Academic Journal
Q1The American Journal of Surgery
About The American Journal of Surgery
The American Journal of Surgery is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier Inc.. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 0.811 and an H-index of 177.
Its listed coverage is 1917, 1919, 1926-2026 and its research categories include Surgery (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2). The 2025 dataset reports 518 documents and 2822 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management, Surgical Simulation and Training, Hernia repair and management.
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Post-induction MRI response is associated with complete response and recurrence-free survival in rectal cancer treated with total neoadjuvant therapy
Yu Shen, Xiaoling Gong, Tianxiang Jiang, Yazhou He et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117229Advancing health equity in Complex Abdominal & Pelvic Surgery: A 5-year report
A.C. Powell, P. Kang, J. Farley, A. Premkumar et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117210Is longer better? A comparison of adenoma detection rates before and after the updated quality indicators for colonoscopies
Nicholas Stevens, Kapila Kommareddy, Theresa McGoff, Austin Brubaker et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117214Roses & thorns of academic surgery: Challenges to finding your way with Dr. Andrew Ibrahim
Lamario J. Williams, Alizeh Abbas, Wendelyn M. Oslock, Jennifer E. Geller et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117230Accelerating rise in early-onset colorectal cancer in the United States: Updated SEER trends through 2023
Maher Al Khaldi, Zubair Bayat, Noam Kahana, Michal Perets et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117216Impact of 24-hour call frequency (every 3rd vs every 4th day) on academic performance of general surgery residents
Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo, Alfredo Verastegui, Diego Maldonado, Adolfo Leyva-Alvizo et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117211Deletion of Annexin A2 protects from liver injury after massive small bowel resection in mice
Daniel Alligood, Alex Park, Kerry Swanson, Evan Mayse et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117200Beyond size: the role of growth rate in managing adolescent breast masses
Natalia M. Barron-Cervantes, David C. Chang, Cassandra M. Kelleher
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117204Advocacy in academic surgery through the lens of the Chicago principles on free expression
Jeffrey B. Matthews
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117213Novel community-based approach for enhanced postoperative follow-up in rural Sierra Leone: Is it sustainable?
NaYoung K. Yang, Fatima S. Elgammal, Maximilian F. Muñoz, Kristina R. Lucente et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117207Redefining boundaries: Expanding the anatomic limits of transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) through single-versus multi-port robotic innovation
Brooklyn Williams, Jacob Keith, Upinder Sidhu, Scott H. Nguyen et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117217Characterizing and combatting barriers to becoming a physician in the first-generation and low-income community
Mary E. Moya-Mendez, Benjamin D. Lueck, Kevin L. Thomas, Delbert Wigfall et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117212Perioperative selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor use and 30-day bleeding after elective colectomy
Amir Mahdi Ghafarian, Nikeeta Nancoo, Hanieh Ghafarian, Darby Larson et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117215Reviewer #2 and other natural disasters: Humorous reflections on the Peer Review process
Dhananjaya Sharma
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117231The rise of coaching in surgery: Promise, limits, and the need for systemic change
Cornelia L. Griggs, Andrea L. Merrill
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117202Operating in the dark: A digital product passport for sustainable surgery in the U.S.
Ioannis Karikis, Joshua S. Ng-Kamstra
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117168Adaptive leadership as a framework for advancing Inclusive Excellence in surgery
Juan Carlos Jimenez, Dave F. McIntosh, Vincent L. Rowe, O. Joe Hines et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117169One solution to the lack of access to physicians that perform endoscopy in rural communities: Round-Trips
Mithun R. Suresh, Luis A. Servin-Abad, Najib Nassani, Fateh Bazerbachi et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117194Are women-centered outcomes reported in pelvic venous disorder intervention studies? A cross-sectional analysis
Busra Ozkaya, Eren Berkay Ozkaya, Anil P. Hingorani
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117191Behind the wall of industry payments: An individual factor analysis of gender disparities in consulting fees and royalties to U.S. cardiothoracic surgeons
Sofia W. Viana, Brenda Feres, Mallika Desai, Anthony Kachulkin et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117185Reviews
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