The review process is extremely slow.

(0) Thank | James Cao

Hello, I'm also planning to submit an article to this magazine. I find it strange that we have to pay a layout fee (at least $2000) before the review process even begins. Can the layout fee be refunded if the article is not accepted? I'm worried that I won't get the layout fee back, so I would appreciate any advice you can offer!

(0) Thank | 凌霄亚龙

Hello, I am also planning to submit a manuscript to this magazine. I find it strange that they are asking for the layout fee (at least $2000) before the review process has even started. If my submission is not accepted, can I get a refund for the layout fee? I am worried that I won't be able to get it back. Please advise

(0) Thank | 凌霄亚龙

Submission success rate: 75.0 | Review fee: 100.0 | Page fee: 1900.0
Experience sharing: Review fee of 100 USD, OA is 1900 USD online first 250 USD, review starts half a month after submission and payment, more than 3 months later, one month is given for revision, minor revision. The acceptance after revision is very fast, less than a week. I just don't know when it will be published now. It seems that there was a suggestion that it usually takes more than 1 year to be published. You can check the articles online first on the website, which shows the submission and acceptance times

(0) Thank | Dominic Warner

Already published, it took 3 years from submission in 2015, acceptance in 2017, and finally published in the July 2018 issue. Feeling exhausted

(0) Thank | 无冬雅晗

Review Speed: 3.0 | Submission Hit Rate: 50.0
Experience Sharing: The journal has an 80-year history, bimonthly publication, based in Chicago, USA. From January 2017 to May 2017, the journal changed from being a closed magazine to an open magazine, and the submission system was closed for 4 months before returning to normal. In the past five years, most Chinese submissions have come from authors affiliated with 985 or 211 universities or their affiliated hospitals in the Northeast, North, Southeast coastal, Central South, and West China regions. After paying a review fee of US$100, the speed of review depends on whether you choose to pay for "Fast Review" at the time of submission - Fast Review USD$600. If you choose to pay, it will generally be completed within 2 months, otherwise, it is unknown. Peer review is rigorous, and the time required depends more on the authors' speed in responding to revisions. Please carefully revise and quickly respond. After peer review is complete, the time from acceptance to publication varies from 1 month to over a year (interested parties can check the time required for each article in recent issues, all of which are openly available for free). You can choose to pay for "Online First Articles USD$250" for faster acceptance at the time of submission. The Open Access Publication Fee is US$1,900 and must be paid on time. Once accepted, the article will generally be published online within 1 month.

Chinese authors need to be aware that the journal's definition of formal publication means being published online first on the journal's website (typically about a year after submission), which is different from the concept of formal publication at Chinese universities, where it refers to a specific issue of a journal with page numbers in a PDF format. Your paper will be downloadable or purchasable with page numbers after about a year from online first publication (for those who paid for "Online First Articles" at the time of submission), while those who did not pay for "Online First Articles" may take over a year - possibly up to two years or even longer. However, there have been cases of papers by American authors being published within 2 months. The journal upholds the rigorous American tradition of 80 years, following strict procedures and will not accelerate the process for impatient emails from domestic authors

(0) Thank | Sibyl Longman

The magazine has a history of 80 years, bimonthly, and is located in Chicago, US. From January 2017 to May 2017, the magazine changed from a closed magazine to an open magazine, and the submission system was closed for 4 months but later resumed normal operation. In the past five years, the articles from China mostly came from authors from 985 or 211 universities-affiliated hospitals in Northeast, North China, Southeast Coast, Central China, and Western China. The review speed depends on whether the expedited review with payment is chosen, typically within 2 months if chosen, unknown if not chosen; peer review will not be biased, additional time is required for 1-3 rounds; Chinese authors should be aware that the formal publication defined by the magazine means being published online first on the website, which is different from the concept of formal publication required by Chinese universities, the formal publication at domestic universities refers to a specific issue, volume, and page number PDF. Your paper will become downloadable or purchasable with page numbers in a specific issue of the magazine generally after one year (accelerated) to two years, and occasionally longer, however, some American papers are published within 2 months. The magazine adheres to the rigorous American tradition of 80 years, strictly follows procedures, and will not expedite your submission due to the impatience and frequent emails from domestic authors, therefore, domestic students eager to graduate by having their paper published should consider carefully (also, after June 2016, the published papers in this magazine cannot be found on PubMed, but some domestic universities require a screenshot of the published paper on PubMed), if the research needs are not urgent about time, you can submit

