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Liver transplantation
Guest Edited by Sami Akbulut and Gianluca Rompianesi
Bariatric surgery
Guest Edited by Arda Isik and Imtiaz Wani
Pancreatic cancer surgery
Guest Edited by Marcello Di Martino and Michael El Boghdady.
Editors' picks
Articles
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Advancing laparoscopy in resource-limited settings
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Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to abdominal masses in a country with limited resources
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Anastomosis selection in liver transplantation for recipients with unusable recipient hepatic arteries: a bayesian network meta-analysis
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Essential surgery delivery in the Northern Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Furuncular myiasis of the breast caused by the larvae of the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga)
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Epiploic appendagitis – clinical characteristics of an uncommon surgical diagnosis
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Age and HPV type as risk factors for HPV persistence after loop excision in patients with high grade cervical lesions: an observational study
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Spigelian hernia in the right upper abdominal wall: a case report
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Surgical physiology of inguinal hernia repair - a study of 200 cases
Aims and scope
BMC Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on surgical research, training, and practice.
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2022 Citation Impact
1.9 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.2 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.135 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
0.502 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)2023 Speed
29 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
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The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication