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Open Access General surgery Journals
A list of Open Access General surgery journals for you to publish your manuscript in
General surgery is medical specialty
Open access (OA) is a key part of making research shareable and reproducable. All journal articles published open access undergoe the same rigorous peer review process.
Hopefully this list of General surgery Open Access journals will make it easier for you to decide where to publish your General surgery manuscript.
The list below includes all high-impact factor General surgery journals as well as new up and comming journals where it might also be more affordable to publish.Instead of displaying the most commonly known General surgery journals, we have made an exhaustive list of open accesss General surgery journals. Use our different columns — number of papers, number of citations, and relevance — to find the best General surgery venue for your manuscript.
The DOAJ columns refers to the The Directory of Open Access Journals, a list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access.
There are certain criteria a journal must meet to be indexed by DOAJ, and thus inclusion in the DOAJ index is seen by scholars as a mark of quality.
All the open access General surgery journals in this list are indexed in OA.mg.
If you spot any mistakes in this table of General surgery OA journals, don’t hesitate to send us an email.
| Name | ISSN | DOAJ | Publisher | No. of Papers | Citations | Relevance▼ | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydarpaşa numune medical journal | 2630-5720 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |||
| International journal of abdominal wall and hernia surgery | 2589-8078 | ☑ | 104 | 115 | 83.7 | Website | |
| Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery | 2518-6973 | AME Publishing Company | 964 | 381 | 80.7 | ||
| Gynecologic robotic surgery (Online) | 2672-1481 | Korean Society of Robotic Gynecologic Surgery | 29 | 9 | 79.3 | ||
| Laparoscopic surgery | 2616-4221 | AME Publishing Company | 258 | 61 | 75.2 | ||
| Intelligent surgery | 2666-6766 | Elsevier | 19 | 1 | 73.7 | Website | |
| Laparoscopic endoscopic surgical science | 2587-0610 | Kare Publishing | 248 | 38 | 68.5 | ||
| Journal of Minimal Access Surgery | 1998-3921 | ☑ | 1249 | 7129 | 67.5 | Website | |
| Journal of abdominal wall reconstruction | 2640-1258 | MedDocs Publishers LLC | 6 | 0 | 66.7 | ||
| Journal of Gastric Surgery | 2704-8284 | ED MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION di Edoardo Desiderio | 35 | 11 | 62.9 | ||
| Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract | 1976-3573 | Korean Pancreatobiliary Association | 333 | 88 | 61.3 | ||
| CRSLS : MIS case reports from SLS | 2376-9254 | The Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons | 171 | 80 | 59.6 | ||
| Minimally Invasive Surgery | 2090-1445 | ☑ | Hindawi Limited | 202 | 1723 | 58.9 | Website |
| Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgical Sciences | 2251-7022 | Kowsar Medical Institute | 197 | 188 | 56.3 | ||
| Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery | 2468-9009 | ☑ | Elsevier | 129 | 93 | 55.8 | Website |
| The Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery | 1738-7884 | 682 | 374 | 52.6 | |||
| Journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery | 2287-2930 | Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery | 71 | 36 | 52.1 | ||
| World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | 1948-9366 | Baishideng Publishing Group Co (World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery) | 815 | 9296 | 51.4 | ||
| Advances in pediatric surgery | 2635-8778 | Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons | 51 | 10 | 51 | ||
| Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery | 0379-8240 | ☑ | 605 | 122 | 50.6 | ||
| International journal of innovative surgery | 2639-9229 | MedDocs Publishers LLC | 6 | 2 | 50 | ||
| Gastrointestinal intervention | 2213-1795 | ☑ | Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention | 4 | 0 | 50 | Website |
| International journal of clinical microbiology | 2690-4721 | Open Access Pub | 2 | 2 | 50 | ||
| Annals of gastroenterology and the digestive system | 2637-4501 | MedDocs Publishers LLC | 10 | 1 | 50 | ||
| ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology (Print) | 2090-4436 | Hindawi (International Scholarly Research Network) | 4 | 0 | 50 | ||
| Turkish journal of colorectal disease | 2536-4901 | Galenos Yayinevi | 143 | 50 | 49.7 | ||
| Journal of current surgery | 1927-1298 | Elmer Press, Inc. | 31 | 3 | 48.4 | ||
