Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
Encyclopedia
The Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (or in German, Langenbeck's Archiv für Chirurgie), established in 1872 as Archiv für Klinische Chirurgie by founding editor Bernhard von Langenbeck
, is the oldest medical journal
of surgery
in the world. It is the official journals of several European societies of medicine, namely the German Society of Surgery, German Society of General and Visceral Surgery, German Association of Endocrine Surgeons, German, Austrian and Swiss Surgical Associations for Minimal Invasive Surgery, and the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons. The journal is currently published by Springer, and is edited by Markus W. Büchler. It's 2009 impact factor
was 1.572.
The journal was original published in German, but since 1998 is exclusively in English, and took its current English title.
Bernhard von Langenbeck
Bernhard Rudolf Konrad von Langenbeck was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbeck's amputation and founder of Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery....
, is the oldest medical journal
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...
of surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
in the world. It is the official journals of several European societies of medicine, namely the German Society of Surgery, German Society of General and Visceral Surgery, German Association of Endocrine Surgeons, German, Austrian and Swiss Surgical Associations for Minimal Invasive Surgery, and the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons. The journal is currently published by Springer, and is edited by Markus W. Büchler. It's 2009 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
was 1.572.
The journal was original published in German, but since 1998 is exclusively in English, and took its current English title.