The Indian Journal of Surgery is the official publication of the Association of Surgeons of India. More than 30,000 members of the Association have access to full articles and there are large number of subscribers worldwide for this Journal. The Journal is a hybrid journal published by Springer Nature. It offers a wide spectrum of high-quality, double-blind peer reviewed articles both online and in-print and has a large readership with network of subscribers. It has global presence with active participation by over 45 countries. It publishes editorials, original articles, review articles, surgical technique and innovation, case reports & images, consensus documents, views and opinions, biographies of influential teachers and surgeons and letters to editor. The Journal spans general surgery, gastro-intestinal surgery, minimal access surgery, surgical oncology, thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, trauma & emergency surgery, rural surgery, low-cost innovations, experimental surgery, surgical education and academic surgery. To some extent we also publish articles on plastic surgery, urology, pediatric surgery, radiology, anesthesiology, orthopedics, ENT, maxillofacial surgery etc. surgical practice and research. This makes it an overall rounded reading for wide range of practicing surgeons especially general surgeons. This has allowed the Indian Journal of Surgery becoming popular day-by-day. The Journal provides a forum for surgeons from India and abroad to exchange ideas, to propagate the advancement of science and the art of surgery and to promote friendship among surgeons in India and abroad. This has been a trusted platform for surgeons in communicating up-to-date scientific information to the community.