Collection
Guest Edited by:
Jun Zou, Peng Yin and Xing Du.
Editors' picks
Articles
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Needle tract seeding and abdominal recurrence following pre-treatment biopsy of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): results of a systematic review
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Patients undergoing colorectal surgery at a Veterans Affairs Hospital do not experience racial disparity in length of stay either before or after implementing an enhanced recovery pathway
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Pancreatic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–2021: an observational cohort study from a third level referral center
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Papillary muscle avulsion following balloon mitral valvotomy evaluated with three-dimensional echocardiography
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Furuncular myiasis of the breast caused by the larvae of the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga)
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Epiploic appendagitis – clinical characteristics of an uncommon surgical diagnosis
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Surgical physiology of inguinal hernia repair - a study of 200 cases
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Fistulotomy and drainage of deep postanal space abscess in the treatment of posterior horseshoe fistula
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Age and HPV type as risk factors for HPV persistence after loop excision in patients with high grade cervical lesions: an observational study
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BMC Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on surgical research, training, and practice.
The journal welcomes manuscripts in the following broad areas of research:
- Trauma surgery and general orthopedic surgery.
- Peripheral vascular surgery and thoracic surgery.
- Visceral surgery and general surgery.
- Head and neck surgery.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
47 days to first decision for all manuscripts
70 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
145 days from submission to acceptance
14 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
2.102 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.590 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.342 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.645 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
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356 Altmetric mentions
Peer-review Terminology
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The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication