Surgical Science
Last updated ISSN 2157-9407
Surgical Science is published by Scientific Research Publishing in medicine. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Surgical Science concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Hernia repair and management
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
Key facts
| Publisher | Scientific Research Publishing |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2157-9407, 2157-9415 |
| Subject area | Medicine |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Not recorded |
| Articles published | 1,150 |
| Publishing since | 2010 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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