| Discipline | Surgery |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1926-present |
| Publisher | Elsevier (United States) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| 2.403 (2015) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Am. J. Surg. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0002-9610 (print) 1879-1883 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 01480194 |
| Links | |
The American Journal of Surgery is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier on behalf of 6 major surgical societies:
Contents
- The Southwestern Surgical Congress
- The North Pacific Surgical Association
- The Association for Surgical Education
- Association of Women Surgeons
- Midwest Surgical Association
- The Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) [1]
Elsevier's former sister company Cahners Publishing acquired The American Journal of Surgery's publisher Technical Publishing in 1986. [2]
The journal publishes articles describing original research on abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, and colorectal surgeries.
According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 2.403. The journal's editor in chief is Kirby I. Bland of the University of Alabama. [3]
