Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
MKG-Chirurgie
ISSN 2731-748X · eISSN 2731-7498
MKG-Chirurgie: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,490; median 84 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MKG-Chirurgie 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 Medical and Health Sciences Research, Medical Practices and Rehabilitation and Health and Medical Studies, together about 33.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine13.4%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions13.1%
- Health and Medical StudiesHealth Professions6.6%
- Facial Trauma and Fracture ManagementMedicine6.2%
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationMedicine4.6%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine3.9%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry3.6%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry3.6%
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 | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 227 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 48 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023 | 54 | 18 | 21 |
| 2022 | 35 | 11 | 8 |
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
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 116 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 117 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (100 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".
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 3,490 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 2731-748X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2731-7498
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MKG-Chirurgie
What CAS zone is MKG-Chirurgie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MKG-Chirurgie is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. 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.
How long does peer review take at MKG-Chirurgie?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 84 days (interquartile range 56–116 days). 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 MKG-Chirurgie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MKG-Chirurgie is indexed in ESCI.
Is MKG-Chirurgie open access, and what is the APC?
MKG-Chirurgie is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,490.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .