Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Updates in Surgery
ISSN 2038-131X · eISSN 2038-3312 · Springer International Publishing · Germany · 6 issues per year · Founded 2010
Updates in Surgery: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.23; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 94 days to acceptance (120 articles, last 24 months); 423 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Updates in Surgery is published by Springer International Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, together about 24.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
UPDATES in Surgery (UPIS) is an international journal dedicated to the art of surgical sciences. It provides a valuable synopsis of the most noteworthy developments in surgical techniques. In addition to its focus on general surgery, the journal places special attention on cutting edge topics and emerging surgical fields as well as monothematic issues guest edited by well-known experts. The journal regularly publishes editorials, systematic reviews, original articles, technical notes and Letters to the Editor. UPIS is the official journal of the Italian Society of Surgery and presents the best of Italian surgical works in continuous collaboration with the international surgical community. The main purpose of the journal is to encourage a rigorous debate and a continuous refinement of the standards of care. In addition,
· UPIS’ accepted articles are published online within two weeks of acceptance
· UPIS’ articles are peer reviewed by at least two renowned surgeons who are experts in their field
· UPIS’ articles benefit from an online platform that encourages article sharing and posting on social media
· We encourage you to follow UPIS on Twitter (@UpdatesSurgery; https://x.com/UpdatesSurgery)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Ugo BoggiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Italy 146, France 10, United States 6, Germany 5, United Kingdom 4 (187 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine9.9%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine7.8%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine7.1%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.8%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine5.2%
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesMedicine4.6%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine4.3%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECurrent 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
- 2.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 889OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 359LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 754,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,814 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 367 | 121 | 107 |
| 2025 | 423 | 159 | 794 |
| 2024 | 328 | 120 | 1,472 |
| 2023 | 274 | 96 | 1,840 |
| 2022 | 230 | 101 | 2,249 |
| 2021 | 273 | 110 | 3,496 |
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
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 160 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (120 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 120 articles with submission and acceptance dates (850 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
- Submission to first decision
- 13 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 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 25,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- commentaryEditorials and Commentaries Details: Articles INVITED by the Editorial Board, addressing topics of general interest. (invitation to be verified with E-i-C)Abstr…Length not stated
- correspondenceEditorials and Commentaries Details: Articles INVITED by the Editorial Board, addressing topics of general interest. (invitation to be verified with E-i-C)Abstr…Length not stated
- editorialEditorials and Commentaries Details: Articles INVITED by the Editorial Board, addressing topics of general interest. (invitation to be verified with E-i-C)Abstr…Length not stated
- letters to the editorEditorials and Commentaries Details: Articles INVITED by the Editorial Board, addressing topics of general interest. (invitation to be verified with E-i-C)Abstr…Length not stated
- original articleEditorials and Commentaries Details: Articles INVITED by the Editorial Board, addressing topics of general interest. (invitation to be verified with E-i-C)Abstr…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- review articleEditorials and Commentaries Details: Articles INVITED by the Editorial Board, addressing topics of general interest. (invitation to be verified with E-i-C)Abstr…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- technical noteEditorials and Commentaries Details: Articles INVITED by the Editorial Board, addressing topics of general interest. (invitation to be verified with E-i-C)Abstr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
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
The journal encourages authors to provide a statement of Data availability in their article. Data availability statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Data availability statements can also indicate whether data are av…
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
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Updates in Surgery, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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 International Publishing
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 2038-131X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2038-3312
- Society / sponsor
- Italian Society of Surgery
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 78, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Updates in Surgery
What CAS zone is Updates in Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Updates in Surgery is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Updates in Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.23; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Updates in Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 120 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 54–160 days). 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 Updates in Surgery?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 25,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Updates in Surgery based?
Of the 187 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (146), France (10) and United States (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Updates in Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Updates in Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Updates in Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Updates in Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,790.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .