Surgery in Practice and Science

Aims & Scope

Surgery in Practice and Science is a clinical surgery journal covering all ten surgical specialties and encourages submissions from every region of the world.

As of 2025, the journal is indexed in Scopus, Clarivate’s ESCI (with an Impact Factor), and PubMed PMC indexing.

The journal will focus on high-quality submissions only and will accept the best pieces of research from around the world.

The journal will judge submissions purely on their novelty and impact on the scientific literature and how they will change healthcare practice.

The journal will publish review, original research articles and opinions on the following fields: -Academic Surgery- Cardiothoracic Surgery- Colorectal Surgery- General Surgery- HPB Surgery- Neurosurgery- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery- Otolaryngology (ENT)- Paediatric Surgery- Plastic Surgery- Surgical Oncology- Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery- Upper Gi Surgery- Urology- Vascular Surgery

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,100.00 USD. Learn more.

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