Annals of Surgery

Annals of Surgery is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the field of surgery. It was established in 1885 and is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a division of Wolters Kluwer. The editor-in-chief is Keith D. Lillemoe, MD, who is the surgeon-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and the W. Gerald Austen Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

History[edit | edit source]

The Annals of Surgery was established in 1885 by L. L. Seaman. The journal was initially published quarterly, but it switched to a monthly publication schedule in 1920. The journal has been published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins since its inception.

Content[edit | edit source]

The Annals of Surgery publishes original research articles, review articles, editorials, and letters to the editor. The journal covers all aspects of surgery, including general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, neurosurgery, and transplant surgery. The journal also publishes articles on surgical education and history.

Impact[edit | edit source]

The Annals of Surgery is considered one of the most prestigious journals in the field of surgery. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 10.130, ranking it first out of 198 journals in the category "Surgery".

Abstracting and indexing[edit | edit source]

The Annals of Surgery is abstracted and indexed in PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, and the Science Citation Index. The journal is also available in electronic format.