Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Plastic Surgery
ISSN 2292-5503 · eISSN 2292-5511 · Sage Publications · CANADA
Plastic Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; median 87 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Plastic Surgery is published by Sage Publications 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 Plast...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Michael BezuhlyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 36, United States 13, South Korea 1, Australia 1, Belgium 1 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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 ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 139 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (327 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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.
| 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 Publications
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- ISSN
- 2292-5503
- Electronic ISSN
- 2292-5511
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗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.
How long does peer review take at Plastic Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 58–139 days). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Plastic Surgery based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (36), United States (13) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
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: .