American Journal of Surgery
Q1 Journal
Journal
Country
United States
Northern America
Subject Area and Category
Medicine
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Surgery
Q1
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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Q2
Publisher
Citation Score 2025
0.811
Q1
Citation Score
H-Index
177
Citations / Doc (2yr)
1.78
Total Docs. (latest)
518
Total Citations (3yr)
2,822
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
00029610, 18791883
Coverage
1917, 1919, 1926-2026
Journal Rank
#6,762
Subject Categories
Surgery
Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Q2
Subject Areas
Aims & Scope
The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery.
AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.
* The American Journal of Surgery® is the Official Publication of:
The Southwestern Surgical Congress
The North Pacific Surgical Association
The Association for Surgical Education
The Association of Women Surgeons
Midwest Surgical Association
The Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS).
Abstracting & Indexing
Scopus
Google Scholar
Web of Science
Medline
Embase
Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 518 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 1,474 |
| Total Refs. | 12,821 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 2,822 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 1,029 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 1.78 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 24.75 |
| % Female | 44.9% |
Metrics Visualization
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