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Surgical management of obesity
Guest Editors:
Adam Abu-Abeid, MD, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Dimitrios Kehagias MD, PhD, FEBS, NHS University Teaching Hospitals Hull, UK and University General Hospital of Patras, Greece
Submission Status: Open until 15 December 2025
Vascular surgery: innovations and best practices
Guest Editors:
Taimur Saleem, MD, FACS, The Rane Center for DVT and Lymphatic Diseases, USA
Mehmet Ali Yesiltas, MD, Sisli Kolan International Hospital, Turkiye
Submission Status: Open until 15 December 2025
Minimally invasive surgery techniques
Guest Editors:
Güntuğ Batıhan, MD, Kafkas University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
Savvas Lampridis, MD, MSc, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece and Imperial College London, UK
Submission Status: Open until 18 November 2025
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Investigation of the effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass on metabolic syndrome components
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Effect of interventions on surgical site infections in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
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Evaluating the therapeutic efficacy and safety of alginate-based dressings in burn wound and donor site wound management associated with burn surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of contemporary randomized controlled trials
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The efficiency of patient-specific instrumentation and technological assistance in cementless total hip arthroplasty via the direct anterior approach
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Furuncular myiasis of the breast caused by the larvae of the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga)
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Epiploic appendagitis – clinical characteristics of an uncommon surgical diagnosis
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Age and HPV type as risk factors for HPV persistence after loop excision in patients with high grade cervical lesions: an observational study
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Spigelian hernia in the right upper abdominal wall: a case report
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Treatment of the diabetic foot – to amputate or not?
Aims and scope
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 1.6
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 1.9
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.019
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.520
Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 12
Submission to acceptance (median days): 146
Usage 2024
Downloads: 1,976,744
Altmetric mentions: 277
Peer-review Terminology
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The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication