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A multidisciplinary journal which explores surgical practices - from fundamental principles to advances in microsurgery and minimally invasive techniques.

Frontiers in Surgery is a multidisciplinary journal publishing advances and research findings in surgical practice to improve clinical management of patients and foster surgical innovation. The journal is indexed in P...

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Francesco Giovinazzo

Department of Surgery, Saint Camillo Hospital

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Surgical Oncology

Francesco Morini

Sapienza University of Rome

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Pediatric Surgery

Gabriel Sandblom

Karolinska Institutet (KI)

Sweden

Specialty Chief Editor

Visceral Surgery

Gaetano Gallo

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Colorectal and Proctological Surgery

Gianni Angelini

University of Bristol

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Cardiovascular Surgery

Jaimo Ahn

Grady Memorial Hospital / Emory University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Orthopedic Surgery

867 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Surgery is a multidisciplinary journal publishing advances and research findings in surgical practice to improve clinical management of patients and foster surgical innovation. The journal is indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, and Web of Science (SCIE) among others. Led by Field Chief Editor Dr Dennis Paul Orgill (Harvard Medical School, USA), Frontiers in Surgery seeks to assemble clinical and experimental research across all surgical specialties to foster a collaborative dialogue amongst the surgical community. Although the advanced skills now required from surgeons have led to ever increasing specialization, these still share important fundamental principles. Topics include: • genitourinary surgery • heart surgery • neurosurgery • obstetrics and gynecological surgery • orthopedic surgery • otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery • pediatric orthopedics • pediatric surgery • pediatric urology • reconstructive and plastic surgery • surgical oncology • thoracic surgery • vascular surgery • visceral surgery. In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), notably SDG 3: ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Manuscripts that focus solely on the prognosis of diseases, the efficacy of non-surgical treatments, or the statistical analysis of patient outcomes without a relevance to surgical procedures or advancements are not suitable for publication in this journal. Studies that do not directly contribute to the field of surgery, such as those primarily concerned with general medical care or disease diagnosis, are also outside the journal's scope. Frontiers' journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Surgery is committed to advancing developments in the field of surgery by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future. Frontiers in Surgery is a proud partner journal for TROGSS – The Robotic Global Surgical Society.

Aims

Frontiers in Surgery is a multidisciplinary journal publishing advances and research findings in surgical practice to improve clinical management of patients and foster surgical innovation. The journal is indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, and Web of Science (SCIE) among others.

Led by Field Chief Editor Dr Dennis Paul Orgill (Harvard Medical School, USA), Frontiers in Surgery seeks to assemble clinical and experimental research across all surgical specialties to foster a collaborative dialogue amongst the surgical community. Although the advanced skills now required from surgeons have led to ever increasing specialization, these still share important fundamental principles. Topics include:

• genitourinary surgery • heart surgery • neurosurgery • obstetrics and gynecological surgery • orthopedic surgery • otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery • pediatric orthopedics • pediatric surgery • pediatric urology • reconstructive and plastic surgery • surgical oncology • thoracic surgery • vascular surgery • visceral surgery.

In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), notably SDG 3: ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Manuscripts that focus solely on the prognosis of diseases, the efficacy of non-surgical treatments, or the statistical analysis of patient outcomes without a relevance to surgical procedures or advancements are not suitable for publication in this journal. Studies that do not directly contribute to the field of surgery, such as those primarily concerned with general medical care or disease diagnosis, are also outside the journal's scope.

Frontiers' journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Surgery is committed to advancing developments in the field of surgery by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Frontiers in Surgery is a proud partner journal for TROGSS – The Robotic Global Surgical Society.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/about

ISSN
2296-875X
Editor-in-Chief
Dennis Paul Orgill (Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Cardiovascular Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/cardiovascular-surgery

  • Colorectal and Proctological Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/colorectal-and-proctological-surgery

  • Genitourinary Surgery and Interventions

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/genitourinary-surgery-and-interventions

  • Neurosurgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/neurosurgery

  • Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/obstetrics-and-gynecological-surgery

  • Orthopedic Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/orthopedic-surgery

  • Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/otorhinolaryngology---head-and-neck-surgery

  • Pediatric Orthopedics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/pediatric-orthopedics

  • Pediatric Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/pediatric-surgery

  • Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/reconstructive-and-plastic-surgery

  • Surgical Oncology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/surgical-oncology

  • Thoracic Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/thoracic-surgery

  • Vascular Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/vascular-surgery

  • Visceral Surgery

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/sections/visceral-surgery

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Classification
  • Curriculum
  • Instruction
  • and Pedagogy
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 3,150 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 2,500 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNPIEC
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • ResearchGate
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics
  • The Robotic Global Surgical Society

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
3.9
Impact indicator
0.80
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
50,705

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
1.9
CiteScore
3.9
Citations
50705
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.