bimonthly · Founded 1996
Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 122 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies is published by Informa Healthcare 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 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, Surgical Simulation and Training and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies (MITAT) is an international forum for endoscopic surgeons, interventional radiologists and industrial instrument manufacturers. It is the official journal of the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT) whose membership includes representatives from a broad spectrum of medical specialities, instrument manufacturing and research. The journal brings the latest developments and innovations in minimally invasive therapy to its readers. What makes Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies unique is that we publish one or two special issues each year, which are devoted to a specific theme. Key topics covered by the journal include: interventional radiology, endoscopic surgery, imaging technology, manipulators and robotics for surgery and education and training for MIS.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Video IntroductionPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 3, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine12.5%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine11.2%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine6%
- Uterine Myomas and TreatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering4.3%
- Gynecological conditions and treatmentsMedicine4.2%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine4.2%
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 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, CML Colorectal, CML Gastroenterology, CML Gynacology and Obsteterics, SCISEARCH
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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 747OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 59,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,326 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 44 | 12 | 200 |
| 2024 | 60 | 15 | 343 |
| 2023 | 53 | 11 | 242 |
| 2022 | 46 | 7 | 411 |
| 2021 | 52 | 4 | 504 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 47 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 173 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (109 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increas…
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- NORWAY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1364-5706
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2931
- Society / sponsor
- International Society for Medical Innovation and Technology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies
What CAS zone is Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 79–191 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26%. 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 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (3), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies 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 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies open access, and what is the APC?
Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .