| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 306 / 597 | 48th | Q3 |
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Acta Chirurgica Belgica
Acta Chirurgica Belgica is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.9), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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ISSN 0001-5458Verify ISSN ↗2577-0160Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Acta Chirurgica Belgica indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1946–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.9.
What quartile is Acta Chirurgica Belgica in Scopus?
Acta Chirurgica Belgica is Q3 in Surgery (rank 306 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Acta Chirurgica Belgica?
Acta Chirurgica Belgica is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.9, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 48th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.262, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 44.
Who publishes Acta Chirurgica Belgica and what is its ISSN?
Acta Chirurgica Belgica is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0001-5458 and its online ISSN is 2577-0160.
Is Acta Chirurgica Belgica covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Acta Chirurgica Belgica in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Acta Chirurgica Belgica open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Acta Chirurgica Belgica? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Acta Chirurgica Belgica has an h-index of 54 and a 2-year mean of 0.77 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #343 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica published 36 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 103. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Acta Chirurgica Belgica? — latest 98 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Belgium (35.7%), Greece (7.7%) and Italy (6.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Acta Chirurgica Belgica? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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