BJS Open is a fully open access peer-reviewed journal published online.BJS Open publishes original articles, reviews, meta-analyses,systematic reviews and randomized clinical trials, all of which are submitted to rigorous peer review,either when submitted to BJS Open directly or through the parent journal,BJS.Articles considered suitable for BJS Open are transferred after agreement with the authors.

BJS Open subscribes to the policies published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and adheres to publishing ethics guidelines published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

《Bjs Open》是一本由OXFORD UNIV PRESS出版商出版的专业医学期刊，刊期6 issues/year，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：医学 3区，小类学科：外科 3区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖外科等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外外科工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为3.875，平均审稿速度20 Weeks。