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Surgical Endoscopy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques is a well-renowned journal focusing on the gastrointestinal tract, endoscopy, and innovative interventional surgical techniques. Published since 1987 in partnership with the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), it offers a forum for discussion of surgical practice and innovative techniques.

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Subject Surgery
Impact Factor 2.7
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0930-2794
eISSN 1432-2218
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Traditional subscription publication is available, or authors can choose Open Access via Springer Open Choice. Color in the online version is free; color in print costs USD $1,150 per article.

Submission Instructions

Surgical Endoscopy accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Randomized Controlled Trials (Rcts)

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript text must be arranged as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Include up to six keywords, a disclosure statement in the manuscript text, a discussion paragraph on study limitations, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets and both in-text citations and the reference list must follow citation order.
Figures & Tables Tables must be uploaded separately and not embedded in the text, figures must be uploaded as individual files separately from the text, and their positions should be indicated in the manuscript text. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, titled, and cited consecutively in the text, and figures must be numbered consecutively and cited within the text.
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Observational Studies

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text must be arranged as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Include up to six keywords, a disclosure statement in the manuscript text, a paragraph on study limitations in the Discussion, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets and both in-text citations and the reference list must follow citation order, with references limited to published or accepted works.
Figures & Tables Tables and figures must be uploaded separately rather than embedded in the manuscript, and their positions should be indicated in the text. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and include a title, and figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text.
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Cohort Studies

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript text must be arranged as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends, and the Discussion must include a paragraph on study limitations. Include up to six keywords after the abstract, a disclosure statement in the manuscript text, and documentation of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if applicable.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets and both in-text citations and the reference list must follow citation order, with only published or accepted works included.
Figures & Tables Figures should be limited to those essential for the text. Tables must be uploaded separately and not embedded in the text, figures must be uploaded as individual files separately from the text, and figure and table positions should be indicated in the manuscript. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and include a title, while figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text, and the same results must not be shown in both a figure and a table.
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Case-Control Studies

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text must be arranged as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Include up to six keywords, a disclosures statement in the manuscript, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets and both in-text citations and the reference list must follow citation order.
Figures & Tables Tables and figures must be uploaded separately rather than embedded in the manuscript, although their positions should be indicated in the text. The same results must be presented as either figures or tables, not both.
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Cross-Sectional Studies

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text must be arranged as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Manuscript must include up to six keywords, a disclosure statement in the text, a paragraph on study limitations in the Discussion, and documentation of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if applicable.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets and both in-text citations and the reference list must follow citation order, with only published works or accepted manuscripts included.
Figures & Tables Tables must be uploaded separately and not embedded in the text, figures must be uploaded as individual files separately from the text, and the positions of figures and tables should be indicated in the text. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited consecutively, and have a title, while figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text.
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Systematic Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript text must be arranged as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Manuscript must include up to six keywords, a disclosure statement in the text, documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section, and conclusions that are informative statements reflecting the certainty of the evidence.
References References must use numeric citations in brackets in the text. References must be listed in citation order and may include only published works or manuscripts already accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables Tables and figures must be uploaded separately rather than embedded in the manuscript text, although their positions should be indicated in the text. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and have titles, and figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text.
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Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required for Meta-Analyses. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text must be arranged as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Include up to six keywords, a disclosure statement in the manuscript text, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets and both in-text citations and the reference list must follow citation order.
Figures & Tables Tables must be uploaded separately and not embedded in the text, figures must be uploaded as individual files separately from the text, and figure/table positions should be indicated in the text. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and titled, figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text, and the same results must not be shown in both a figure and a table.
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Case Series

