Surgery Manuscript Pre-Submission Check
We check surgery manuscripts against the submission requirements of the 88 journals below and the reporting guidelines for the study type, and return a scored report with prioritized fixes.
Surgery journals we check against
- American Journal of SurgeryElsevier
- Annals of ColoproctologyKorean Society of Coloproctology
- Annals of Gastroenterological SurgeryWiley
- Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic SurgeryKorean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
- Annals of SurgeryWolters Kluwer
- Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandRoyal College of Surgeons of England
- ANZ Journal of SurgeryWiley
- Asian Journal of Endoscopic SurgeryWiley
- Asian Journal of SurgeryElsevier
- BJS OpenOxford University Press
- BMC CancerSpringer Nature
- BMC MedicineSpringer Nature
- BMC SurgerySpringer Nature
- BMJBMJ Publishing Group
- BMJ Surgery, Interventions, and Health TechnologiesBMJ Publishing Group
- Breast CancerSpringer Nature
- Breast Cancer Research and TreatmentSpringer Nature
- Breast JournalWiley
- British Journal of CancerSpringer Nature
- British Journal of SurgeryOxford University Press
- Canadian Journal of SurgeryCanadian Medical Association
- CancerWiley
- CancersMDPI
- Clinical Breast CancerElsevier
- CMAJCanadian Medical Association
- Colorectal DiseaseWiley
- Current OncologyMDPI
- Current Problems in SurgeryElsevier
- Current Trauma ReportsSpringer Nature
- Deutsches Ärzteblatt InternationalDeutscher Ärzteverlag
- Digestive SurgeryOxford University Press
- Diseases of the Colon and RectumWolters Kluwer
- European Journal of CancerElsevier
- European Surgical ResearchOxford University Press
- Frontiers in OncologyFrontiers Media S.A.
- Frontiers in SurgeryFrontiers Media S.A.
- Gland SurgeryAME Publishing Company
- HerniaSpringer Nature
- HPBElsevier
- Indian Journal of SurgerySpringer Nature
- Indian Journal of Surgical OncologySpringer Nature
- International Journal of Colorectal DiseaseSpringer Nature
- International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted SurgeryWiley
- International Journal of SurgeryWolters Kluwer
- JAMAAmerican Medical Association
- JAMA OncologyAmerican Medical Association
- JAMA SurgeryAmerican Medical Association
- JCI InsightAmerican Society for Clinical Investigation
- Journal of Abdominal Wall SurgeryFrontiers Media S.A.
- Journal of Breast CancerKorean Breast Cancer Society
- Journal of Clinical InvestigationAmerican Society for Clinical Investigation
- Journal of Clinical OncologyAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology
- Journal of Gastrointestinal SurgeryElsevier
- Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic SciencesWiley
- Journal of Investigative SurgeryTaylor & Francis
- Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical TechniquesSAGE Publications
- Journal of Robotic SurgerySpringer Nature
- Journal of Surgical EducationElsevier
- Journal of Surgical OncologyWiley
- Journal of Surgical ResearchElsevier
- Journal of the American College of SurgeonsWolters Kluwer
- Journal of the Royal Society of MedicineSAGE Publications
- Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic SurgeonsSociety of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons
- Journal of Visceral SurgeryElsevier
- Langenbeck's Archives of SurgerySpringer Nature
- Laparoscopic, Endoscopic, and Robotic SurgeryKeAi
- Liver CancerOxford University Press
- Medical Journal of AustraliaAustralasian Medical Publishing Company
- Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied TechnologiesTaylor & Francis
- New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society
- Obesity SurgerySpringer Nature
- Patient Safety in SurgerySpringer Nature
- PLOS MedicinePublic Library of Science
- Scandinavian Journal of SurgerySAGE Publications
- Scientific ReportsSpringer Nature
- SurgeonElsevier
- Surgery for Obesity and Related DiseasesElsevier
- Surgery Open ScienceElsevier
- Surgery TodaySpringer Nature
- Surgery (United States)Elsevier
- Surgical EndoscopySpringer Nature
- Surgical InnovationSAGE Publications
- Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous TechniquesWolters Kluwer
- Techniques in ColoproctologySpringer Nature
- The LancetElsevier
- The Lancet OncologyElsevier
- Updates in SurgerySpringer Nature
- World Journal of SurgeryWiley
Journal not listed? Once you sign up, you can request it and we will add its requirements.
Reporting guidelines
- CONSORT - Randomized controlled trials
- STROBE - Cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies
- PRISMA - Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- CARE - Case reports and case series
- STARD - Diagnostic accuracy studies
Check your surgery manuscript before you submit
Upload your manuscript, choose your target journal and article type, and get a scored report against that journal's requirements and the reporting guideline for your study design.