Canadian Journal of Surgery

*Canadian Journal of Surgery/Journal canadien de chirurgie*
Publication details
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)	Can. J. Surg.
Discipline	Surgery
Language	English, French
Edited by	Edward J. Harvey, Vivian Charles McAlister
Publisher	Canadian Medical Association (Canada)
Publication history	1957-present
Frequency	Bimonthly
Impact factor (2014)	1.507
Indexing
ISSN	1488-2310 (print) 1488-2310 (web)
OCLC no.	45048853
Links
Journal homepage Online archive

The Canadian Journal of Surgery is a bimonthly peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering surgery. It was established in 1957 and is published by the Canadian Medical Association. The editors-in-chief are Edward J. Harvey and Vivian Charles McAlister. The journal is sponsored by the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons, and Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology.

History

The journal was established as a result of a collaboration between Canadian departments of surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the Canadian Medical Association. In 1957, leading surgical groups asked the Canadian Medical Association to undertake the publishing of the journal. The founding editorial board consisted of the chairs of surgery at the 12 medical schools in Canada at the time. The president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada chaired the editorial board.^[1] The first issue was published on 1 October 1957.

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:^[2]

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