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Status
Active
Coverage
2017–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.2
SJR · SCImago
0.496
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
36
Best quartile
Q2 · 51st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 288 / 597 | 51st | Q2 |
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Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.2), WoS 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 2292-5503Verify ISSN ↗2292-5511Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEONOS
2.2
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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 Plastic Surgery indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2017–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.2.
What quartile is Plastic Surgery in Scopus?
Plastic Surgery is Q2 in Surgery (rank 288 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Plastic Surgery?
Plastic 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 2.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 51st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.496, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 36.
How much does it cost to publish in Plastic Surgery?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,150 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Plastic Surgery and what is its ISSN?
Plastic Surgery is published by SAGE Publications Inc. Its print ISSN is 2292-5503 and its online ISSN is 2292-5511.
Is Plastic Surgery covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Plastic Surgery in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Plastic Surgery open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Plastic Surgery? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Plastic Surgery has an h-index of 44 and a 2-year mean of 1.08 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #283 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
44
h-index
1.08
2-yr mean citations
477
i10-index
2,779
works indexed
15,072
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,150
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#283 of 585 Top 49% Surgery
Plastic Surgery published 87 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 104. 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 Plastic Surgery? — latest 95 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Canada (58.8%), United States (24.2%) and Italy (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 Plastic 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
- Author concentration58.8% of recent authorship from Canada
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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