World Journal of Surgery
World Journal of Surgery (commonly abbreviated as World J. Surg.) is the official journal of the International Society of Surgery. Founded in 1977 and published by John Wiley & Sons from January 2024, it carries a 2025 impact factor of 2.2.World Journal of Surgery（常用缩写 World J. Surg.）是国际外科学会的官方期刊，1977 年创刊，2024 年 1 月起由 John Wiley & Sons 出版，2025 年影响因子为 2.2。[1]
Scope
- Scope: the journal provides an in-depth, international forum for the most authoritative information on major clinical problems in the fields of clinical and experimental surgery, surgical education and the socioeconomic aspects of surgical care.学科定位： 期刊为临床与实验外科、外科教育及外科照护的社会经济方面提供深入的国际论坛。
- Signature section: a World Progress in Surgery section gathers contributions from recognised authorities on a single topic of current importance.特色栏目： 期刊设有「世界外科进展」专栏，汇集权威专家就某一当前主题的系列贡献。
- Publishing model: the journal is hybrid, with an open access option available.出版模式： 期刊为混合型，支持开放获取发表选项。
- Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal holds a second-quartile position in surgery, with a 2025 impact factor of 2.2.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版收录，在外科类别中列第二区，2025 年影响因子为 2.2。[2]
History
- Founded in 1977: the journal was launched in 1977, continuing the publication tradition of the society's earlier Bulletin de la Société internationale de chirurgie.1977年创刊： 期刊于 1977 年创刊，接续国际外科学会公报的出版传统。
- Publisher history: long published by Springer, the journal moved to John Wiley & Sons on 1 January 2024, with volume 48 the first on the new platform.出版方沿革： 期刊长期由施普林格出版，2024 年 1 月 1 日起转由 John Wiley & Sons 出版，第 48 卷起在新平台发行。
- Editorial transition: the editorship passed from John G. Hunter to Julie A. Sosa.换届节点： 主编由 John G. Hunter 更替为 Julie A. Sosa。
- Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 2.234 in 2019, 3.282 in 2021 and 2.2 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2019 年为 2.234，2021 年为 3.282，2025 年为 2.2。
- Frequency: the journal appears nine times a year.刊期： 期刊每年出版 9 期。[3]
Editors
- Editor-in-chief: the journal is led by Dr Julie A. Sosa.现任主编： 主编为 Julie A. Sosa 博士。
- Predecessor: former editor John G. Hunter guided the editorial office for many years.前任主编： 前任主编 John G. Hunter 曾长期主持编务。
- Editorial board: the board draws authoritative figures of international surgery, representing the global research network of the field.编委构成： 编委会由国际外科界权威组成，代表全球外科研究网络。[4]
- Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through the ScholarOne system and undergo peer review.投稿与评审： 稿件经 ScholarOne 在线系统递交，接受同行评审。
- Editorial policy: a deliberately global surgical outlook guides the journal, valuing exchange and improvement of surgical practice across regions.编辑方针： 期刊强调面向全球的外科视野，重视不同地区外科实践的交流与改善。