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1951–present
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American Surgeon
American Surgeon is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE). It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by SAGE Publications Inc..
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ISSN 0003-1348Verify ISSN ↗1555-9823Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
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Cost to publish: About US$4,150 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is American Surgeon indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1951–present).
What is the impact factor of American Surgeon?
American Surgeon 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. Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for this title.
How much does it cost to publish in American Surgeon?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,150 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes American Surgeon and what is its ISSN?
American Surgeon is published by SAGE Publications Inc. Its print ISSN is 0003-1348 and its online ISSN is 1555-9823.
Is American Surgeon covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is American Surgeon in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is American Surgeon open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is American Surgeon? — open metrics via OpenAlex
American Surgeon has an h-index of 112 and a 2-year mean of 1.25 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
112
h-index
1.25
2-yr mean citations
3,886
i10-index
11,610
works indexed
145,654
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,150
American Surgeon published 476 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 803. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in American Surgeon? — latest 95 articles, 2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (73.9%), China (7.7%) and Japan (5.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for American Surgeon? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2026. 3 retracted papers are recorded (0.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2026
- Retracted papers 3 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration73.9% of recent authorship from United States
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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