Journal profile · EMERGENCY MEDICINE-SURGERY
World Journal of Emergency Surgery
ISSN 1749-7922 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Founded 2006
World Journal of Emergency Surgery: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.61; fully open access; APC about USD 4,190; median 84 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Emergency Surgery is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Abdominal Trauma and Injuries, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
World Journal of Emergency Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses all aspects of clinical and basic research related to traumatic and non-traumatic emergency surgery and its allied subjects. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: emergency surgery, acute care surgery, trauma surgery, intensive care, trauma management and resuscitation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EMERGENCY MEDICINE-SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Walter L BifflPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Italy 21, United States 18, United Kingdom 7, Australia 6, Netherlands 5 (90 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine13.3%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine10.8%
- Abdominal Trauma and InjuriesMedicine9.1%
- Abdominal Surgery and ComplicationsMedicine6.7%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine6.4%
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMedicine4.7%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine4.5%
- Diverticular Disease and ComplicationsMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, 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
- 7.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 810OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,129 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 26 |
| 2025 | 95 | 95 | 588 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 745 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 1,688 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 1,977 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 2,633 |
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
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 133 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (167 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | EUR 3,390 / USD 4,190 / GBP 3,090 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,990 / EUR 3,290 / GBP 2,990 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,890 / USD 3,790 / EUR 3,190 | Yes | — |
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1749-7922
- Society / sponsor
- World Society of Emergency Surgery
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Emergency Surgery
What CAS zone is World Journal of Emergency Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Journal of Emergency Surgery is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Emergency Medicine / Surgery; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of World Journal of Emergency Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.61; CiteScore 10.3, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at World Journal of Emergency Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 84 days (interquartile range 52–133 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 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 World Journal of Emergency Surgery based?
Of the 90 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (21), United States (18) and United Kingdom (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index World Journal of Emergency Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Emergency Surgery is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is World Journal of Emergency Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Emergency Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .