IJS impact factor trend is constantly increasing. The increase from 2016 to 2017 was 17.9%, and from 2017 to 2018 the increase was 14.7% In 2018, being 40th out of 203 surgical journals. In 2018, IJS is ranked in Q1.
Since 2004, the journal has annually awarded the Harold Ellis Prize "in recognition of scientific papers judged to be outstanding". Harold Ellis CBE FRCS is Emeritus Professor of Surgery in the University of London and currently a professor in the Department of Anatomy & Human Sciences at King's College London. The recipients of the awards are:
2017 - Riaz A. Agha, Alexander J. Fowler, Alexandra Saeta, Ishani Barai, Shivanchan Rajmohan, Dennis P. Orgill for "The SCARE Statement: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines"
2015 - Michal Pedziwiatr, Mikhail Kisialeuski, Mateusz Wierdak, Maciej Stanek, Michal Natkaniec, Maciej Matlok, Piotr Major, Piotr Malczak, Andrzej Budzynski for "Early implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol – Compliance improves outcomes: A prospective cohort study"
2014 - Oliver J. Muensterer, Martin Lacher, Christoph Zoeller, Matthew Bronstein, Joachim Kübler for "Google Glass in pediatric surgery: An exploratory study"
2013 - N. A. O'Regan, J. Fitzgerald, S. Timmons, H. O'Connell, D. Meagher for "Delirium: A key challenge for perioperative care"
2012 - Holger Keil, Wolf Mueller, Christel Herold-Mende, Martha Maria Gebhard, Günter Germann, Holger Engel, Matthias A. Reichenberger for "Preoperative shock wave treatment enhances ischemic tissue survival, blood flow and angiogenesis in a rat skin flap model"
2011 - Muhammad Imran Aslam, Ashish Kelkar, David Sharpe, John Stuart Jameson for "Ten years experience of managing the primary tumours in patients with stage IV colorectal cancers"
2010 - Saleh El-Awadi, Ayman El-Nakeeb et al. for "Laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy in cirrhotic patients: A prospective randomized study"
2009 - Colin A. Walsh, Tjun Tang, Stewart R. Walsh for "Laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy in pregnancy: A systematic review"
2008 - Agha R, Cooper D, Muir G for "The reporting quality of randomised controlled trials in surgery: A systematic review"
2007 - Thomas Schlich for "Nobel Prizes for surgeons: In recognition of the surgical healing strategy"
2006 - S. Alam Hannan for "The magnificent seven: a history of modern thyroid surgery"
2005 - Not awarded
2004 - J. Whittle for "Preoperative Anthropometric Analysis of the Cleft Child’s Face: A Comparison between Groups"
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports is dedicated to publishing open access surgical case reports. Editor-in-Chief: David Rosin. CiteScore 0.62, SCImago Journal Rank 0.263. The journal annually awards the Thomas Starzl Prize, won by
2017 Winner
Obinna Obinwa, David Cooper, James M. O’Riordan An ingested mobile phone in the stomach may not be amenable to safe endoscopic removal using current therapeutic devices: A case report
2017 Runner-up
Akile Zengina, Bercis Imge Ucar a, Sükrü Aydin Düzgün, Zülfü Bayhan, Sezgin Zeren, Faik Yaylak, Bekir Sanal, Nilüfer Araz Bayhan Adult midgut malrotation presented with acute bowel obstruction and ischemia
2015 Winner
Mustafa Pehlivan, Pelin Özün Özbay, Muzaffer Temur, Özgür Yilmaz, Zekeriya Gümüs, Ahmet Güzel Epidermal cyst in an unusual site: A case report
2015 Runner-up
Igor Gerych, Taras Ivankiv, Oleksii Ogurtsov, Nazar Kalynovych Giant right groin lipoma mimicking inguinal hernia
2014 - B. Patrice Mwipatayi, Chee Weng Leong, Pradeep Subramanian, Alarick Picardo for "En bloc kidney transplant from an 18-month-old donor to an adult recipient: Case report and literature review"
2013 - Mohammed Al Mohaidly, Ahmed Suliman and Horia Malawi for "Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for a two-and half year old morbidly obese child"
