Journal profile · Surgery
ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE
ISSN 0044-409X · eISSN 1438-9592 · Georg Thieme Verlag · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1903
ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.64; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 294 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE is published by Georg Thieme Verlag 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 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases and Medical Practices and Rehabilitation, together about 24.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die Zeitschrift bietet Informationen aus den Bereichen Allgemeine, Viszeral-, Gefäßchirurgie und Thoraxchirurgie. Zudem erscheint jährlich eine Kongressausgabe.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine10.5%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine8.4%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions6%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine5.6%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine5.1%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine5%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsMedicine4.6%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 99Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 431OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,822 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 212 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 294 | 18 | 56 |
| 2024 | 242 | 13 | 80 |
| 2023 | 228 | 7 | 162 |
| 2022 | 261 | 2 | 116 |
| 2021 | 225 | 3 | 192 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Georg Thieme Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1903
- ISSN
- 0044-409X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1438-9592
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE
What CAS zone is ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE 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.
What is the impact factor of ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.64; CiteScore 1, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE open access, and what is the APC?
ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .