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Status
Active
Coverage
1947–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.9
SJR · SCImago
0.479
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
83
Best quartile
Q2 · 65th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 208 / 597 | 65th | Q2 |
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Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.9), WoS SCIE. Published by Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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ISSN 0035-8843Verify ISSN ↗1478-7083Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Royal College of Surgeons of England
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIE
2.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1947–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.9.
What quartile is Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Scopus?
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is Q2 in Surgery (rank 208 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England?
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 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 2.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 65th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.479, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 83.
Who publishes Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and what is its ISSN?
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is published by Royal College of Surgeons of England. Its print ISSN is 0035-8843 and its online ISSN is 1478-7083.
Is Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England has an h-index of 92 and a 2-year mean of 1.86 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #139 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
92
h-index
1.86
2-yr mean citations
2,030
i10-index
6,782
works indexed
78,166
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#139 of 585 Top 24% Surgery
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England published 115 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 282. 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. 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 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England? — latest 91 articles, 2026
In its latest 91 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (78.2%), India (3.3%) and Pakistan (2.6%). 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 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 4 retracted papers are recorded (0.6 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 4 · 0.6 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration78.2% of recent authorship from United Kingdom
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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