About CJS

The Canadian Journal of Surgery (CJS) is an open access journal. All articles published are available free of charge on this website as well as on PubMed Central.  

The mission of CJS is to contribute to the effective continuing medical education of Canadian surgical specialists, using innovative techniques when feasible, and to provide surgeons with an effective vehicle for the dissemination of observations in the areas of clinical and basic science research. Its impact factor is 2.5 (2022).

The CJS is owned by CMA Impact Inc., a subsidiary of the Canadian Medical Association.

Land acknowledgement

The CMAJ Group acknowledges with gratitude that they operate on territories that have, since time immemorial, been the traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

Sponsoring Societies and Academic Partners

CJS was founded in 1957 by a collaboration of the Canadian Medical Association, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Canadian university departments of surgery. Dr Robert Janes, President of the Royal College was its first editor. The chairs of the surgical departments made up the first editorial board. Today the following organizations take part in the Academic Program of the Canadian Journal of Surgery:

Canadian Association of General Surgeons
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons

Departments of Surgery

Dalhousie University
McGill University
Memorial University
Université Laval
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
University of Manitoba
Université de Montréal
University of Ottawa
Université de Sherbrooke
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
Western University

Reviewers

A high-quality scientific journal could not be produced without the anonymous, unpaid and often inadequately appreciated work of its reviewers. The editors and staff of the CJS thank everyone who reviewed submissions to the journal in 2020. View 2022 Reviewer list.