World Journal of Surgery
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- Wiley
- ISSN (online)
- 1432-2323
- ISSN (print)
- 0364-2313
- Specialty
- Surgery
- Journal website
- onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14322323
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Reviews | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Editorial Perspective(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Innovations from the Field | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Letter to the Editor | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Original Research | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Research Letters | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Scientific Review | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Symposium Article | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Symposium Preface (Introduction) | Depends on study design | 5 |
The guideline shown is the one that usually applies to that article type. For original research it depends on the design: see the reporting guidelines. Every review also covers about 80 general content checks; the requirement counts above are the additional checks specific to this journal.
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