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1986–2003
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Problems in General Surgery
Problems in General Surgery is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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ISSN 0739-8328Verify ISSN ↗1539-5928Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Problems in General Surgery indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1986–2003).
What is the impact factor of Problems in General Surgery?
Problems in General Surgery has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Problems in General Surgery and what is its ISSN?
Problems in General Surgery is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Its print ISSN is 0739-8328 and its online ISSN is 1539-5928.
Is Problems in General Surgery in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Problems in General Surgery open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Problems in General Surgery for 18 years, between 1986 and 2003. Coverage ended in 2003, 23 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 246 works and 516 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2018, 15 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2003. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Problems in General Surgery? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Problems in General Surgery has an h-index of 11 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
11
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
12
i10-index
246
works indexed
516
total citations
Problems in General Surgery published 1 papers in 2018; its busiest recent year was 2003 with 60. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Problems in General Surgery? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2003. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2003
- 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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