Journal profile · Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
ISSN 1279-8517 · Springer Paris · FRANCE · Bimonthly · Founded 1978
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 79 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 234 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy is published by Springer Paris 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 Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Anatomy is a morphological science which cannot fail to interest the clinician. The practical application of anatomical research to clinical problems necessitates special adaptation and selectivity in choosing from numerous international works. Although there is a tendency to believe that meaningful advances in anatomy are unlikely, constant revision is necessary. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, the first international journal of Clinical anatomy has been created in this spirit.Its goal is to serve clinicians, regardless of speciality-physicians, surgeons, radiologists or other specialists-as an indispensable aid with which they can improve their knowledge of anatomy. Each issue includes: Original papers, review articles, articles on the anatomical bases of medical, surgical and radiological techniques, articles of normal radiologic anatomy, brief reviews of anatomical publications of clinical interest.Particular attention is given to high quality illustrations, which are indispensable for a better understanding of anatomical problems.Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy is a journal written by anatomists for clinicians with a special interest in anatomy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Editor-in-chief Fabrice DuparcPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 15, Türkiye 7, Italy 4, Czechia 4, United States 3 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine7.6%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine7.5%
- Nerve Injury and RehabilitationMedicine6.3%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine5.5%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine5.4%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine4.9%
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering4.5%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine4.3%
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 | Anatomy & Morphology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 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 | Anatomy & Morphology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
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 | Anatomy & Morphology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,695OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 225LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 630,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,459 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 213 | 65 | 41 |
| 2025 | 234 | 67 | 340 |
| 2024 | 285 | 55 | 1,049 |
| 2023 | 207 | 57 | 989 |
| 2022 | 201 | 51 | 1,232 |
| 2021 | 236 | 68 | 1,993 |
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 Crossref · to
79 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 42 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 101 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (520 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".
Other sources
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted5
- brief communicationThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Reviews – submit as ReviewThese reviews of clinical and/or radiologic anatomy are exhaustive…Length not stated
- letterThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Reviews – submit as ReviewThese reviews of clinical and/or radiologic anatomy are exhaustive…Length not stated
- original articleThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Reviews – submit as ReviewThese reviews of clinical and/or radiologic anatomy are exhaustive…Length not stated
- original paperThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Reviews – submit as ReviewThese reviews of clinical and/or radiologic anatomy are exhaustive…Length not stated
- reviewThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Reviews – submit as ReviewThese reviews of clinical and/or radiologic anatomy are exhaustive…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs cannot be authors; AI use must be documented Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contribution
Original, unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
Each manuscript should contain a statement about the authors' contribution to the Manuscript. This should be placed before the reference list at the end of the manuscript. List each author by surname and describe each of their contributions (select all that apply) to the manuscript using the following terms: Protocol/project development Data collection or management Data analysis Manuscript writin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Open Choice retains copyright with authors under CC license Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestions allowed with institutional emails Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via software Model summary
the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Paris
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 1279-8517
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
What CAS zone is Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Anatomy & Morphology / Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging / 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 Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.5; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 101.
How long does peer review take at Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 79 days (interquartile range 42–147 days); the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (15), Türkiye (7) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy open access, and what is the APC?
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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: .