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June 26, 2019
JAMA Surgery #1 surgery journal in the world with Dr. Melina Kibbe as Editor-in-Chief
JAMA Surgery journal receives a record high impact factor of 10.668 making it the #1 surgery journal in the world and the distinction of being the 1st surgery journal to achieve a double-digit impact factor.