What are the best journals for Surgery?

From an 17,538-venue index, the highest-ranked Surgery journals (by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper) include Gut, Lipids in Health and Disease, Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, Current Atherosclerosis Reports, JAMA Surgery. Predatory venues are excluded. The full ranked list with open-access and indexing details is on this page; for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

How were these Surgery journals ranked?

By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4), then by OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor. We exclude journals flagged as predatory.

Why don't all Surgery journals show a quartile?

Scimago doesn't cover every journal — many strong regional and open-access venues are absent from it. We show "no Scimago quartile" for those rather than hide them; it's a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

How do I find the best journal for my specific Surgery paper?

Paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper's topic from the same index, with acceptance-fit signals, open-access status, and predatory flags. A free account starts with 25 welcome credits; each run costs 15.

Surgery · 869 journals indexed

Best journals for Surgery

The top Surgery journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from an17,538-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the free Journal Finder.

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All Best open-access journals Highest-impact journals

1
Gut
8.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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2
Lipids in Health and Disease
6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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3
Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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4
Current Atherosclerosis Reports
5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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5
JAMA Surgery
4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association
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6
World Journal of Emergency Surgery
4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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7
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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8
Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine
4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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9
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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10
The Bone & Joint Journal
4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
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11
Annals of Surgery
4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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12
The American Journal of Sports Medicine
4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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13
Current Opinion in Lipidology
3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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14
Journal of Molecular Medicine
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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15
World Journal of Gastroenterology
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Baishideng Publishing Group
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16
Neurospine
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
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17
United European Gastroenterology Journal
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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18
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physical Therapy Association
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19
Drug Design Development and Therapy
3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press
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20
Helicobacter
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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21
Journal of Gastroenterology
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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22
Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
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23
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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24
Pain Physician
3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
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25
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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26
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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27
BJS Open
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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28
Cell Transplantation
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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29
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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30
JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association
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31
Esophagus
2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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32
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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33
Transplant International
2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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34
Current Gastroenterology Reports
2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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35
Bone and Joint Research
2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
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36
Journal of Robotic Surgery
2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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37
Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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38
Transplantation Reviews
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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39
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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40
Aesthetic Surgery Journal
2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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