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Status
Active
Coverage
1999–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.6
SJR · SCImago
0.998
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
94
Best quartile
Q1 · 84th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 91 / 597 | 84th | Q1 |
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Hernia
Hernia is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.6), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l..
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ISSN 1248-9204Verify ISSN ↗1265-4906Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
4.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,890 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 Hernia indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1999–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.6.
What quartile is Hernia in Scopus?
Hernia is Q1 in Surgery (rank 91 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Hernia?
Hernia 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 4.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 84th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.998, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 94.
How much does it cost to publish in Hernia?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,890 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Hernia and what is its ISSN?
Hernia is published by Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l. Its print ISSN is 1248-9204 and its online ISSN is 1265-4906.
Is Hernia covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Hernia in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Hernia open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Hernia? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Hernia has an h-index of 113 and a 2-year mean of 2.59 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #65 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
113
h-index
2.59
2-yr mean citations
2,221
i10-index
4,561
works indexed
100,061
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,890
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#65 of 585 Top 12% Surgery
Hernia published 295 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 310. 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 Hernia? — latest 95 articles, 2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (18.8%), China (10.5%) and Brazil (9%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Hernia? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 22 retracted papers are recorded (4.8 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 22 · 4.8 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
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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