Journal profile · SURGERY
World Journal of Plastic Surgery
ISSN 2228-7914 · eISSN 2252-0724
World Journal of Plastic Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 120 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Plastic Surgery 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 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, together about 36.8% 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 TechniquesMedicine15.2%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine13.8%
- Burn Injury Management and OutcomesMedicine7.8%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine5.2%
- Facial Trauma and Fracture ManagementMedicine4.8%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry4.5%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 233 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 230 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 320 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 322 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 189 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 140 |
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
120 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (59 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 2228-7914
- Electronic ISSN
- 2252-0724
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Plastic Surgery
What CAS zone is World Journal of Plastic Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World 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 World Journal of Plastic Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 120 days (interquartile range 92–184 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.
Which databases index World Journal of Plastic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Plastic Surgery is indexed in ESCI.
Is World Journal of Plastic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Plastic Surgery is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .