We are pleased to announce the International Journal of Surgery's 2023 Impact Factor is 12.5! We are proud to have retained our ranking of 2nd across all 290 #Surgery journals, and we thank all of our editors, authors, and readers for their continued dedication and support.

We are pleased to announce that Orthoplastic Surgery is now published by Wolters Kluwer🎉Check out the first issue and all previous content here: journals.lww.com/orthoplasti…

Dr Choudhary's Special Issue on 'Evolving trends in stem cell theory' is now live! Read the #OpenAccess collection free here: ow.ly/K6EP50UyPQ7 🎉

We’re pleased to announce the publication of a Special Issue in IJS focused on Updates on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment – read the #OpenAccess collection free here: journals.lww.com/internation…👏

May's issue of the International Journal of Surgery has arrived! Read it #OpenAccess here: ow.ly/uh3R50RHVph

Wolters Kluwer is pleased to welcome IJS Open to its portfolio, joining International Journal of Surgery, Annals of Medicine and Surgery, and other IJSPG titles. The first two issues of 2024 are available online (and yes, it’s still fully Open Access!) ow.ly/GS0r50Rbg1P

Interested in the medical impacts of huge sporting events, such as the FIFA World Cup? Check out this Editorial paper from our latest issue: ow.ly/Gka450Qyg8H

Check out our first issue of 2024! International Journal of Surgery Volume 110, Issue 1 is available Open Access here: ow.ly/a2KC50Qsqkn

ChatGPT usage in medical research and surgery is discussed in December's issue. Find the articles under 'Editorials' here: ow.ly/Bmju50QnN0P

Happy New Year from everyone at International Journal of Surgery. We hope 2024 is a prosperous year for all our readers, authors, and editors.

Zijian Song et al. aim to establish an Asian Prostate Cancer Artificial intelligence (APCA) score, used to detect risks of prostate cancer with no extra cost other than routine health check-ups. Read the new Published Ahead-of-Print study here: ow.ly/VU7n50Qgnwv

Happy Friday! Here's one of our recent PAP reviews in which authors review the current evidence on risks of surgical complications in patients with metabolic syndrome compared to those without. Read now: 🔗 ow.ly/zQj150Qc1rN @Nicholas_Ralph @aw_conway @FergaljFleming

Have you subscribed to our eTOC alert? Don't miss the release of our next issue during this busy time of year...let us do the hard work and we will send you an email when the next issue is out. Visit the @IJSurgery homepage and click on "eTOC Alert". ow.ly/SV7X50QbZMb

On #WorldPancreaticCancerDay, in honor of those affected, we stand with the fight to treat and prevent. In this study, a combination of inflammatory biomarkers and magnetic levitation technology found PDAC in up to 95% of cases. bit.ly/3QDL5L9 #FightPancreaticCancer

This first comparative study evaluating breast reconstruction (BR) outcomes in Hodgkin lymphoma survivors suggests no increased risk of adverse surgical outcomes following BR after previous chest radiotherapy, reassuring information for survivors. ow.ly/kEHf50Q4GRM

In this study, @fionakolbinger et al. compare the pancreas segmentation performance of algorithms to human participants, concluding that machine learning models could provide relevant assistance and reduce surgical risks in minimally invasive surgery. 🔗 ow.ly/81im50Q4AtH