Journal profile
Nigerian Journal of Surgery
ISSN 1117-6806 · eISSN 2278-7100 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Nigerian Journal of Surgery: fully open access; APC about USD 150; review about 37 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from June 2021 (Volume 27, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nigerian Journal of Surgery is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Health and Surgery, Urological Disorders and Treatments and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, together about 23.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Explore Nigerian Journal of Surgery, featuring peer‑reviewed articles, clinical studies, and the latest medical research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Alexander M. E.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine8.4%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine8.4%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine6.5%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.3%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine5.1%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine4.8%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.5%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities4.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 340 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 269 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 370 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 405 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 370 |
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)
- about 37 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 37 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | INR 10,952 / USD 150 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | INR 5,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | INR 10,952 / USD 150 | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1117-6806
- Electronic ISSN
- 2278-7100
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 1 (June 2021)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nigerian Journal of Surgery
How long does peer review take at Nigerian Journal of Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 37 weeks. 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 Nigerian Journal of Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nigerian Journal of Surgery is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nigerian Journal of Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Nigerian Journal of Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .