Annals of Surgery

Annals of Surgery is a monthly peer-reviewed journal of general surgery published by Wolters Kluwer under the Lippincott Williams and Wilkins imprint, founded in 1885 and serving as the official publication of the American Surgical Association, with a 2025 impact factor of 7.4（Annals of Surgery）是 Wolters Kluwer 旗下 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 出版的普通外科同行评审月刊，1885 年创刊，为 American Surgical Association 的官方刊物，2025 年影响因子为 7.4。

Scope

• Original clinical and laboratory research across all surgical specialties覆盖所有外科专科的原创临床与实验室研究。
• Advances in surgical technique, including new operative and minimally invasive approaches外科技术进展，包括新的手术与微创技术。
• Timely review articles summarising the state of the field及时反映领域现状的综述文章。
• Featured articles on major trials, each paired with an accompanying editorial重大试验的重点论文，每篇配发社论。
• Recurring sections such as What's New in General Surgery and Surgical Perspective常设栏目，如 What's New in General Surgery 与 Surgical Perspective。

History

• The journal was launched in January 1885 by the Philadelphia publisher J. B. Lippincott Company该刊于 1885 年 1 月由费城出版商 J. B. Lippincott Company 创办。
• Its founding editor was Lewis Stephen Pilcher, joined by C. B. Keetley as co-editor创始主编为 Lewis Stephen Pilcher，并与 C. B. Keetley 共同主编。
• It was the first surgery-only journal in the English-speaking world and became the official organ of the American Surgical Association in 1928它是英语世界最早的纯外科期刊，1928 年起成为 American Surgical Association 的官方刊物。
• J. B. Lippincott was acquired by Wolters Kluwer in 1990, and the journal is now issued by Lippincott Williams and WilkinsJ. B. Lippincott 于 1990 年被 Wolters Kluwer 收购，现由 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 出版。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Justin B. Dimick of the University of Michigan, who took office in 2025现任主编为 University of Michigan 的 Justin B. Dimick，2025 年上任。
• He succeeded Keith D. Lillemoe, who had edited the journal from 2014 to 2025其前任为 Keith D. Lillemoe，任期为 2014 至 2025 年。
• Associate editors include Mary E. Klingensmith, Pierre A. Clavien, Thomas E. Read, Zara Cooper and Sandra L. Wong副编辑包括 Mary E. Klingensmith、Pierre A. Clavien、Thomas E. Read、Zara Cooper 与 Sandra L. Wong。
• It operates a single-blind peer review process and is hybrid open access, offering an open access option alongside subscriptions该刊采用单盲同行评审，属混合开放获取，在订阅之外提供开放获取选项。