Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plastica
ISSN 1983-5175 · eISSN 2177-1235 · Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica · Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plastica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plastica is published by Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Breast Implant and Reconstruction, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine15.6%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine11.8%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine11.2%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine11.1%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine8.8%
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine4%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | 519/597 | 13th |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 | 323 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 434 |
| 2024 | 151 | 151 | 610 |
| 2023 | 146 | 146 | 383 |
| 2022 | 166 | 166 | 365 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | 302 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1983-5175
- Electronic ISSN
- 2177-1235
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plastica
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plastica?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
Which databases index Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plastica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plastica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plastica open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plastica 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; 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: .