Turkish Journal of Surgery
Turkish Journal of Surgery (commonly abbreviated as Turk. J. Surg.) is an open access surgery quarterly run for the Turkish Surgical Association and published by Galenos Publishing House, descending from the earlier Ulusal Cerrahi Dergisi, with a 2025 impact factor of 0.7.Turkish Journal of Surgery（常用缩写 Turk. J. Surg.）是土耳其外科学会主办的开放获取外科季刊，前身为《国家外科杂志》，由 Galenos 出版社出版，2025 年影响因子为 0.7。[1]
Scope
- Scope: the journal serves the branches of surgery, publishing clinical and basic research in the field on an open access basis.学科定位： 期刊面向外科各分支，以开放获取方式发表外科领域的临床与基础研究成果。
- Publishing model: fully open access, the journal's output is almost entirely gold open access, with a transparent article processing charge policy.出版模式： 期刊为完全开放获取，金色开放获取比例接近全部，文章处理费政策公开列示。
- Indexing and metrics: indexed through the Emerging Sources Citation Index system, the journal carries a 2025 impact factor of 0.7 with a five-year factor of 0.8 in the fourth quartile, and a CiteScore of 1.1.收录与指标： 期刊被新兴科学引文索引体系收录，2025 年影响因子为 0.7，五年影响因子为 0.8，列第四区，CiteScore 为 1.1。[2]
History
- Former title: the journal's predecessor appeared under the Turkish title Ulusal Cerrahi Dergisi, the National Journal of Surgery.前身刊名： 期刊的前身以土耳其语刊名 Ulusal Cerrahi Dergisi（意为《国家外科杂志》）出版。
- Society backing: the journal runs for the Turkish Surgical Association, with Galenos Publishing House handling production.学会依托： 期刊由土耳其外科学会主办，出版事务交由 Galenos 出版社承担。
- Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 0.6 in 2022, 0.6 in 2024 and 0.7 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2022 年为 0.6，2024 年为 0.6，2025 年为 0.7。
- Frequency: the journal appears quarterly, with the June 2026 issue released.刊期： 期刊为季刊，2026 年 6 月号已出版。[3]
Editors
- Society governance: editorial direction rests with the Turkish Surgical Association, with the board organised along the branches of surgery.学会治理： 期刊由土耳其外科学会负责编辑方针，编委会按外科各分支组织。
- Editorial board: Turkish and international surgical experts staff the board, with an accompanying policy suite covering misconduct, conflicts of interest and peer review.编委构成： 编委会由土耳其本土与国际外科专家组成，设有配套的政策栏目如伦理不端、利益冲突与同行评审政策。
- Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through the journal's manuscript management system and undergo peer review.投稿与评审： 稿件经期刊的稿件管理系统递交，接受同行评审。[4]
- Editorial policy: international visibility for surgical clinical experience comes first, with submissions welcome from Türkiye and international collaborators alike.编辑方针： 期刊重视外科临床经验的国际可见度，欢迎来自土耳其及全球合作者的稿件。
- Publication standards: the journal follows the ICMJE recommendations, runs similarity checks and publishes its ethics and licensing forms.出版规范： 期刊遵循国际医学期刊编辑委员会建议，使用查重服务并公开伦理与许可表单。