| Wideochirurgia I Inne Techniki Maloinwazyjne | 1895-4588 | ☑ | Termedia Sp. z.o.o. | 181 | 119 | 48.1 | Website |
| Annals of robotic and innovative surgery | 2635-6678 | The Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons | 23 | 8 | 47.8 | ||
| Robotic surgery | 2324-5344 | Dove Medical Press | 53 | 210 | 47.2 | ||
| Bangladesh journal of endosurgery | 2306-4390 | Bangladesh Journals Online | 26 | 17 | 46.2 | ||
| Annals of esophagus | 2616-2784 | AME Publishing Company | 222 | 45 | 45.5 | ||
| African Journal of Paediatric Surgery | 0974-5998 | ☑ | 954 | 3666 | 45.4 | Website | |
| Turkish journal of surgery | 2564-6850 | Turkish Journal of Surgery | 150 | 78 | 44.7 | ||
| Academia journal of surgery | 2663-8339 | College of Medicine and Health Science, DireDawa University | 45 | 3 | 44.4 | ||
| Open Access Surgery | 1178-7082 | ☑ | Dove Medical Press | 129 | 312 | 44.2 | Website |
| Archives of surgery and clinical research | 2576-9537 | Heighten Science Publications Corporation | 55 | 6 | 43.6 | ||
| International journal of clinical urology | 2640-1320 | Science Publishing Group | 21 | 1 | 42.9 | ||
| Journal of surgery | 2575-9760 | Gavin Publishers | 162 | 4 | 42 | ||
| Surgical research | 2377-8407 | Openventio Publishers | 31 | 17 | 41.9 | ||
| Il Giornale di chirurgia | 0391-9005 | CIC Edizioni Internazionali | 3117 | 5591 | 41.9 | ||
| World Journal of Endocrine Surgery | 0975-5039 | 388 | 252 | 41.8 | |||
| Journal of obesity and bariatrics | 2377-9284 | Avens Publishing Group | 27 | 29 | 40.7 | ||
| Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy | 2213-3070 | ☑ | Medknow Publications | 563 | 1406 | 40.7 | Website |
| International Surgery Journal | 2349-2902 | Medip Academy | 5226 | 1875 | 40.7 | ||
| World Journal of Emergency Surgery | 1749-7922 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 858 | 17546 | 40.7 | Website |
| Video-assisted thoracic surgery | 2519-0792 | AME Publishing Company | 285 | 90 | 40.4 | ||
| International journal of phonosurgery and laryngology | 2230-7508 | Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing | 47 | 6 | 40.4 | ||
| Art of surgery | 2523-6954 | AME Publishing Company | 20 | 8 | 40 | ||
| Hpb Surgery | 0894-8569 | Hindawi Limited | 786 | 7642 | 39.8 | ||
| Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons | 0971-9261 | ☑ | Medknow Publications | 1606 | 4161 | 39.6 | Website |
| World journal of surgical procedures | 2219-2832 | Baishideng Publishing Group Co (World Journal of Surgical Procedures) | 66 | 72 | 39.4 | ||
| General surgery | 2529-7732 | PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd | 18 | 1 | 38.9 | ||
| Mini-invasive surgery | 2574-1225 | OAE Publishing Inc. | 270 | 161 | 38.5 | ||
| Case reports in pancreatic cancer | 2379-9897 | Mary Ann Liebert | 26 | 55 | 38.5 | ||
| Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology | 2559-723X | Celsius Publishing House | 75 | 6 | 37.3 | ||
| Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic surgery | 2508-5778 | The Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery | 1189 | 1086 | 37.3 | ||
| Surgery research and practice | 2356-6124 | ☑ | Hindawi Limited | 168 | 864 | 36.9 | Website |
| VideoGIE | 2468-4481 | Elsevier | 1063 | 1720 | 36.8 | Website | |
| The Open Surgery Journal | 1874-3005 | Bentham Science | 30 | 90 | 36.7 | ||
| International journal of surgery science | 2616-3462 | Comprehensive Publications | 896 | 87 | 36.6 | ||
| Annals of Pediatric Surgery | 1687-4137 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 569 | 554 | 36.6 | Website |
| Journal of surgery operative care | 2455-7617 | Annex Publishers, LLC | 25 | 3 | 36 | ||
| Japanese Journal of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy | 1884-9938 | Japan Society of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy | 2177 | 145 | 36 | ||
| Klinicheskaia khirurgiia | 0023-2130 | ☑ | Liga-Inform, Ltd. | 16988 | 1308 | 35.9 | Website |
| Ceylon Journal of Otolaryngology | 2579-2040 | Sri Lanka Journals Online | 106 | 9 | 35.8 | ||
| Annals of coloproctology | 2287-9714 | ☑ | Korean Society of Coloproctology (KAMJE) | 254 | 224 | 35.4 | Website |
| Journal of Peritoneum | 2531-4270 | PAGEPress Publications | 40 | 35 | 35 | ||
| Journal of Surgical Sciences | 2360-3038 | ☑ | Asociatia Cercul de Stiinte Chirurgicale | 20 | 1 | 35 | Website |
| GE Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology | 2387-1954 | ☑ | S. Karger AG | 679 | 1477 | 34.8 | Website |
| Chirurgia | 1221-9118 | 261 | 79 | 34.5 | |||
| International journal of gastrointestinal intervention | 2636-0004 | ☑ | Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention | 119 | 24 | 34.5 | Website |
| Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy | 2631-7745 | ☑ | SAGE | 58 | 122 | 34.5 | Website |
| Journal of visualized surgery | 2221-2965 | AME Publishing Company | 180 | 65 | 34.4 | ||
| World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 1948-5190 | Baishideng Publishing Group Co (World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) | 1049 | 12554 | 34.4 | ||
| Annals of gastroenterological surgery | 2475-0328 | ☑ | Wiley | 522 | 2977 | 34.3 | Website |
| Annals of thyroid | 2522-6681 | AME Publishing Company | 119 | 120 | 33.6 | ||
| Clinical hepatology and hepatitis reports | 2055-088X | Herbert Publications | 3 | 2 | 33.3 | ||
| Journal of traumatology and clinical orthopaedics | 2399-8180 | Noble Research Publishers | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Annals of otolaryngology and rhinology | 2379-948X | J-SciMed Central, LLC | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | ||
| OA robotic surgery | 2053-3225 | Open Access Publishing London | 9 | 11 | 33.3 | ||
| OA minimally invasive surgery | 2054-2666 | Open Access Publishing London | 6 | 19 | 33.3 | ||
| Journal of oncology research and therapeutics | 2707-7624 | Scientifica Press | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | ||
| International Journal of Surgery and Medicine | 2367-699X | ☑ | ScopeMed | 399 | 101 | 32.8 | Website |
| Journal of surgery | 2330-0914 | Science Publishing Group | 49 | 0 | 32.7 | ||
| International Journal of Surgery Case Reports | 2210-2612 | Elsevier | 7562 | 21476 | 32.6 | Website | |
| Case Reports in Surgery | 2090-6919 | ☑ | Hindawi Limited | 1407 | 3577 | 32.6 | Website |
| Journal of surgical sciences | 1728-2152 | Bangladesh Journals Online | 205 | 12 | 32.2 | ||
| ARC journal of surgery | 2455-572X | 78 | 3 | 32.1 | |||
| Pancreas | 2471-142X | Openventio Publishers | 28 | 62 | 32.1 | ||
| Journal of surgical case reports | 2042-8812 | ☑ | Oxford University Press | 1390 | 503 | 32.1 | Website |
| Cirugía paraguaya | 2070-8785 | ☑ | 206 | 14 | 32 | Website | |
| Annals of surgical treatment and research | 2288-6575 | The Korean Surgical Society | 179 | 187 | 31.8 | ||
| Journal of pediatric surgery case reports | 2213-5766 | ☑ | Elsevier | 2384 | 2021 | 31.5 | Website |
| Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal | 1815-3984 | ☑ | Nepal Journals Online | 193 | 34 | 31.1 | Website |
| Journal of neonatal surgery | 2226-0439 | ☑ | Journal of Neonatal Surgery | 754 | 1252 | 30.9 | Website |
| BMC Surgery | 1471-2482 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2305 | 21171 | 30.5 | Website |
| Journal of pancreatic cancer | 2475-3246 | ☑ | Mary Ann Liebert | 95 | 194 | 30.5 | Website |
| Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery | 1738-6349 | The Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery | 552 | 1100 | 30.3 | ||
| South African Journal of Surgery | 0038-2361 | Academy of Science of South Africa | 2296 | 6542 | 30.1 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I publish my General surgery paper?
You can publish your General surgery paper in the Open Access journals in this list
What is Open Access (OA)?
Open Access is the free online access of research articles coupled with the rights to use and distribute these articles fully in the digital environment.
What does “relevance” mean in the table?
In the table above, relevance is used to determine the level of association between a journal and the concept it is listed under, from 0-100.
How do you count total number of citations?
The citations represent the times that works have cited papers under this journal. In our case, we obtain this data from OpenAlex, an open catalog of scholarly papers. It's hard to say how accurate it is but it can give you a general idea on how prestigious the journal is. The more work that have cited it, the better.
Where can I find other lists like this one?
To search for more open journal lists under different topics, look on OA.mg
How can I publish my paper on OA.mg?
Our aim at OA.mg is to disseminate existing open access research papers. For this reason, we do not publish any papers. What we do is that once a paper has been published, we index it in OA.mg so that more people can find and access a journal article.
What is an APC?
Article Processing Charges (APCs) are charged to authors of scholarly articles during the publication process. APCs are used by open access journals.
What are the different Open Access types?
Depending on the license, a research paper might be categorised as a) Gold Open Access, b) Hybrid Open Access, c) Green Open Access, d) Bronze Open Access, e) Diamond Open Access, or f) Black Open Access