Open Access Surgery is an international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that focuses on all aspects of surgical procedures and interventions. Patient care around the peri-operative period and patient outcomes post surgery are key topics for the journal.
All grades of surgery from minor cosmetic interventions to major surgical procedures will be covered. Novel techniques and the utilization of new instruments and materials, including implants and prostheses that optimize outcomes constitute major areas of interest.
Contributions regarding patient satisfaction, preference, quality of life, and their role in optimizing new surgical procedures will be welcomed. The journal is characterized by the rapid reporting of case reports, clinical studies, reviews and original research.
Open Access Surgery will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.
Journal metrics
Usage
13K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.6 (2023) Impact Factor
0.7 (2023) 5 year IF
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Professor Luigi Bonavina, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano Medical School, Italy
Editorial Board:
Dr Laura Antolino, MD, PhD, UOC Chirurgia Generale Oncologica, PO Belcolle - ASL Viterbo (IT), Rome
Dr Mark Otto Baerlocher, Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Dr Sonny Bal, Sintx Technologies, Salt Lake City, United States
Professor Somprakas Basu, General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
Dr Jasneet Singh Bhullar, Clin Associate Prof of Surgery, College of Human Medicine Program Director, Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Ascension - MSU/ CHM Director Endoscopy -Ascension Providence, Michigan State University, USA
Dr Ramazi Datiashvili, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, United States
Dr Armin Kraus, Department for Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
Prof. Francesco Oliva (MD; PhD), Chairman Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, Rome, Italy
Dr Faustino R Perez-Lopez, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Zaragoza Hospital Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain
Dr Brian Santin, Ohio Vein & Vascular Inc, Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Ohio, United States
Abstracting and indexing
Open Access Surgery is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Open access
Open Access Surgery is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
To publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis. Discounts and waivers may also be available for researchers in selected countries when publishing in open access journals.
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