Journal profile · SURGERY
Open Access Surgery
ISSN 1178-7082 · Dove Medical Press · United Kingdom
Open Access Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,806; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 2 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Access Surgery is published by Dove Medical Press 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 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Hernia repair and management and Esophageal and GI Pathology, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Professor Luigi Bonavina Open Access Surgery is an international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that focuses on all aspects of surgical procedures and interventions. Patient care around the peri-operative period and patient outcomes post surgery are key topics for the journal. All grades of surgery from minor cosmetic interventions to major surgical procedures will be covered. Novel techniques and the utilization of new instruments and materials, including implants and prostheses that optimize outcomes constitute major areas of interest. Contributions regarding patient satisfaction, preference, quality of life, and their role in optimizing new surgical procedures will be welcomed. The journal is characterized by the rapid reporting of case reports, clinical studies, reviews and original research. Open Access Surgery will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Luigi BonavinaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine10.1%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine5.6%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine5.6%
- Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryMedicine5.6%
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesMedicine5.1%
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction DisordersMedicine5.1%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Intestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsMedicine4.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 16 February 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 168 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 25 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 49 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 60 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,806 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,630 | Yes | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- case reportAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
- reviewAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Plagiarism
- Open access Open Access Surgery
ISSN: 1178-7082 Articles Peer ReviewersArticles Aims and Scope Editor-in-Chief: Professor Luigi Bonavina Open Access Surgery is an international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that focuses on all aspects of surgical procedures and interventions. Patient care around the peri-operative period and patient outcomes post surgery are key topics for the journal. All grades of surgery from minor cosm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism using Crossref Similarity Check (powered by iThenticate). Model summary
Please be aware that Dove Medical Press checks ALL submitted manuscripts for plagiarism. We use Crossref Similarity Check (powered by iThenticate).
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
- Dove Medical Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1178-7082
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Access Surgery
What CAS zone is Open Access Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Open Access Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Open Access Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Is Open Access Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Open Access Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,806.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .