Journal profile · SURGERY
Plastic and Aesthetic Research
ISSN 2347-9264 · eISSN 2349-6150 · OAE Publishing Inc.
Plastic and Aesthetic Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Plastic and Aesthetic Research is published by OAE Publishing Inc. and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Breast Implant and Reconstruction, together about 39.1% 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
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine18.9%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine12.2%
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine8.1%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine7.7%
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine4.4%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine3.9%
- Lymphatic System and DiseasesMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q2 | 246/597 | 58th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 697 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 550 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 869 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 725 |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | 643 |
| 2022 | 70 | 70 | 500 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | 409 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- OAE Publishing Inc.
- ISSN
- 2347-9264
- Electronic ISSN
- 2349-6150
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Plastic and Aesthetic Research
What CAS zone is Plastic and Aesthetic Research in?
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.
Which databases index Plastic and Aesthetic Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Plastic and Aesthetic Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Plastic and Aesthetic Research open access, and what is the APC?
Plastic and Aesthetic Research is a fully open-access 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: .