The British journal of surgery.

ISSN 0007-1323Oxford University PressUnited Kingdom
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoJIFMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
BJS
British Journal of Surgery
Br. J. Surg. (abbreviated)
Br J Surg (abbreviated)
BJS-British Journal of Surgery OXFORD UNIV PRESS
The British journal of surgery.
Key identifiers
ISSN
0007-1323
0007-1323
eISSN
1365-2168
NLM ID
372553
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
Oxford University Press
[Bristol, England : Baltimore : John Wright & Sons ; Williams & Wilkins Co.
Country
Language
English
ENG

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
1913–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseListed

Embase's Active journals record lists this journal as active.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCCoverage available

Metrics

MetricYearValueQuartileRankSource
JIF20258.8Q1722JCR Impact Factor List 2025 — supplied dataset
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
1.538
Best Quartile
Q1
H-index
244
Subject categories
  • Surgery — Q1
More metrics
Coverage
1913–2026
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Western Europe
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Open Access
No
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
278
Total documents (3 years)
1205
Total references
6556
Total citations (3 years)
3447
Citable documents (3 years)
743
Citations per document (2 years)
2.94
References per document
23.58
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
0007-1323, 1365-2168
SCImago Source ID
20996
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
2324

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
278 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
General Surgery
Coverage / history
Scopus:1913-2026
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v52n10,Oct. 1965-; Abridged index medicus; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v52n10,Oct. 1965-, OLDMEDLINE;
PubMed:MEDLINE: v52n10,Oct. 1965-; Abridged index medicus; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v52n10,Oct. 1965-, OLDMEDLINE;
PMC:v.52(9) 1965 – v.113(9) 2026