Journal profile · Surgery
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
ISSN 0032-1052 · eISSN 1529-4242 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1963
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.46; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review about 1.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 616 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). 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 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Samuel J. LinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine16.2%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine9.7%
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine7.9%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine5.9%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.3%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine4.2%
- Organ and Tissue Transplantation ResearchMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · SURGERY · rank 43/321
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
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
- 3.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 160LetPub ·
- h-index
- 310OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22,302OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 357LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 79,462 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 580 | 36 | 104 |
| 2025 | 616 | 72 | 842 |
| 2024 | 436 | 71 | 1,883 |
| 2023 | 876 | 110 | 6,628 |
| 2022 | 1,014 | 128 | 9,296 |
| 2021 | 1,047 | 97 | 9,463 |
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 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0032-1052
- Electronic ISSN
- 1529-4242
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
What CAS zone is PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.46; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 310.
How long does peer review take at PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY?
Authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, SURGERY Q1 (43/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY open access, and what is the APC?
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .