About the Journal

Impact Surgery (eISSN 3033-4470) is an independent, peer-reviewed, open-access journal established in 2023 to publish high-quality research that improves surgical care globally. We welcome submissions across clinical trials, observational studies, health systems research, surgical education, technological innovation, and policy analysis. The journal adheres to ICMJE and COPE guidelines, with structured editorial oversight and independent external peer review. Editorial decisions on initial suitability are made within 48 hours to ensure efficient processing, and accepted articles are published under Creative Commons licences, assigned DOIs, and deposited in long-term repositories to guarantee permanent, barrier-free access. Our combination of transparent policies, rigorous peer review, and timely dissemination reflects our commitment to research integrity, open science, and meaningful contribution to surgical scholarship.

Current Issue

Vol. 2 No. 6 (2025): Issue 12
Published: 30-09-2025

Editorial

  • Changing Mindsets: Why Surgery Must Be Recognized as Essential for Health Systems Strengthening

    Abdul Ghaffar, Asma Ummad
    181-182
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.215

  • We Must Not Lie to Ourselves: A Reckoning for Global Surgery

    Aneel Bhangu
    183-184
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.263

Protocols

  • Appendicitis Global Outcomes (AlliGatOr) Study Protocol: Identifying areas for whole systems strengthening in emergency care pathways

    Theophilus Teddy Kojo Anyomih, Albane Mulliez, Muhammed Elhadi, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Adewale Adisa, Amanda Dawson, Ana Matei, Antonio Ramos-De la Medina, Bryar Kadir, Cortland Linder, Dhruva Ghosh, Elizabeth Li, Fareeda Agyei, Faustin Ntirenganya, Okechukwu H. Ekwunife , Ismail Lawani, Irani Duran Sanchez, James Glasbey, Krisada Shen Yang Ooi, Lovenish Bains, Liam Phelan, Marie Carmela Lapitan, Maria Picciochi, Mylka Puerto Canales, Omolara Williams, Peter Agbonrofo, Richard Crawford, Sivesh Kamarajah, Souliath Lawani, Stephen Tabiri, Virginia Ledda, Vishal Michael, Aneel Bhangu, Dmitri Nepogodiev
    185-192
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.204

  • Standardised Reporting Outcomes for trials investigating Surgical WOund Complications (ROSWOC); protocol for the development of a core outcomes set for trials evaluating interventions for the prevention of surgical wound complications.

    Kylie Sandy-Hodgetts, Philip Russo , George Smith, Melissa Rochon, Tom Wainwright, Joshua Totty, Tomas Serena , Kenneth McLean, Aburn, Rhiannon Macefield , Neerod Jha, Aneel Bhangu, Sivesh Kamarajah, Piers Yates
    193-198
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.231

  • ALgerian Cholecystectomy Outcomes and Determinants Study (AL-CODS): Protocol for a prospective multicentre observational study

    Anisse Tidjane, Mohammed Tidjane, Benali Tabeti
    199-204
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.222

  • Challenge of virtual medical emergency education in conflict zone in low and middle-income countries: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

    Hiba Hamdar, Abbas Al Bazzal, Hadi Ftouni, Aya Kawssan, Bassel H. Hoteit, Jobran Toami , Mahdi Akouch
    205-210
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.210

Original research paper

Case Report

  • Giant maxillary radicular cyst: Case report

    othmane bouanani, Amine El Ghazoui, Taha Ismail Sefrioui
    217-219
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.198

  • Emergency resection of tracheal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour in a young adult: Case Report

    Farhan Ahmad Majeed, Hassan Shabbir, Ahmed Raza, Adeel Wyne, Muhammad Salman Tahir, Umar Bashir
    220-222
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.192
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