Instructions for authors
BMC Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on surgical research, training, and practice.
Each article type published by BMC Surgery follows a specific format, as detailed in the corresponding instructions for authors; please choose an article type from the list on the left to view the instructions for authors.
The instructions for authors includes information about preparing a manuscript for submission to BMC Surgery, criteria for publication and the online submission process. Other relevant information about the journal's policies, the refereeing process and so on can be found in 'About BMC Surgery'.
BMC Surgery publishes the following article types:
Authors and referees are asked to declare any competing interests.
Copyright rests with the authors. For more information on copyright of articles, see our publisher's copyright and license policy.