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The American Journal of Surgery Template

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About the The American Journal of Surgery format

The American Journal of Surgery is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments.

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

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Publishes research inGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Hernia repair and management
ISSN0002-9610
Citation impact (2-yr)1.8
h-index254
i10-index16,746
Total citations890,471
Article processing charge$3,540
Top institutions publishing herePhiladelphia University
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in The American Journal of Surgery per year

387
2014
434
2015
462
2016
476
2017
524
2018
473
2019
615
2020
488
2021
528
2022
455
2023
504
2024
532
2025

Citation impact of The American Journal of Surgery by publication year

11.2K
2014
11.4K
2015
10.3K
2016
9.3K
2017
8.8K
2018
7.9K
2019
9.6K
2020
5.2K
2021
3.4K
2022
2.4K
2023
1.5K
2024
598
2025

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

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The American Journal of Surgery template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does The American Journal of Surgery use?
The American Journal of Surgery 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, The American Journal of Surgery 12 (2023) 45–58.
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