World Journal of Emergency Surgery is the official publication of the World Society of Emergency Surgery
Aims and scope
World Journal of Emergency Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses all aspects of clinical and basic research related to traumatic and non-traumatic emergency surgery and its allied subjects. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: emergency surgery, acute care surgery, trauma surgery, intensive care, trauma management and resuscitation.
WSES Guidelines
World Society of Emergency Surgery official guidelines and classifications
Fausto Catena, Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Catena is currently Chief of the Department of Emergency Surgery at Parma University Hospital, having graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna, Italy. He is also General Secretary of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and Director of the WSES Educational Program.
Walter Biffl, Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Biffl is Medical Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA. He completed his undergraduate training at Duke University, medical training at George Washington University and surgical training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where he also completed an NIH-sponsored trauma research fellowship.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
30 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
30 days to first decision for all manuscripts
69 days from submission to acceptance
14 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
3.198 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.613 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.679 - SNIP (Source-Normalized Impact per Paper)
1.098 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
Usage
477,969 Downloads
412 Altmetric mentions
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