Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

For more than 60 years Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® has been the one consistently excellent reference for every specialist who uses plastic surgery techniques or works in conjunction with a plastic surgeon. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® , the official journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, is a benefit of Society membership, and is also available on a subscription basis.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® brings subscribers up-to-the-minute reports on the latest techniques and follow-up for all areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including breast reconstruction, experimental studies, maxillofacial reconstruction, hand and microsurgery, burn repair, cosmetic surgery, as well as news on medicolegal issues.

About Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Surgery (Q1). It is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. The overall rank of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is 3447. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.222. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 220. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal is 15294242, 00321052. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is cited by a total of 5925 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is 2.39, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery IF is increased by a factor of 0.74 and approximate percentage change is 44.85% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is 2.39. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery h-index

 

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has an h-index of 220. It means 220 articles of this journal have more than 220 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ISSN

The ISSN of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is 15294242, 00321052. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is 3447. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.222. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery by Year

Ranking of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery by Year

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Publisher

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1946-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is Plast. Reconstr. Surg.. This abbreviation ('Plast. Reconstr. Surg.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

If your research field is/are related to Surgery (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/