Journal profile · SURGERY
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
ISSN 1300-6878 · eISSN 2528-8644 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 30 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine21.1%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine8.4%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine7.9%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine4.1%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.3%
- Facial Trauma and Fracture ManagementMedicine3.3%
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 | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 285 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 35 | 18 | 27 |
| 2022 | 39 | 22 | 28 |
| 2021 | 68 | 43 | 54 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 1300-6878
- Electronic ISSN
- 2528-8644
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
What CAS zone is Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery 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.
How long does peer review take at Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .