American Journal of Surgery

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery.

AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews. * The American Journal of Surgery® is the Official Publication of: The Southwestern Surgical Congress The North Pacific Surgical Association The Association for Surgical Education The Association of Women Surgeons Midwest Surgical Association The Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	2.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5284

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3035

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.947

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Multimodal strategies to improve surgical outcome

  Citation: 1328

  Authors: Henrik, Douglas W

• Prognostic nutritional index in gastrointestinal surgery

  Citation: 1154

  Authors: Gordon P., James L., David C., Charles L., Ernest F.

• Congenital bile duct cysts

  Citation: 1104

  Authors: Takuji, Yasuhiro, Mitsuo, Katsusuke, Kunio

• Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A national survey of 4,292 hospitals and an analysis of 77,604 cases

  Citation: 936

  Authors: Daniel J., Keith W., Steven G., Alexander, Sung-Tao, Mohan C.

• The tension-free hernioplasty

  Citation: 867

  Authors: Irving L., Alex G., Parviz K., Michele M.

• Testing technical skill via an innovative “bench station” examination

  Citation: 805

  Authors: Richard, Glenn, Helen, Jenepher, Wendy

• A global assessment tool for evaluation of intraoperative laparoscopic skills

  Citation: 743

  Authors: Melina C., Liane S., Christopher G., Simon, Karen, Donna, Gerald M.

• Newer anatomy of the liver and its variant blood supply and collateral circulation

  Citation: 681

  Authors: Nicholas A.

• Patterns of cervical lymph node metastasis from squamous carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract

  Citation: 674

  Authors: Jatin P.

• The financial impact of teaching surgical residents in the operating room

  Citation: 646

  Authors: Matthew, Daniel L

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