Updates in Surgery
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Aims & Scope
Updates in Surgery (UPIS) has been founded in 2010 as the official journal of the Italian Society of Surgery. It’s an international, English-language, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the surgical sciences. Its main goal is to offer a valuable update on the most recent developments of those surgical techniques that are rapidly evolving, forcing the community of surgeons to a rigorous debate and a continuous refinement of standards of care. In this respect position papers on the mostly debated surgical approaches and accreditation criteria have been published and are welcome for the future. Beside its focus on general surgery, the journal draws particular attention to cutting edge topics and emerging surgical fields that are publishing in monothematic issues guest edited by well-known experts. Updates in Surgery has been considering various types of papers: editorials, comprehensive reviews, original studies and technical notes related to specific surgical procedures and techniques on liver, colorectal, gastric, pancreatic, robotic and bariatric surgery.
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisUpdates in Surgery (acronym: upis, abbr: UPDATES SURG, ISSN: 2038-131X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Springer International Publishing in Germany since 2010. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.698 (Q1), an H-index of 49.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 6 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 239 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,114 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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