(0) Thank | Sibyl Longman

Review speed: 3.0 | Submission acceptance rate: 50.0 Experience sharing: The journal has an 80-year history, is a bimonthly publication, and is based in Chicago, USA. From January 2017 to May 2017, the journal transitioned from a closed magazine to an open one. The submission system was closed for 4 months during this period, but then returned to normal. In the past 5 years, submissions from China have mainly come from authors affiliated with 985 or 211 universities and their affiliated hospitals in the Northeast, North, Southeast Coastal, Central, and Western regions of China. The speed of review depends on whether authors choose to pay for expedited review, which typically takes less than 2 months. If this option is not chosen, the timeframe is unknown. Chinese authors should note that the journal's definition of formal publication refers to being published online first on the journal's website. This is different from the concept of formal publication at Chinese universities, which typically requires a specific issue, volume, and page number in a PDF document. It is usually possible to download or purchase PDF pages from a specific issue of the journal around one to two years after online publication, with very few exceptions taking longer. However, some American papers have been published only 2 months after submission. The journal follows strict American traditions of academic rigour established over its 80-year history and adheres to its processes, meaning that urgent emails from Chinese authors will not expedite the process. Therefore, Chinese students in a hurry to publish their articles before graduation should carefully consider whether to submit to this journal, but those focused solely on research and unconcerned with timelines may still benefit from submitting

(0) Thank | Sibyl Longman

Review speed: 3.0 | Submission acceptance rate: 50.0
Experience sharing: This journal has an 80-year history and is a bimonthly publication based in Chicago, USA

(0) Thank | Sibyl Longman

It has been over 3 years since I submitted my work. It has not been published yet. It has been accepted for almost 2 years

(0) Thank | 无冬雅晗

Is this magazine closed? No response at all, feeling extremely depressed

(0) Thank | 风神嘉良

The submission system is not working, and the website homepage shows "This site is unavailable until further notice." Is this magazine still in operation? The reviewers replied in February

(0) Thank | 西风如仪

Unable to register, it shows "Sorry - the words you entered did not match." Maybe there is a CAPTCHA on the page that you can't see. Please help solve this, I've tried 27 times and it still doesn't work

(0) Thank | 狮吼锦诗

Really? Muziyi 2015-08-21 published:: Acceptance rate: about 95% Review time: about 1 month Submission 1 month, directly accepted, no revision

(0) Thank | 八荒戊寅

I have an article to submit to International Surgery recently, is there anything I should pay attention to? Do I need to provide the statistics review to the journal? Or just mention it in the article?

(0) Thank | Olga Hudson

Do I have to pay a submission fee?

(0) Thank | Rudolf More

After I paid the submission fee, how long will it take for him to start reviewing?

(0) Thank | 布鲁斯白求恩

Is it necessary to pay the review fee before the review process begins for this magazine?
muziyi 2015-08-21 Posted::Acceptance rate: about 95% Review time: about 1 month Submission for 1 month, directly accepted, no revisions

(0) Thank | 魔都欣畅

Dear experts, do we just need to wait after paying the submissions fee for this magazine, or do we need to email the editors?

(0) Thank | 京城白亦

Review speed: 1.0 | Submission acceptance rate: 95.0
Experience sharing: Submitted for 1 month, accepted directly without revisions

(0) Thank | 努力啊大欢欢

I submitted my work in September and received acceptance in mid-December

(0) Thank | 凌霄高洁

How is the speed of reviewing?

(0) Thank | 拈花艳平

The article has been submitted today for the first time, and I am not sure of the status yet. I will keep you all updated

(0) Thank | 凌霄高洁

The level of the magazine has been steadily improving

(0) Thank | 凌霄高洁

Specialized Research Area: Surgery

(0) Thank | 一只之南呀