International Journal of Surgery


The International Journal of Surgery, formerly known as The Journal of Surgery, is a monthly open-access peer-reviewed medical journal of surgery established in 2003. The journal has been published by Elsevier since 2005, and is being published by Wolters Kluwer since 2023. The journal is affiliated with the Association of Surgeons in Training, the New York Surgical Society, and the Chinese chapter of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed and abstracted in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 10.1.

Harold Ellis Prize

Since 2004, the journal has annually awarded the Harold Ellis Prize "in recognition of scientific papers judged to be outstanding". Harold Ellis is emeritus professor of surgery at the University of London and currently a professor in the Department of Anatomy & Human Sciences at King's College London.

Sister journals

''International Journal of Surgery Case Reports''

The International Journal of Surgery Case Reports publishes open access surgical case reports. The editor-in-chief is David Rosin. The journal annually awards the Thomas Starzl Prize.

''International Journal of Surgery Open''

The International Journal of Surgery Open is an open access journal of surgery. The editor-in-chief is D. Rosin.