Journal profile · Surgery
World Journal of Surgery
ISSN 0364-2313 · eISSN 1432-2323 · Springer International Publishing · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1977
World Journal of Surgery: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.21; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,000; median 82 days to acceptance (125 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 463 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: World Journal of Surgery is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of 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 Vascular Procedures and Complications, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, together about 19.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As of January 1, 2024; World Journal of Surgery is published by John Wiley & Sons, commonly known as Wiley Publishing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vascular Procedures and ComplicationsMedicine6.6%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine6.4%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine6.3%
- Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryMedicine5.7%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine5.4%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine4.9%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.8%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine4.5%
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
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
- 2.21LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 135LetPub ·
- h-index
- 218OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,259OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 315LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,034 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 383 | 268 | 100 |
| 2025 | 463 | 256 | 805 |
| 2024 | 417 | 275 | 1,492 |
| 2023 | 436 | 210 | 2,361 |
| 2022 | 494 | 214 | 5,315 |
| 2021 | 496 | 193 | 4,944 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (125 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 103 days
- Sample
- 125 articles with submission and acceptance dates (922 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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 4,000 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 3,050 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-2323
- Society / sponsor
- International Society of Surgery/Société Internationale de Chirurgie
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Surgery
What CAS zone is World Journal of Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Journal of 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 World Journal of Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.21; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 218.
How long does peer review take at World Journal of Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 125 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 49–124 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is World Journal of Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,000.
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: .