The International Journal of Surgery is made freely available to institutions in countries with a GNP per capita of USD 1,000 or less (based on World Bank figures for 2001), through the World Health Organization’s HINARI program (see list of countries). Whilst those countries with a GNP per capita between USD 1,000 - 3,000 pay a fee of only USD 1,000 per year. This fee is used by Hinari to cover some of its costs in developing the programme.
Testimonials
Here is a selection of the testimonials we have:
"An immenseley enjoyable read"
"Really enjoyed it especially editorials (as usual)" Professor of Surgical Oncology, University of Western Australia
"The last issue is again a good mix of different specialities, as well as the papers in press." Jorg Dabernig, Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit, Glasgow, UK
"New issues electric mix is wonderful" Fazl Qadir Parray, Associate Professor of General Surgery, India
"I think that the mix of content is good in that it targets and appeals to all “surgeons” irrespective of their subspecialty." Professor Del Kahn, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, South Africa
"International Journal of Surgery covers many interesting topics and I will consider your journal for publication in the future."
Mikael Ekelund, Department of Surgery, Lund, Sweden
"I especially enjoyed reading your paper on surgical education for undergrads (as well as my own paper of course!). Glad to see the issues are rolling out fast.” "The IJS is certainly full of diversity" Prasanna Sooriakumaran, Lecturer in Urology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, UK
“Having recently read a copy of the journal, I was most impressed with the quality and diversity of the topics covered in the journal.” Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery, Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester
“I have received the journal and congratulate you on an excellent job. I think a good general surgical journal would be of interest in particular to trainees and residents.” Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ipoh, Malaysia
“I have just received the current issue of your journal. It is beautifully produced and contains several interesting articles. Congratulations on getting this journal off the ground so successfully.” Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
“I have just received the 2nd issue of volume 3 and I really did enjoy reading it” Retired Professor of Surgery, Netherlands
“Publishing in the International Journal Surgery has worked well for us…..It has been a pleasure to work with you and get our research story told to a wide audience in a very short time - and with high professional quality. That publicity was unanticipated and welcomed by me and my coauthors…..My expectations of publishing have risen in the past year. Now I would hesitative before submitting a paper to an old-style journal. Publications in Journal of Clinical Oncology were very long to print - as one recent example. IJS was the best we have seen.” Lecturer in Surgery, Harvard Medical School/Children’s Hospital, Boston, USA.
"I have received two issues. Both have good quality…..I’ll definitely submit articles to the Journal and shall also encourage our domestic as well as international colleagues to do so." Professor of Plastic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan Dean, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
“I am delighted in receiving the International Journal of Surgery and am especially impressed by it’s high scientific/educational level.....I am going to contribute to the contents of the Journal, two articles are in preparation and will be ready beginning of Jan.....best wishes of further success for the whole Board” Head, Department of Replantation, Hand and General Surgery, St. Hedwig Hospital in Trzebnica, Poland
“I can't but agree with you regarding the IJS being the best forum for such reports. Be assured that after a lot of journal-search, I narrowed down to only two journals.. one was the IJS and the other was BMJ. BMJ, of course, being exclusively confined to the medical issues, I had to take up IJS as the only source.“ Consultant Surgeon, RMV Hospital, Bangalore, India
The International Journal of Surgery has the mission to fulfill an empty space left by the old-style journals and that is “to be the journal for the general surgeon”. I think that so far IJS has succeeded with this. The other goal is “to be an international journal” and submissions from over 40 countries demonstrate a wide audience and great expectative to publish in a non-exclusive journal accessible for all countries around the world. I always consider IJS as my first choice when thinking on submitting an article.
Marcelo A. Beltrán, MD Digestive Surgeon, Hospital de Ovalle, IV Región , Chile
The International Journal of Surgery has the mission to fulfill an empty space left by the old-style journals and that is “to be the journal for the general surgeon”. I think that so far IJS has succeeded with this. The other goal is “to be an international journal” and submissions from over 40 countries demonstrate a wide audience and great expectative to publish in a non-exclusive journal accessible to all countries around the world. I always consider IJS as my first choice when thinking on submitting an article.
Marcelo A. Beltrán, MD Digestive Surgeon, Hospital de Ovalle, IV Región , Chile
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