Surgery · 344 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Surgery
The top Surgery journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, drawn from a 17,786-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 Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1Journal of Orthopaedic Translation6.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2World Journal of Emergency Surgery5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Neurospine4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Spinal Neurosurgery SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Drug Design Development and Therapy4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 6Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 9Transplant International3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Bone and Joint Research3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Japan Atherosclerosis SocietyOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13The Korean journal of pain2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · The Korean Pain SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Gut and Liver2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Association for the Study of the LiverOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Korean journal of anesthesiology2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Society of AnesthesiologistsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 17Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Academy of Rehabilitation MedicineOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Orthopaedic AssociationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 20Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 22Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Asian Spine Journal2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Spine SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 27Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29The International Journal of Spine Surgery1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · CIG Media GroupOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Journal of Spine Surgery1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · AME Publishing CompanyOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32JAAOS Global Research and Reviews1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Wolters KluwerOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wolters KluwerOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 35Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37European Surgical Research3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Karger PublishersOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38Medicina3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Clinics and Practice2.9 cites/paper · Q2 · PAGEPress (Italy)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“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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