About the Journal
The Journal of Global Surgery (ONE) is an international peer-reviewed medical journal dedicated to improving access to safe, affordable and effective surgical care worldwide.
The journal provides an accessible platform for researchers, clinicians, educators and policymakers working across global surgery. It has a particular, although not exclusive, focus on surgical care in low-resource settings and low- and middle-income countries.
JoGS is published by One Surgery, a Community Interest Company based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The journal uses a community-funded publishing model designed to remove publication fees for authors, compensate peer reviewers and make published research openly accessible at a low and transparent cost.
Aims and Scope
Global surgery is concerned with improving access to safe, timely and affordable surgical, obstetric, trauma and anaesthesia care worldwide.
JoGS welcomes research and scholarly work addressing the delivery, quality and accessibility of surgical care. Relevant subjects include:
- Surgery and surgical specialties
- Anaesthesia and critical care
- Obstetric and maternal surgical care
- Trauma and emergency care
- Surgical education and workforce development
- Health systems, policy and financing
- Public health and epidemiology related to surgical care
- Quality improvement and patient safety
- Technology and innovation for resource-limited settings
- Equity, access and community participation in surgical care
The journal welcomes work from all countries. Submissions should demonstrate relevance to global surgical care and clearly explain how their findings may contribute to clinical practice, education, research or health-system improvement.
Article Types
Full-Length Articles
These manuscripts report original research, including clinical studies, epidemiological analyses, outcomes research, qualitative research, systematic and scoping reviews, health-system research and analytical case series. Submissions should demonstrate methodological rigour, clear structure and relevance to global surgical care.
Contributions offering robust data, useful analysis or meaningful advances in the understanding and delivery of surgical care are encouraged. Well-grounded theoretical or analytical work will also be considered.
Case Reports
Case reports describe individual patients or small descriptive case series with important clinical, scientific or educational value. This may include rare conditions, atypical presentations, complex management decisions or innovative approaches to care.
Reports should clearly describe the clinical course, explain the wider relevance of the case to surgical practice and include appropriate patient consent for publication.
Global Surgery in Practice
This category includes practice-focused contributions addressing surgical techniques, service-delivery innovations, quality-improvement initiatives, education, implementation experience, conference reports, historical perspectives and field-based reflections.
Articles should provide sufficient context and identify practical lessons that may be relevant or transferable to other settings.
Opinions and Editorials
Opinions are concise articles addressing current issues, controversies or emerging priorities in global surgery. They should present a clear and well-reasoned argument supported, where appropriate, by evidence or experience.
Editorials are normally commissioned by the editorial team and provide expert perspectives on important topics, recent developments or articles published by the journal.
Policy Briefs
Policy briefs provide structured, evidence-informed analysis of policies, health systems or strategic priorities affecting surgical care. They should clearly define the problem, describe the relevant context, present appropriate evidence and provide practical recommendations.
Publisher and Journal Information
Journal title: Journal of Global Surgery (ONE)
Abbreviated title: JoGS
Publisher: One Surgery, Community Interest Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom
ISSN: 2977-6074
Electronic ISSN: 2977-6082
DOI prefix: 10.52648/JoGS
Publication format: Online
Language: English
All official JoGS publications are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).
Charity Partners
JoGS works with global health and surgical charities whose activities support access to healthcare in underserved communities.
Peer reviewers may choose to donate their JoGS reviewer stipend to a participating charity instead of receiving the stipend themselves. This allows funds contributed through the journal’s publishing model to support both research dissemination and frontline healthcare.
Watsi
Watsi is a non-profit organisation that enables donors to help fund healthcare for patients who may otherwise be unable to afford treatment.
Information about current charity partners and available donation methods is reviewed and updated by JoGS.