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript text must be arranged as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Include up to six keywords, a disclosure statement in the manuscript text, a paragraph on study limitations in the Discussion, and documentation of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if applicable.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets and both in-text citations and the reference list must follow citation order, with only published works or accepted manuscripts included.
Figures & Tables Figures should be limited to those essential for the text. Tables and figures must be uploaded separately rather than embedded in the manuscript text, although figure and table positions should be indicated in the text. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and have titles, while figure legends must be provided separately for each figure and be brief, self-sufficient explanations of no more than five lines.
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Technology Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text must be arranged as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Technology Papers must report data on the benefits, efficacy, and/or safety of the technology, whether experimental or clinical.
References References must be cited by numbers in brackets and listed in citation order, and only published works or already accepted manuscripts may be included.
Figures & Tables Tables and figures must be uploaded separately rather than embedded in the manuscript, and the position of figures and tables should be indicated in the text. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and titled, while figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text.
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Innovation

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text must be arranged in the order of Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Innovation manuscripts must report data on the benefits, efficacy, and/or safety of the technology, whether experimental or clinical.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets and both in-text citations and the reference list must follow citation order.
Figures & Tables Tables and figures must be uploaded separately rather than embedded in the manuscript text, although their positions should be indicated in the text. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and have titles, and figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text.
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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text should be arranged in the order of Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Include up to six keywords, a discussion paragraph on study limitations, a disclosure statement in the manuscript, and documentation of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if applicable.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets in the text and references must be listed in citation order, including only published works or manuscripts already accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables Tables and figures must be uploaded separately rather than embedded in the manuscript, although the text should indicate the position of figures and tables. Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and given a title, and figures must be numbered consecutively with a separate brief legend provided for each figure.
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Dynamic Manuscripts

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text should be arranged in the order of Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Disclosures, References, and Figure legends. Include up to six keywords, a disclosure statement in the manuscript text, a paragraph on study limitations in the Discussion, and documentation of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References Citations must be numbered in brackets and both in-text citations and the reference list must be ordered by citation sequence.
Figures & Tables The manuscript text should indicate figure and table positions, while each table and figure must be uploaded separately rather than embedded in the text. Dynamic Manuscripts must be submitted as regular text articles with an accompanying video no longer than 9 minutes total, with English audio narration and total submission files not exceeding 500 MB.
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Recent Publications

Genetic variations in medical versus surgical patients with GERD: beyond PPIs and fundoplications

Abdel-Rahman Naser, Keouna Pather, Erin M. Mobley, Masoud Rouhizadeh, Amy M. Crisp, Emily J. Cicali, Larisa H. Cavallari, Jana M. Sacco, Ruchir Puri

10.1007/s00464-026-12904-4
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Robotic transvaginal hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) nephrectomy: clinical experience with 23 cases

Tianpeng Xie, Guoxi Zhang, Gengqing Wu, Xiaoning Wang, Hui Xu, Yuhua Zou, Zhaolin Zhang, Qingming Zeng, Jiaqiang Gui, Haiye Fan, Yuanhu Yuan, Xiaofeng Zou

10.1007/s00464-026-12949-5
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Single-port versus multiport robotic colectomy for colonic neoplasia: short-term outcomes and learning-curve analysis

Fabio Carbone, Ugo Pace, Massimiliano Di Marzo, Valentina Tranquillo, Teresa Pagano, Daniela Rega, Antonio Luberto, Francesco Moccia, Giuseppe D’Amico, Silvia De Franciscis, Paolo Delrio

10.1007/s00464-026-12948-6
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Impact of pharyngeal deformity on the development of aspiration pneumonia following endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Yugo Suzuki, Minoru Oda, Daisuke Kikuchi, Toshiro Iizuka, Kenichi Ohashi, Shu Hoteya

10.1007/s00464-026-12938-8
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Robotic vs open Puestow procedure for chronic pancreatitis: an updated 15-year experience

Marleny N. F. Araujo, Valeria Arango, Raphael L. C. Araujo, Erin Baker, Dionisios Vrochides, John B. Martinie

10.1007/s00464-026-12914-2
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 12 days

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Is a cover letter required?

Comments to the Editorial Office are optional. A short message on the importance of the work is desirable.

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What are the publication costs?

Hybrid journal; publishes both subscription and Open Access articles.

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Research Topics

Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Surgical Simulation and Training Esophageal and GI Pathology Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Hernia repair and management Abdominal Surgery and Complications Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Diverticular Disease and Complications Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Dysphagia Assessment and Management

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