About the journal

BJS is a surgical journal featuring high-quality research, education, and debate, with a 2023 Impact Factor of 8.7. Current time to first decision is only 17 days for most submissions. A broad range of article types is available to suit most authors looking to submit in the following specialty areas:

• Acute Care Surgery
• Breast
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Education
• Endocrine
• Experimental Science
• General
• Hernia
• HPB
• Lower GI
• Orthopaedics
• Paediatric Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Transplantation
• Trauma
• Upper GI
• Urology
• Vascular

Interested in publishing with BJS? As a BJS author you will benefit from:

Excellent author experience

• A first decision on your manuscript in a median of 17 days.
• Rapid online publication of your manuscript in a median of 26 days from acceptance.
• A simple online submission process through ScholarOne.
• Competitive open access publication fees.
• Options for open access funding through our Read and Publish agreements with institutions around the globe.
• Open Access publishing discounts for members of BJS Foundation Strategic Partners.
• Opportunity to publish in our partner title, BJS Open.
• A wide range of article types including, Original Articles, Reviews, Systematic Reviews, Randomized Clinical Trials, Guidelines, Short Reports and more.
• Opportunities for developing video or graphical abstracts to illustrate concepts in your research.

Reputation & Reach

• BJS is an official journal of BJS Foundation, a charitable body with a mission to advance and improve education in surgery and to diffuse knowledge on new and improved methods of teaching and practicing surgery in all branches.
• Support from an internationally renowned Editorial Board.
• Indexed in key repositories, including PubMed, supporting the rapid and global dissemination of your work.
• Over 1 million article downloads in 2021, with authors and readers across the globe.
• Dedicated social media channels to support you with the dissemination and promotion of your research:
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Cutting Edge Blog
• Article-level metrics showing where your research has been mentioned online and in the news.

BJS publishing process

Watch the video to find out more about the BJS publishing journey.

More from BJS

• Sample some of our leading research by reading our endocrine guidelines collection
• Read the latest issue
• Visit Author Guidelines to find out more about the submission process and requirements
• Visit the BJS Academy website to find out more about the Foundation’s work in supporting the surgical community.