BJS Open

BJS Open is an open access journal published by Oxford University Press for the British Journal of Surgery Foundation, launched in 2016 and covering general surgery and related topics, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 4.9.《BJS 开放》（BJS Open）由（Oxford University Press）代表英国外科学杂志基金会出版，2016 年创刊，为开放获取期刊，覆盖普通外科及相关主题，2025 年期刊影响因子为 4.9。

Scope

• The journal features high-quality work on all aspects of general surgery and related topics.刊物刊载普通外科各个方面及相关主题的高质量研究。
• It interests not only general surgeons but also specialty surgeons and those working in related fields.其读者不仅包括普通外科医师，也包括专科外科医师与相关领域工作者。
• New information related to surgery in general is presented, encompassing all sub-specialist areas.刊物呈现与外科总体相关的新信息，涵盖各亚专科领域。
• Elements of trauma and paediatric surgery relevant to general surgical practice are included.与普通外科实践相关的创伤外科与小儿外科内容亦包含在内。
• Reviews, systematic reviews and original articles are all published, supporting prompt dissemination of high-quality research.刊物发表综述、系统综述与原创论文，支持高质量研究的快速传播。
• Its content is aimed at the international surgical community.其内容面向国际外科界。

History

• BJS Open is an open access companion title to the British Journal of Surgery, published for the British Journal of Surgery Foundation under the online ISSN 2474-9842.《BJS 开放》是《英国外科学杂志》的开放获取姊妹刊，由英国外科学杂志基金会出版，使用在线刊号 2474-9842。
• The journal is an open access title of the British Journal of Surgery Foundation and is published by Oxford University Press.刊物是英国外科学杂志基金会的开放获取期刊，由（Oxford University Press）出版。
• It began publishing in open access in 2017 and now appears in six issues a year, with articles released online in advance.刊物自 2017 年起以开放获取形式出版，现每年出版 6 期，文章提前在线发布。
• From July 2024 correspondence for the BJS journals moved to a single submission area hosted by the BJS Academy.自 2024 年 7 月起，BJS 系列刊物的通信统一提交至由 BJS 学院托管的单一入口。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 4.9, after 4.5 in 2024, 3.875 in 2022 and 3.396 in 2021.2025 年期刊影响因子为 4.9，此前 2024 年为 4.5，2022 年为 3.875，2021 年为 3.396。
• The article processing charge is up to 2,080 pounds sterling, and articles appear under CC BY or CC BY-NC licences.文章处理费最高为 2,080 英镑，文章在 CC BY 或 CC BY-NC 许可下发表。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Ville Sallinen.主编为（Ville Sallinen）。
• Sallinen works on gastrointestinal and emergency surgery.（Sallinen）从事胃肠外科与急诊外科研究。
• The journal is published for the British Journal of Surgery Foundation, whose editorial structure it shares with its parent title.刊物由英国外科学杂志基金会出版，与其母刊共享编辑架构。
• Peer review is single anonymous, and the journal checks submissions for plagiarism.刊物采用单盲同行评审，并对投稿进行查重检查。
• The reported average time from submission to publication is about twenty weeks, with no charge for rejected papers.刊物公布从投稿到发表的平均时长约为二十周，被拒稿件不收费。
• Articles are digitally archived in CLOCKSS, PMC and Portico.文章在 CLOCKSS、PMC 与 Portico 进行数字存档。