Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Revista Argentina de Cirugia
ISSN 0048-7600 · eISSN 2250-639X · Asociación Argentina de Cirugía · Argentina
Revista Argentina de Cirugia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Argentina de Cirugia is published by Asociación Argentina de Cirugía. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Revista Argentina de Cirugía is the official scientific publication of the Asociación Argentina de Cirugía (Argentine Association of Surgery). It aims to disseminate original contributions to knowledge in the field of surgery and is aimed at health professionals who are interested in its different aspects.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine10.6%
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine8.7%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal FistulasMedicine5%
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine4.1%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 | Q4 | 561/597 | 6th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,065 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 14 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- brief communicationBrief communications are original investigations. The introduction and discussion are shorter than in an original article. The text word count should be no more…main text ≤ 1,300 words · abstract ≤ 150 words · references ≤ 15
- editorialThe opinions expressed in the manuscripts are the sole responsibility of the authors. The Editorial Board reserves the right to make grammatical and style chang…main text ≤ 800 words · references ≤ 10
- editorialsThe word count is limited to 800-1000 words and the article should include no more than 10 references, and no more than 2 authors.main text ≤ 1,000 words
- letters to the editorEach Letter to the Editor is an opinion of an article published within the past 3 issues of the Journal. The text is limited to a maximum of 500 words and gener…main text ≤ 500 words
- opinionThese articles are opinion essays, similar to editorials but are not related to any specific article published in that issue. Often, they contain opinions about…main text ≤ 2,000 words · abstract ≤ 200 words · references ≤ 15
- original articleOriginal articles are scientific reports of the results of an original basic or clinical research. The text word count should be no more than 2700 words with th…main text ≤ 2,700 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 40
- systematic reviewSystematic reviews and meta-analyses are review articles that present a systematic and reproducible literature search of research articles on a topic of interes…main text ≤ 3,500 words · abstract ≤ 300 words · references ≤ 60
- systematic reviews and meta-analysesThe text word count should be no more than 3500 words with an abstract in Spanish and English of no more than 300 words. The total number of tables and figures …main text ≤ 3,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All designated authors should be qualified for authorship. Every author should have had enough participation in the study to be publicly responsible for its content. Merit for authorship should be based only on solid contributions:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
All authors (of original articles, reviews, editorials, or any other type of article) should disclose any affiliation with any organization with a financial interest, direct or indirect, in the subjects, matters or materials analyzed in the manuscript (e.g., consulting fee, employment, expert testimony, honoraria, paid speaker, advance payments, grants, reimbursements, royalties, stock options or …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research transparency: encourages data sharing, public repositories, and Data Availability Statements. Model summary
Revista Argentina de Cirugía promotes research transparency by encouraging authors to share their data, analytical methods, and study materials to facilitate reproducibility of results and control procedures. Authors are encouraged to deposit these data in appropriate public repositories and to include a Data Availability Statement in their manuscripts, with a link to the repository used.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows ICMJE recommendations and COPE ethics rules. Model summary
Revista Argentina de Cirugía follows the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the ethics rules of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Decisions: reject, accept with major changes, minor changes, or without changes. Model summary
The editor of the journal assigns each paper to be read by one of the members of the Editorial Board, who must return it in a very brief period and notify whether its publication is of interest.If the report of that member is positive, the manuscript, without the name of the authors or the institution/s, is sent to 2 or 3 external reviewers who are experts in the subject, who after a maximum of 14…
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
- Asociación Argentina de Cirugía
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0048-7600
- Electronic ISSN
- 2250-639X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Argentina de Cirugia
How long does peer review take at Revista Argentina de Cirugia?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Argentina de Cirugia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Revista Argentina de Cirugia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Argentina de Cirugia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Argentina de Cirugia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Argentina de Cirugia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .