About the Journal

Mission & Scope

IJSR publishes original research, reviews, case reports/series, short communications, clinical images, letters, elective/clerkship reports, editorials, feature articles, and conference abstracts across all disciplines of medicine and surgery—including diagnostic and allied specialties (e.g., anesthesiology, radiology, pathology), public and global health, medical education, health policy, and quality improvement.

History & Milestones

  • 2010 – Concept & Founding: Conceived in Groningen, Netherlands, when a group of researchers—primarily medical students—met at the ISCOMS conference (UMCG) and through the ISCOMS Research Fellowship (IRF).
  • Jan 2011 – First Issue: Volume 1 launched with four quarterly issues.
  • 2012–2017 – Publication Frequency: Switched to biannual (two issues per year).
  • 2013–2020 – Publishing Partner: Transitioned to Medknow (Wolters Kluwer) for production and distribution.
  • Post-2020 – Platform: Returned to an independent, OJS-based publishing workflow. Thereafter, accepted submissions will be published on a rolling basis and organized into periodic issues. 

Editorial & Peer Review

All submissions undergo an initial quality and policy compliance check. Suitable manuscripts proceed to double-blind peer review by at least two independent experts. Editorial decisions are based on methodological rigor, originality, clarity, and ethical compliance. Manuscripts outside scope or below minimum scholarly/ethical standards may be desk-rejected.

Open Access, Licensing & Fees

IJSR is a fully open-access journal: all articles are free to read and download immediately upon publication. Unless otherwise stated, content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) license, with authors retaining copyright. There are no fees for submission or editorial processing. Upon acceptance, an Article Processing Charge (APC) of USD $250 is invoiced to cover publication services (peer-review management, copyediting, typesetting, DOI registration, online hosting, and long-term archiving). The APC is charged only after acceptance and has no influence on editorial decisions. Limited waivers or discounts may be considered for unfunded work or authors from low- and lower-middle-income countries.

Abstracting & Indexing

See our Abstracting & Indexing page for current listings 

Submissions

IJSR accepts submissions year-round. Articles are published online on a rolling basis and compiled into periodic issues. Please review the Author Instructions and use the appropriate manuscript template before submitting via our portal: Submit to IJSR.

Contact

Email: contact@ijsronline.net