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International Journal of Surgery

International Journal of Surgery is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand International Journal of Surgery rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

Key takeaways

International Journal of Surgery belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reproduce the core statement of International Journal of Surgery from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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. Clarivate paused indexing of new content from this journal in Web of Science regarding citation practices and their effect on impact factors.

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.

Retraction Watch investigation In 2026, Retraction Watch published an investigation into the International Journal of Surgery which alleged that the journal had mandated during peer review that papers submitted to the journal cited papers published in the International Journal of Surgery by its editor Riaz Agha (a form of citation manipulation to boost the journal's ranking), as well as use a paid research registry that Agha owned. In response, Clarivate’s widely used Web of Science database "paused coverage of new content" from the journal, and Wolters Kluwer removed the citation and registry requirements from the journal.

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.

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with International Journal of Surgery

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what International Journal of Surgery claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to International Journal of Surgery before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about International Journal of Surgery ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of International Journal of Surgery

In research: International Journal of Surgery appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses International Journal of Surgery in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: International Journal of Surgery is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic journals established in 2003, Elsevier academic journals, English-language journals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for International Journal of Surgery outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study International Journal of Surgery in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does International Journal of Surgery matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study International Journal of Surgery?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on International Journal of Surgery.