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Status
Active
Coverage
1945–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.6
SJR · SCImago
0.823
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
110
Best quartile
Q1 · 91st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 52 / 597 | 91st | Q1 |
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Surgical Clinics of North America
Surgical Clinics of North America is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.6), WoS SCIE. Published by W.B. Saunders.
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ISSN 0039-6109Verify ISSN ↗1558-3171Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: W.B. Saunders
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE
5.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,190 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Surgical Clinics of North America indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1945–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.6.
What quartile is Surgical Clinics of North America in Scopus?
Surgical Clinics of North America is Q1 in Surgery (rank 52 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Surgical Clinics of North America?
Surgical Clinics of North America 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 5.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 91st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.823, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 110.
How much does it cost to publish in Surgical Clinics of North America?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,190 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Surgical Clinics of North America and what is its ISSN?
Surgical Clinics of North America is published by W.B. Saunders. Its print ISSN is 0039-6109 and its online ISSN is 1558-3171.
Is Surgical Clinics of North America in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Surgical Clinics of North America open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Surgical Clinics of North America? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Surgical Clinics of North America has an h-index of 157 and a 2-year mean of 1.49 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #201 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
157
h-index
1.49
2-yr mean citations
4,277
i10-index
11,016
works indexed
207,856
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,190
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#201 of 585 Top 35% Surgery
Surgical Clinics of North America published 104 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 162. 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 Surgical Clinics of North America? — latest 89 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 89 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (96.6%), Canada (1.7%) and Ghana (0.6%). 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 Surgical Clinics of North America? — 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 concentration96.6% of recent authorship from United States
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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