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Frontiers in Surgery

SwitzerlandSurgery (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
Q2Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
55H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.57SJR (2025)
2014-2026Coverage

About Frontiers in Surgery

Frontiers in Surgery is a scholarly journal published by Frontiers Media SA. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.57 and H-index of 55.

Coverage: 2014-2026. Research categories: Surgery (Q2).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-03-12. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 3150 CHF
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, PMC
Reported submission-to-publication time12 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2014 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

Source: DOAJ journal record. Journal metadata is distributed by DOAJ under CC0. Confirm current fees, tax, eligibility and waiver terms with the publisher.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2296-875X
ISSN-L2296-875X
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationFrontiers Media
Publisher country codeCH
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex7,459
Citations recorded in OpenAlex54,916
OpenAlex H-index70
Years represented in OpenAlex1988–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology; Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy; Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques; Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment; Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes; Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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