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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 And Other Interventional Techniques 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Recent Publications
National adoption of robotic-assisted surgery in the United Kingdom: a decade of growth, distribution and speciality trends (2014–2024)
Neil Donald, Joseph Sebastian, Giuseppe Preziosi
10.1007/s00464-025-12513-7
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Comparative seven year outcomes of RYGB and SADI-S as revisional procedures for weight recurrence regain after sleeve gastrectomy: weight loss trajectory, reflux control, and metabolic safety
Asaad F. Salama, Abdelwahed Yahmadi, Hamzah El Baba, Jawher Baazaoui, Khadija Gibreal, Mohamed Bougmiza, Mohammed Al Kuwari
10.1007/s00464-026-12692-x
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Balloon dilation versus endoscopic stricturotomy in the treatment of Crohn’s anastomotic stricture: experimental randomized study
Ondrej Ryska, Martin Lukas, Martin Kolar, Jaroslav Kalvach, Marketa Lengalova, Aneta Tremerova, Jan Ptacnik, Stefan Juhas, Jana Juhasova
10.1007/s00464-026-12700-0
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Comparative benefits of robotic gastrectomy over laparoscopic surgery across different age and BMI groups
Yuichiro Miki, Tsubasa Bito, Ryota Kawai, Mami Yoshii, Yasutaka Ihara, Kenji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Maeda, Ayumi Shintani
10.1007/s00464-026-12716-6
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Intraoperative optic nerve sheath diameter changes in vNOTES versus total laparoscopic hysterectomy: a prospective randomized study
Fatma Acil, Andaç Dedeoğlu, Hülya Tosun Söner, Mehmet Özkılıç, Kevser Arkan, Kübra Çakar Yılmaz, Sedat Akgöl, Erhan Gökçek, Sedat Kaya
10.1007/s00464-026-12731-7
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision (median): 12 days
Reformat to Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
Comments to the Editorial Office are optional. A short message on the importance of the work is desirable.
Reformat to Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Hybrid journal; publishes both subscription and Open Access articles.
Reformat to Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques using Livewrite PremiumResearch 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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