Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is a medical journal published eight times a year by the College, in January, March, April, May, July, September, October and November. The sister journal of the Annals is the Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
LanguageEnglish
Edited byProfessor Benedict Rogers
Publication details
Publisher
Frequency8/year
1.220 (2019)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Ann. R. Coll. Surg. Engl.
Indexing
ISSN0035-8843
Links

The Annals publishes peer reviewed papers on all branches of surgery, with emphasis on clinical research.[1][2] It also includes: letters and comments, a technical section, news from NICE, discussion of controversial topics, CORESS[3] feedback, and book reviews. There is in addition a selection of trainee presentations from England and Wales. The editorial board consists of members of the College Council and experts from surgical specialties.[4]

The current Editor-in-Chief of the Annals is Professor Benedict Rogers.[5] Back issues from one year ago or more are archived on PubMed Central and thus may be accessed free of charge.[6] Current and recent issues can be accessed online via Ingenta Connect.[7]

As of 2019, the impact factor for the Annals is 1.220.[8]

The journal is indexed in PubMed and Science Citation Index.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England". Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  2. ^ "Editorial Policy — The Royal College of Surgeons". Rcseng.ac.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  3. ^ "Confidential Reporting System for Surgery". CORESS. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. ^ "Portland Customer Services - Journals". Portlandpress.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  5. ^ Jones, T. H.; Hanney, S.; Buxton, M. J. (2006). "Publications: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England". BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 6. The Royal College of Surgeons: 24. doi:10.1186/1472-6947-6-24. PMC 1559602. PMID 16762051. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Archive of "Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England"". NCBI. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. ^ "ingentaconnect Publications by The Royal College of Surgeons of England". Ingentaconnect.com. 2002-07-01. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  8. ^ "Journal info: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England". Bioxbio.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

External links edit

  • Annals on Royal College of Surgeons of England website