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. 3 No. 1 (2026): Issue 14
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Published: 31-01-2026

Editorial

  • 2025: a year in summary, and expectations for 2026

    Aneel Bhangu
    334-335
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.324
  • You can’t spell pain without AI: How Artificial Intelligence will change Pain Medicine

    Elliot Revell
    336-337
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.295

Original research paper

  • Staged meta-analysis of high- versus low-quality randomised trials testing triclosan coated sutures on surgical site infection after abdominal surgery

    Sivesh Kamarajah, Radhika Acharya, Theophilus Kojo Anyomih, Omar Omar, Aneel Bhangu
    338-348
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.207
  • Clinical patterns and hospital response following a point-source explosive mass casualty incident in Beirut, September 2024: a retrospective observational study

    Hiba Hamdar, Aktham Abdelhadi, Kamar Hajjsleiman , Itaf Halawani, Yasser Harb, Raafat Merhi, Nour Gharious, Elie Gharious, Abbas Al Bazzal, Mirna Fares
    349-354
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.271
  • The use of Mobile Surgical Units in austere environments and rural areas: a systematic review

    Jaina Eckert, Osaid Alser, Mark Torres, Bernardo Galvan, Chloe Jensen, Daniel Stuart, Kendra Rumbaugh, Ariel Santos, Brittany Bankhead
    355-362
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.300
  • Surgical management of primary gynaecomastia: outcomes of a peri-areolar round-block approach with absorbable barbed suture closure

    Mustapha Ait Aissa, Dany Ait aissa
    363-369
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.240

Protocols

Case Report

  • Case report of traumatic interparietal spigelian hernia in a toddler: an unusual presentation

    Lukman Abdur-Rahman, Abdulwahab Lawal, Abdulrasaq Jimoh, Chijindu Chijoke, Nasiru Jimoh, Aramide Olaleye, Olayinka Sayomi, Olawunmi Adewole, Nurudeen Abdulraheem , Abdulrasheed Nasir
    376-378
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.205
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