
UPDATES in Surgery (UPIS) is an international journal dedicated to the art of surgical sciences. It provides a valuable synopsis of the most noteworthy developments in surgical techniques. In addition to its focus on general surgery, the journal places special attention on cutting edge topics and emerging surgical fields as well as monothematic issues guest edited by well-known experts.
The journal regularly publishes editorials, systematic reviews, original articles, technical notes and Letters to the Editor.
UPIS is the official journal of the Italian Society of Surgery and presents the best of Italian surgical works in continuous collaboration with the international surgical community.
The main purpose of the journal is to encourage a rigorous debate and a continuous refinement of the standards of care. In addition,
· UPIS’ accepted articles are published online within two weeks of acceptance
· UPIS’ articles are peer reviewed by at least two renowned surgeons who are experts in their field
· UPIS’ articles benefit from an online platform that encourages article sharing and posting on social media
· We encourage you to follow UPIS on Twitter (@UpdatesSurgery; https://twitter.com/UpdatesSurgery)
- Provide valuable updates on the most recent developments of surgical techniques
- Forces the community of surgeons to a rigorous debate and a continuous refinement of the standards of care
- Online publication within 2 weeks after acceptance
Journal information
- Editor-in-Chief
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- Francesco Basile,
- Fulvio Calise
- Publishing model
- Hybrid (Transformative Journal). Learn about publishing Open Access with us
Journal metrics
- 2.587 (2019)
- Impact factor
- 51 days
- Submission to first decision
- 102 days
- Submission to acceptance
- 120,333 (2020)
- Downloads
Latest issue
Latest articles
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Percutaneous ablation of post-surgical solitary early recurrence of colorectal liver metastases is an effective “test-of-time” approach
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A novel and simple technique to close the enterotomy after intracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy
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Management of endocrine surgical disorders during COVID-19 pandemic: expert opinion for non-surgical options
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Journal updates
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COVID-19 and impact on peer review
As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
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Societies, partners and affiliations
About this journal
- Electronic ISSN
- 2038-3312
- Abstracted and indexed in
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- ANVUR
- CNKI
- Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
- Dimensions
- EBSCO Discovery Service
- Google Scholar
- INIS Atomindex
- Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
- Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Medline
- Naver
- OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
- ProQuest-ExLibris Primo
- ProQuest-ExLibris Summon
- SCImago
- SCOPUS
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch)
- Semantic Scholar
- TD Net Discovery Service
- UGC-CARE List (India)
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