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Top 10 Surgery Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Surgery journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

JAMA Surgery

American Medical Association

JIF 14.9

Hybrid

JAMA Surgery is a surgical journal in the JAMA Network that publishes research, opinion, and clinical review and education content, including article types such as Original Investigation, Review, Special Communication, Viewpoint, and Invited Commentary.

Identifiers

ISSN 2168-6254

eISSN 2168-6262

Publication Cost

Subscription access is available, and individual article purchase is listed at $45.00. Some articles are labeled open access.

Publishing Timeline

Median time to first decision is 10 days and 40 days with review. All articles are published online first.

Surgery

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Endoscopy

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

JIF 12.8

Closed

Endoscopy is the official organ of ESGE and publishes content including original articles, editorials, systematic reviews, innovations and brief communications, E-Videos, letters to the editor, newsletters, and corrections. The journal lists a Journal Impact F...

Identifiers

ISSN 0013-726X

eISSN 1438-8812

Publication Cost

Open Access publication requires payment of an APC.

Publishing Timeline

Endoscopy offers immediate online publication upon acceptance for Original articles, Innovations and brief communications, and Systematic reviews. Twelve months after publication, authors can update the preprint with the accepted manuscript.

Gastroenterology

Surgery

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International Journal Of Surgery

Wolters Kluwer

JIF 10.1

Hybrid

International Journal of Surgery is a monthly surgery journal published on the LWW platform. It lists Editor-in-Chief Riaz Agha, Online ISSN 1743-9159, ranking 3/312 in Surgery, and an Impact Factor of 10.3.

Identifiers

ISSN 1743-9191

eISSN 1743-9159

Publication Cost

Free submission readiness report; optional AI review and edited file package for a one-time fee of $29.

Publishing Timeline

Authors must return page proof corrections or approval within 48 hours; APC payment is due within 30 days of acceptance.

Surgery

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Burns & Trauma

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

JIF 9.6

Open

Burns & Trauma highlights research and expert perspectives across burns and trauma care, with emphasis on wound healing and regeneration, scar biology and management, biomaterials and skin substitutes, autophagy and lysosome biology in injury, sepsis and haemo...

Identifiers

ISSN 2321-3868

eISSN 2321-3876

Publication Cost

$2,800 APC (CC BY or CC BY-NC)

Publishing Timeline

First decision (all manuscripts): 31 days; First decision (reviewed manuscripts only): 40 days; Submission to acceptance: 123 days; Acceptance to publication: 35 days

Dermatology

Emergency

Surgery

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Bjs-british Journal Of Surgery

Oxford University Press

JIF 8.8

Hybrid

BJS is a surgical journal featuring high-quality research, education, and debate. It is a peer-reviewed surgical journal in Europe featuring clinical and laboratory-based research on all aspects of surgery and related topics.

Identifiers

ISSN 0007-1323

eISSN 1365-2168

Publication Cost

Open access publishing discounts are available for members of BJS Foundation strategic partners.

Publishing Timeline

Current time to first decision is 17 days for most submissions; 2025 median days from submission to first decision is 13 days; 2025 median days from submission to final decision is 13 days; rapid online publication is a median of 26 days from acceptance.

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American Journal Of Transplantation

Elsevier BV

JIF 8.2

Hybrid

American Journal of Transplantation is the official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. It serves as a forum for debate and reassessment in transplantation and is published monthly for researchers...

Identifiers

ISSN 1600-6135

eISSN 1600-6143

Publication Cost

$50 USD for unsolicited submissions except invited manuscripts and Letters to the Editor; accepted manuscripts incur page charges after the first six journal pages at $115 USD per additional page. Open access options are available.

Publishing Timeline

Median 7 days from submission to first decision; median 7 days from acceptance to online publication.

Surgery

Transplantation

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Hepatobiliary Surgery And Nutrition

AME PUBLISHING COMPANY

JIF 7.8

Open

Identifiers

ISSN 2304-3881

eISSN 2304-389X

Gastroenterology

Nutrition

Surgery

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Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery And Psychiatry

BMJ

JIF 7.5

Hybrid

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry is an international journal publishing research and reviews across neurological sciences, with a focus on common neurological disorders including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, perip...

Identifiers

ISSN 0022-3050

eISSN 1468-330X

Publication Cost

Open access article processing charge: 4,370 GBP, exclusive of VAT for UK and EU authors. Authors can also publish at no cost under the subscription model.

Publishing Timeline

Early online publication

Neurology

Psychiatry

Surgery

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European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery

Elsevier BV

JIF 6.8

Hybrid

The European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery is aimed primarily at vascular surgeons dealing with patients with arterial, venous and lymphatic diseases. It publishes contributions on the diagnosis, investigation and management of vascular disorder...

Identifiers

ISSN 1078-5884

eISSN 1532-2165

Publication Cost

Hybrid journal; subscription publication is available, and authors may choose open access by paying applicable fees, with some institutional agreements making open access free of cost for authors.

Publishing Timeline

Median 9 days from submission to first decision; median 5 days from acceptance to online publication.

Vascular

Surgery

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#10

Annals Of Surgery

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

JIF 6.4

Closed

Annals of Surgery is a journal published on the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins platform.

Identifiers

ISSN 0003-4932

eISSN 1528-1140

Publication Cost

Optional open access APC applies on acceptance; color reproduction may incur additional charges.

Publishing Timeline

Proofs must be checked and corrections returned within 24 to 48 hours of receipt. Open access APC payment is due within 30 days of acceptance.

Surgery

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