Academic Journal
Q1Journal of the American College of Surgeons
About Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Journal of the American College of Surgeons is a scholarly journal published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 1.09 and an H-index of 218.
Its listed coverage is 1994-2026 and its research categories include Surgery (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 312 documents and 2121 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Surgical Simulation and Training.
Recent Research Articles
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Intent Is Not Enough: Making Receptiveness Observable
Helen S Wei, Fei Wu, May CM Pian-Smith, Jeffrey B Cooper et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002194Focusing on Observable Behaviors Rather than Mental States
Ashley P Oliver, Hanne Collins, Jason Batten, Julia A Minson et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002193Lyon Consensus 2.0 vs Conventional Surgical Criteria for Predicting Favorable Outcomes After Antireflux Surgery
Sven E Eriksson, Vineeth Sadda, Ahmed Aly, Tasneem Ekhtiar et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002180Advancing Advanced Trauma Life Support
Timothy P Plackett
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002185The Future of the Golden Hour
Kendal Endicott
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002187What Integration Buys: Homelessness as a Modifiable Surgical Risk Factor
Sami Kishawi, Diane N Haddad, Tanya L Zakrison
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002129Impact of Nearby Hospital Closure on Surgical Services: A Retrospective Quasi-Experimental Study
Madeline Goosman, Tynan Friend, Adam R Aluisio, Daithi S Heffernan et al.
2026-09-02 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002186Should We Forget About CPR Time and Just Focus on Signs of Life?
James Bardes
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002183Suction vs Water Seal for Initial Treatment of Traumatic Pneumothorax Trial (SEAL IT): A Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Study
Eric O Yeates, Bradley M Dennis, David Xiao, Praveen Vimalathas et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002190Is It All in the Delivery? Comparing Hybrid and Traditional ATLS Courses
Erika K Bisgaard, John W Scott, Tom McNally, Christopher Dodgion et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002189Converging on the Same Therapeutic Destination for Lung Nodules Detected Intentionally or Incidentally
Graeme M Rosenberg, Anthony W Kim
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002184Housing Status and Receipt of Unplanned Operation in US Veterans
Hannah Decker, Laura A Graham, Ashley Titan, Hemal K Kanzaria et al.
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002181Comparison of Machine Learning-Based Reporting with Surgeon Reporting of Postoperative Complication in Cardiothoracic Morbidity and Mortality Conferences
Garrett L Healy, Guannan Shen, Kathryn L Colborn, William G Henderson et al.
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002179Negotiated Prices for Reconstructive Surgery Converge without Reduction in Overall Price Level after Federal Price Transparency Regulations
Danielle H Rochlin, Lily Boe, Dan Snow, Matthew Dimaano et al.
2026-08-25 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002176Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia as a Misnomer: Limitations of 24-Hour Urine Calcium and Calcium:Creatinine Clearance Ratios for Identifying Germline Mutations in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
George A Taylor, Sophie Dream, Kara Doffek, Tina W Yen et al.
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002166No Time to Waste: Adopt Advanced Automatic Crash Notification Now
Raymond A Jean, Mark R Hemmila, Andrew J Benjamin, Stewart C Wang et al.
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002105A Signature Is Not Enough: Reconsidering Opioid Use Agreements in Surgery
Ryan Howard
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002097Diagnostic Imaging in Pediatric Trauma: Time for Reassessment
Kayla L Haydon, Arun K Gosain
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002108Afterthoughts and Implementation of Postoperative Opt-in Treatment After Study Completion: In reply to Fiorina and colleagues
Serena Y Lofftus, James X Wu
2026-08-21 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002175Price Transparency and Surgical Care: What is the Meaning of Price Convergence?
Clifford Sheckter
2026-08-21 · DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000002171Reviews
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