Journal profile · SURGERY
Plastic Surgery
ISSN 1195-2199 · eISSN 2292-5511 · SAGE · CANADA
Plastic Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Plastic Surgery is published by SAGE 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 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Breast Implant and Reconstruction, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Plastic Surgery (Chirurgie Plastique) is the official journal of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Group for the Advancement of Microsurgery, and the Canadian Society for Surgery of the Hand. It serves as a major venue for Canadian research, society guidelines, and continuing medical education.Plastic Surgery (Chirurgie Plastique) is made possible with the generous financial support of Allergan to the Plastic Surgery Journal Corporation. This support is independent of, and does not influence, editorial decisions, journal policies or peer review.This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/psg.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine13.7%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine10.7%
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine9.9%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine6.9%
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine4.8%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences4.5%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine4.4%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine3.9%
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)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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 478OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95 | 94 | 15 |
| 2025 | 87 | 86 | 104 |
| 2024 | 79 | 77 | 163 |
| 2023 | 104 | 94 | 226 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | 305 |
| 2021 | 92 | 91 | 524 |
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
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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- ISSN
- 1195-2199
- Electronic ISSN
- 2292-5511
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Plastic Surgery
What CAS zone is Plastic Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Plastic Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. 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.
What is the impact factor of Plastic Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.1; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 44.
Which databases index Plastic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Plastic Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Plastic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Plastic Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .