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Status
Active
Coverage
2010–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
2.7
SJR · SCImago
0.569
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
58
Best quartile
Q2 · 59th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 243 / 597 | 59th | Q2 |
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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.7), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB.
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ISSN 2000-656XVerify ISSN ↗2000-6764Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Medical Journals Sweden AB
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEOpen Access
2.7
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2010–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.7.
What quartile is Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery in Scopus?
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery is Q2 in Surgery (rank 243 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery?
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery 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 2.7, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 59th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.569, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 58.
Who publishes Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery is published by Medical Journals Sweden AB. Its print ISSN is 2000-656X and its online ISSN is 2000-6764.
Is Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery has an h-index of 46 and a 2-year mean of 1.21 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.7, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #246 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
46
h-index
1.21
2-yr mean citations
458
i10-index
1,133
works indexed
13,877
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#246 of 585 Top 43% Surgery
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery published 37 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 84. 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 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery? — latest 97 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from Sweden (30.4%), China (24.2%) and Türkiye (11.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery? — 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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