ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1992–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.8
SJR · SCImago
0.674
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
81
Best quartile
Q1 · 78th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 131 / 597 | 78th | Q1 |
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Surgery Today
Surgery Today is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.8), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer.
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ISSN 0941-1291Verify ISSN ↗1436-2813Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
3.8
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,790 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 Surgery Today indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1992–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.8.
What quartile is Surgery Today in Scopus?
Surgery Today is Q1 in Surgery (rank 131 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Surgery Today?
Surgery Today 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 3.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 78th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.674, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 81.
How much does it cost to publish in Surgery Today?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,790 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Surgery Today and what is its ISSN?
Surgery Today is published by Springer. Its print ISSN is 0941-1291 and its online ISSN is 1436-2813.
Is Surgery Today covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Surgery Today in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Surgery Today open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Surgery Today? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Surgery Today has an h-index of 93 and a 2-year mean of 1.99 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #124 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
93
h-index
1.99
2-yr mean citations
4,580
i10-index
10,079
works indexed
146,100
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,790
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#124 of 585 Top 22% Surgery
Surgery Today published 228 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 242. 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 Surgery Today? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Japan (89%), China (5%) and Türkiye (4%). 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 Surgery Today? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 9 retracted papers are recorded (0.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 9 · 0.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration89% of recent authorship from Japan
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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