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Veterinary Surgery

The official journal of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and the European College of Veterinary Surgeons

Edited by:
John R. Pascoe

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 24/133 (Veterinary Sciences)
Impact Factor: 1.432

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Veterinary Surgery is a source of up-to-date coverage of surgical and anesthetic management of animals, addressing significant problems in veterinary surgery with relevant case histories and observations.  It contains original, peer-reviewed articles that cover developments in veterinary surgery, and presents the most current review of the field, with timely articles on surgical techniques, diagnostic aims, care of infections, and advances in knowledge of metabolism as it affects the surgical patient. The journal places new developments in perspective, encompassing new concepts and peer commentary to help better understand and evaluate the surgical patient.

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Online Content Available Back to Volume 1 (1999)

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Reflections from the Editor

In the January 2006 issue, some future goals for improved operation of the journal were identified. These were to eliminate the backlog of reports waiting for publication, to reduce time from submission to initial decision, and to strive to publish reports in less than a year from submission. We have achieved all 3 objectives: there is no longer a backlog, most reports are published within 10 months of submission, and on average within 6 months of acceptance, and time from submission to initial decision (reviewer comments and Associate Editor recommendation) is typically less than 8 weeks. Submissions have increased substantially and concurrently, rejection of reports has also increased (37% in 2005). The journal's current impact factor has improved and we are optimistic that further improvements will follow given the increasing quality of submissions to the journal.

Whereas we are cognizant of the need for Diplomates engaged in cross disciplinary research reliant on competitive extramural funding to submit their work to top-tier, peer-reviewed archival journals focused on research relevant to human health, we are hopeful that the overall improvements in the journal will encourage reconsideration of Veterinary Surgery for publication of their results. Such actions will continue to improve the journal's scientific stature and ensure Veterinary Surgery's place as the premiere journal for surgical research, especially that involving relevant animal models for veterinary and human health, and also as a repository for contemporary veterinary clinical surgical knowledge.

From Veterinary Surgery Vol. 36 issue 1
doi:10.1111/j.1532-950X.2007.00243.x

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Read this journal's Top 5 Cited Articles!

Applications of Evidence-Based Medicine: Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury Repair in the Dog. 34:2 

Long-Term Radiographic Comparison of Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Versus Extracapsular Stabilization for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture in the Dog. 34:2

Stem Cells: Classifications, Controversies, and Clinical Applications. 34:5 

Accuracy and Optimization of Force Platform Gait Analysis in Labradors with Cranial Cruciate Disease Evaluated at a Walking Gait

In Vitro Evaluation of the 18 and 36 kg Securos Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair System^™