The ''World Journal of Surgery'' is a
peer-review
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ed
medical journal
A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals.
History
The first ...
covering research in the field of
surgery
Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...
. It was established in 1977 and is published by
Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.
Originally founded in 1842 in ...
on behalf of the
International Society of Surgery
The International Society of Surgery, or the Societe Internationale de Chirurgie, is an international society of surgeons founded in 1902.[editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...]
has been John G. Hunter (
Oregon Health & Science University
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is a
public research university focusing primarily on health sciences with a main campus, including two hospitals, in Portland, Oregon. The institution was founded in 1887 as the University of Oregon Medi ...
).
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2014
impact factor
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of 2.642.
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/journal/268
Surgery journals
Publications established in 1977
Springer Science+Business Media academic journals
Academic journals associated with international learned and professional societies
English-language journals
9 times per year journals