Journal profile · Surgery
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
ISSN 0930-2794 · eISSN 1432-2218 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1987
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.24; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,390; median 97 days to acceptance (156 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 1,023 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES is published by Springer US and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders and Surgical Simulation and Training, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Uniquely positioned at the interface between various medical and surgical disciplines, Surgical Endoscopy serves as a focal point for the international surgical community to exchange information on practice, theory, and research. Topics covered in the journal include Surgical aspects of Interventional endoscopy, ultrasound, and other techniques in the fields of gastroenterology, obstetrics, gynecology, and urology Gastroenterologic surgery Thoracic surgery Traumatic surgery Orthopedic surgery Pediatric surgery
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Jaap BonjerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 22, Germany 6, Japan 5, Canada 4, Netherlands 4 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine13.1%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine7.4%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine7.3%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine6.6%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine6.1%
- Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesMedicine5.3%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePublisher 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
- 3.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 141LetPub ·
- h-index
- 217OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,467OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 967LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 3,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 20,082 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 841 | 305 | 194 |
| 2025 | 1,023 | 378 | 2,584 |
| 2024 | 833 | 298 | 5,985 |
| 2023 | 810 | 261 | 8,041 |
| 2022 | 922 | 304 | 11,944 |
| 2021 | 708 | 223 | 11,860 |
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
97 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 137 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (156 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 122 days
- Sample
- 156 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,066 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher 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 4,390 / EUR 3,290 / GBP 2,790 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
Open access publishing information (fees, funding, licences) is available on the Open access publishing page. Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Surgical Endoscopy, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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 US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-2218
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
What CAS zone is SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.24; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 217.
How long does peer review take at SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES?
Based on the dates recorded on 156 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 97 days (interquartile range 66–137 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22), Germany (6) and Japan (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES open access, and what is the APC?
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,390.
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: .