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Journal of Investigative Surgery

Journal of Investigative Surgery publishes international peer-reviewed scientific articles related to the advancement of surgery and surgical techniques, including research that improves understanding of surgical disease, patient care, and rehabilitation of surgical patients. Its scope spans human and veterinary medicine, dentistry, basic and applied sciences, engineering, and law and ethics as they pertain to surgery. The journal converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 36 (2023), while previous volumes remain pay to read.

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Subject Surgery
Impact Factor 3.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0894-1939
eISSN 1521-0553
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article processing charges vary by journal, country or region, taxes, agreements, discounts, and waivers.

Submission Instructions

Journal of Investigative Surgery accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required for Research Articles. Structured abstract must be 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion.
Manuscript Main text should be organized in the order Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion, with Research Articles typically also including a Conclusion. Manuscript should include no more than 5 keywords and must include a declaration of interest statement, with appendices, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and a list of figure captions arranged after the references as appropriate.
References References may be in any consistent scholarly citation style or format, and every bibliographic entry must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents, but Research Articles should arrange tables with captions on individual pages followed by figures and then a list of figure captions.
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Registered Report

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be unstructured and limited to 300 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Registered Reports must be no more than 3500 words at Stage 1 or 5000 words at Stage 2, including the abstract, tables, references, figure captions, footnotes, and endnotes. The manuscript must be ordered as title page, abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, data availability statement, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list. The manuscript must include no more than 6 keywords and include both a data availability statement and a declaration of interest statement.
References References may be in any style or format if a consistent scholarly citation format is used. All bibliographic entries must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Tables must appear on individual pages and figures must be followed by a separate list of figure captions.
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Rapid Communication

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be no more than 2000 words. Manuscript must be ordered as title page, abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions, figures, and figure captions. Manuscript must include no more than 5 keywords and a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI was used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
References References may be in any consistent scholarly citation format. All bibliographic entries must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Tables with captions, figures, and figure captions must appear after the references and appendices, and figures and tables may also be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Letters to the Editor are limited to 1500 words, but letters discussing an original article should be no more than 500 words, letters concerning articles already published in Journal of Investigative Surgery must not exceed 750 words, and letters discussing a published paper should be received within 30 days of its appearance. Letters to the Editor should be organized in the following order: title page, keywords, main text, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, and references, and letters discussing an original article should use the title format: Regarding: “Article title”. Keywords and a declaration of interest statement are required, and a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process must be included.
References Letters to the Editor must contain no more than 15 references, but letters discussing an original article should include no more than 5 references. Letters to the Editor must include one reference to the article under discussion, including the Journal of Investigative Surgery article for letters discussing an original article.
Figures & Tables Letters to the Editor must not contain figures or tables.
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Research Letters

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not permitted for Research Letters.
Manuscript Research Letters must not exceed 2,000 words of text. Research Letters must not include keywords.
References Research Letters must not exceed 7 references. References may be submitted in any consistent scholarly citation style. Each bibliographic entry must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Research Letters may include no more than 2 tables or figures/photographs/images. Figures and tables may be embedded within the text or submitted as separate documents.
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Recent Publications

Advances in ERAS to Reduce the Incidence of Chronic Post-Surgical Pain and Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use: A Narrative Review

Zhiyou Peng, Pavan Tankha, Zhiying Feng, Jijun Xu

10.1080/08941939.2026.2664932
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Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Prophylaxis in High-Risk Female Patients: A Pragmatic, Randomized, Single-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial

Liping Yu, Xiao Wang, Ling Mei, Jiangang Song, Wei Song, Hui Xue, Sicheng Wu, Jian Wang, Lili Li, Wenting Chen

10.1080/08941939.2026.2652778
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Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping with Indocyanine Green in Endometrial Cancer: Does the Minimally Invasive Platform Matter?

Giuseppe D’Angelo, Mario Ascione, Mario Palumbo, Ilenia Nobile, Maria Rotonda Conte, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Pierluigi Giampaolino, Luigi Della Corte, Giuseppe Bifulco

10.1080/08941939.2026.2675729
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The Effect of Ferritin on Weight Loss in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

Yu Wang, Meng Zhang, Shibo Bian, Peirong Tian, Jia Liu, Peng Zhang, Bingjie Ding

10.1080/08941939.2026.2656836
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The Neutrophil Percentage to Albumin Ratio as an Independent Risk Factor for Severe Consciousness Disorders and In-Hospital Mortality Following Pulmonary Surgery

Yunfei Mu, Haosong Bai, Xin Huang, Yuan Wang, Yi Yang

10.1080/08941939.2026.2648895
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Average metrics are reported for submission to first decision, submission to first post-review decision, and acceptance to online publication, based on the last six months, but no numeric timelines are given.

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Is a cover letter required?

Journals may require authors to sign a letter certifying that legal and ethical requirements for humane treatment of animals have been met.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charges vary by journal, country or region, taxes, agreements, discounts, and waivers.

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Research Topics

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Hernia repair and management Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion History of Medical Practice Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Liver Disease and Transplantation Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Medical History and Innovations Health and Medical Research Impacts Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Abdominal Surgery and Complications Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Wound Healing and Treatments Liver physiology and pathology Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Bone fractures and treatments Hemostasis and retained surgical items Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

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