Global Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research

Guidelines

Manuscript Submission

The document needs to be prepared in English language. Documentation of the manuscript is required, with a wide margin and single spacing between lines. Every page in the document, including those with figures, tabular columns, acknowledgements, references, etc., must be numbered sequentially. The manuscript should be included in a single Microsoft Word document. The same word document must contain all of the manuscript's figures and tables. Send an email attachment with your manuscript to info@jsurgicalresearch.com

Terms of Manuscript Submission

Every author who submits an article to the Global Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research explicitly certifies that they have read and agreed to the journal's rules. Following publication, all prospective readers will have unrestricted access to the manuscript's content online for non-commercial usage. No part of the manuscript's material will ever violate third parties' rights or copyrights. No previously published work or submission to another publication for review may be included in the submitted manuscript.

Peer-Review Process

The journal follows Double blind peer review process. This is done with the aim to minimize the possibility of a biased opinion when the reviewers know who the authors are and from where they come from, ensuring a responsible and ethical environment.

Article Types

  • Research Articles
  • Review Articles
  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Images
  • Short Communications
  • Special Issue Articles
  • Editorials
  • Commentary

Research Article: A maximum of 4500–5000 words should be included in the submitted research article. The quantity of pages, graphics, and tabular columns is not restricted.

Review articles: A review article can be between 3000 and 5000 words long, with no restrictions on the number of pages, tables, or images that can be included.

Case Reports: A case report can be between 1200 and 1600 words lengthy. allowing for an unlimited quantity of pages, figures, and references.

Clinical Images: Clinical Image article word limit of 150 words and a maximum of two images must be utilized when submitting clinical Images.

Short Communications: Short Communication article Should Contain a maximum of 1200–1300 words to present the research subject in question and the author's viewpoint.

Editorials: A maximum of 1000-1500 words, with no limit on the amount of pages, references, or images included.


All the manuscripts that are submitted to Global Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research that need to be submitted in the following format:

  • Cover letter
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Materials and Methods
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References

Cover letter

  • Submit a cover letter with your manuscript.
  • Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest.
  • Consent from all co-authors for manuscript submission.
  • Confirm manuscript content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
  • Confirmation that the paper has not been published or is being considered for publication in another journal.

Abstract

An abstract should follow the title page. An abstract of 200-250 words should be provided, providing a concise overview of the work completed.

Title and Authorship Information

  • The following information should be included
  • Title of the paper
  • Author complete names
  • Affiliation should be in the given format: department, university, country
  • Complete mailing address of the institution
  • Email addresses

Introduction

A brief introduction to the issue is required, highlighting the study's key findings.

Materials and Methods

By submitting your manuscript to the journal, you consent to the materials described in the manuscript, including the complete data, which will be freely available to researchers and scientists who intend to use it for non-commercial purposes without violating participant confidentiality.

Results and Discussion

In this section, the authors can present their primary experimental results, including any statistical analysis and whether or not the study's findings are significant.

Acknowledgments

In this section, the author may mention individuals or collaborators who have directly or indirectly provided assistance to the original work but fail to meet the authorship requirement. As a gesture of gratitude, the authors have to get permission from the contributor or contributors they wish to mention in this section.

References

APA System of referencing. Each citation in the manuscript was assigned a unique Arabic number. The numbers are assigned in sequential orders. When referencing an article many times, the same reference number must be used. The numbering could be shown in brackets.

Reference numbering: All references are numbered in the order in which they were originally mentioned. The reference numbers for tables and legends must be used with the parenthesis. When the prior reference is reused, the same reference number must be used.

Examples of references

For journal articles:

Riskin, DJ., Longaker, MT., Gertner, M., et al. (2006). Innovation in surgery: a historical perspective. Glob J Surg Res244(5), 686-693.

Article with more than 3 authors:

Author 01, Author 02, Author 03, et al. Innovation in surgery: a historical perspective. Glob J Surg Res, 244(5), 686-693.

Tables

Tables and figures should be concise and easy to understand.

Figure Preparation

  • TIFF is suggested for images.
  • JPEG is suited for photographic images but not ideal for graphical images.
  • Images should have a resolution of around 300 dpi.

Copyrights

Submission guidelines:

Submission of a manuscript to the Global Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research indicates that all authors have read and agreed to the journal's specifications. All prospective readers will have unrestricted access to the manuscript's material for non-commercial usage on the Internet upon publication. The writers' content in the manuscript shall never violate any third-party copyrights or rights. The manuscript submitted should not be published or considered by any other journal. Manuscripts containing plagiarized content will not be considered for peer review.

Disclosure Policy

Disclosure statements from all co-authors must be supplied at the time of submission. Manuscripts submitted without the disclosure statement will be considered incomplete and may not be considered for review.

During the external peer-review process, authors must submit signed copies of the following statements:

  • Author contribution.
  • Statement of conflict of interest.
  • Provide written acknowledgement of cited content and individuals' approval.