| Discipline | Surgery |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | John G. Hunter |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1977-present |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
| Frequency | 9/year |
| Impact factor | 2.642 (2014) |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | World J. Surg. |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus | |
| CODEN | WJSUDI |
| ISSN | 0364-2313 (print) 1432-2323 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 2991729 |
| Links | |
The World Journal of Surgery is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research in the field of surgery. It was established in 1977 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media on behalf of the International Society of Surgery, of which it is the official journal. Since July 2004, the editor-in-chief has been John G. Hunter (Oregon Health & Science University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 2.642.
References
- "Meet John G. Hunter, M.D., F.A.C.S." OHSU. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "World Journal of Surgery". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.