- Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
- ISSN: 14712482
- Journal Impact Factor: 1.8
- SJR: 0.572
- Journal Quartile: Q2
- Publication Language: English
- Indexing: Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC
- Open-Access: Yes
- Country of Publication: United Kingdom
- Review Process: Open peer review
- H-Index: 64
- Plagiarism Policy: Yes
- Time Between Submission and Publication (in weeks): 24
- Article Publication Charges: Yes
- Article Publication Charges: 2190 GBP; 2990 USD; 2490 EUR
- Waiver Policy: Yes
- Publication Area: Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Surgery (Q2)
- Journal Official Website: http://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com