Journal profile · SURGERY
Surgical Case Reports
ISSN 2198-7793 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Surgical Case Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 77 days to acceptance (119 articles, last 24 months); 384 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Surgical Case Reports is published by SpringerOpen 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 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, together about 20.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Surgical Case Reports is an official journal of the Japan Surgical Society. This open access, peer-reviewed, online journal will consider any original case reports in the fields of gastroenterological surgery, cardiovascular surgery, thoracic surgery, breast and endocrine surgery, pediatric surgery, transplant surgery, acute care surgery, and abdominal wall surgery. The purpose of the journal is to contribute to the progress of surgery by providing clinicians and researchers with an educational forum in which to disseminate their personal experience and novel treatments to a wide readership and by reviewing various interesting cases encountered by colleagues all over the world, from whom contributions are welcomed. Our emphasis is not placed solely on novelty, or perceived impact, but also on the educational value and the potential to improve clinical practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Masafumi InomataPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 64 (64 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine8.1%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine6.5%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine5.6%
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine5.5%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.3%
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesMedicine4.8%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 376OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 378LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,813 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 365 | 365 | 31 |
| 2025 | 384 | 384 | 197 |
| 2024 | 274 | 274 | 401 |
| 2023 | 214 | 214 | 563 |
| 2022 | 225 | 225 | 778 |
| 2021 | 271 | 271 | 1,297 |
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
77 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 106 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (119 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 103 days
- Sample
- 119 articles with submission and acceptance dates (792 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 review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | JPY 95,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,535 / EUR 1,250 / GBP 990 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 990 / USD 1,535 / EUR 1,250 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- brief reportSurgical Case Reports welcomes the following article types. Case Reports Case reports should be relevant to practical and scientific aspects of surgery and be p…Length not stated
- case reportSurgical Case Reports welcomes the following article types. Case Reports Case reports should be relevant to practical and scientific aspects of surgery and be p…Length not stated
- case reportsCase reports should be relevant to practical and scientific aspects of surgery and be presented as concisely as possible. Common cases are welcome, as long as t…Length not stated
- letter to the editorSurgical Case Reports welcomes the following article types. Case Reports Case reports should be relevant to practical and scientific aspects of surgery and be p…Length not stated
- letters to the editorSurgical Case Reports welcomes the following article types. Case Reports Case reports should be relevant to practical and scientific aspects of surgery and be p…main text ≤ 500 words
- reviewSurgical Case Reports welcomes the following article types. Case Reports Case reports should be relevant to practical and scientific aspects of surgery and be p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access
- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
All financial and non-financial competing interests must be declared in this section. A competing interests form is available here. All authors of the manuscript should compete this form and return it to the corresponding author, who should upload these to the submission system along with the manuscript files. If you are unsure whether you or any of your co-authors have a competing interest please…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
"The dataset(s) supporting the conclusions of this article is(are) available in the [repository name] repository, [unique persistent identifier and hyperlink to dataset(s) in http:// format]."The following format is required when data are included as additional files:"The dataset(s) supporting the conclusions of this article is(are) included within the article (and its additional file(s))."
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Open Access Policy
All articles in Surgical Case Reports are published under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (Attribution 4.0 International). This license allows users to share and adapt an article, even commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given. Copyright on any open access article in Surgical Case Reports is retained by the author(s). Authors grant the Japan Surgical Society a license to publish the arti…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright and Open Access Policy
All articles in Surgical Case Reports are published under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (Attribution 4.0 International). This license allows users to share and adapt an article, even commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given. Copyright on any open access article in Surgical Case Reports is retained by the author(s). Authors grant the Japan Surgical Society a license to publish the arti…
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2198-7793
- Society / sponsor
- Japan Surgical Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Surgical Case Reports
What CAS zone is Surgical Case Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Surgical Case Reports 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 Surgical Case Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Surgical Case Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 119 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 77 days (interquartile range 50–106 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Surgical Case Reports based?
Of the 64 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (64). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Surgical Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Surgical Case Reports is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Surgical Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Surgical Case Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .