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Surgery in Practice and Science Template

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About the Surgery in Practice and Science format

Surgery in Practice and Science is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Surgical Simulation and Training, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Surgery in Practice and Science 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Surgical Simulation and Training Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
ISSN2666-2620
Citation impact (2-yr)1.36
h-index15
i10-index27
Total citations1,057
Article processing charge$2,100
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Surgery in Practice and Science per year

1
2009
19
2020
23
2021
96
2022
79
2023
33
2024
53
2025

Citation impact of Surgery in Practice and Science by publication year

1
2009
141
2020
88
2021
413
2022
243
2023
76
2024
67
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Surgery in Practice and Science

ChatGPT: Friend or foe in medical writing? An example of how ChatGPT can be utilized in writing case reports

Wai Lone Jonathan Ho, Bilal Koussayer, Joseph Sujka · 1 Jun 2023

ChatGPT is a chatbot built on a natural language processing model which can generate human-like responses to prompts given to it. Despite its lack of domain-specific training, ChatGPT has developed remarkable accuracy in interpreting clinical information. In this article, we aim to assess what role ChatGPT can serve in medical writing. We recruited a first-year…

The Competitiveness of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs: A Twenty-year Analysis Utilizing a Normalized Competitive Index

Victor H. Martinez, Jaime A. Quirarte, Matthew D. Smith et al. · 30 Jan 2023

Objective: To apply a normalized competitive index over a 20-year period to analyse applicant trends in orthopaedic surgery residency programs. Design: A retrospective analysis of orthopaedic surgery residency program data from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match data from 2003 to 2022 and NRMP Charting Outcomes data from 2007 to 2021 was…

Does virtual reality in the perioperative setting for patient education improve understanding? A scoping review

Talia Shepherd, Matthew Trinder, Mary Theophilus · 19 Jun 2022

Background: The potential uses of Virtual Reality (VR) to educate patients perioperatively are now an emerging field of research. The objective of this scoping review is to assess the extent of the literature on how immersive VR is being used perioperatively to specifically improve patient understanding of their pathology or procedure. Methods: A systematic search…

Surgical or non-surgical treatment of peri-implantitis — what is the verdict?,

Elli Anna Kotsailidi, Dimitrios Michelogiannakis, Abeer Sami Al-Zawawi et al. · 1 Jun 2020

It remains unclear whether treatment of peri‑implantitis should be performed surgically after mucoperiosteal flap elevation or non-surgically. The aim of the present evidence-based literature review was to assess whether surgical or non-surgical treatment should be performed for the treatment of peri‑implantitis. The focused question was “Should peri‑implantitis be treated surgically or non-surgically?”. Clinical and experimental…

Surgery in Practice and Science template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Surgery in Practice and Science use?
Surgery in Practice and Science uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Surgery in Practice and Science 12 (2023) 45–58.
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