ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
2020–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.6
SJR · SCImago
0.204
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
8
Best quartile
Q4 · 24th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 450 / 597 | 24th | Q4 |
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Face
Face is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.6), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by SAGE Publications Inc..
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Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
Scopus · Q4WoS · ESCIONOS
0.6
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,900 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Face indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2020–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.6.
What quartile is Face in Scopus?
Face is Q4 in Surgery (rank 450 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Face?
Face is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 0.6, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 24th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.204, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 8.
How much does it cost to publish in Face?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,900 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Face and what is its ISSN?
Face is published by SAGE Publications Inc. Its ISSN is 2732-5016.
Is Face covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Face in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Face open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Face? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Face has an h-index of 9 and a 2-year mean of 0.45 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #427 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
9
h-index
0.45
2-yr mean citations
6
i10-index
562
works indexed
599
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,900
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#427 of 585 Bottom 28% Surgery
Face published 112 papers in 2025. 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 Face? — latest 87 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 87 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (75.7%), Saudi Arabia (3.4%) and Egypt (2.7%). 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 Face? — 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
- Author concentration75.7% 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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