Advertising on theijs.com The International Journal of Surgery as a highly respected and prestigious title provides a uniquely effective environments for advertising messages.  You can read more about the website's purpose, executive team and site statistics here. Readership Profile Surgeons (SHO to Consultant); Academic Surgeons and those working in Surgical Research (Fellows and Professors) from the following nine surgery categories: • Urology • Neurosurgery • Paediatric surgery • General Surgeons • Plastic • Cardiothoracic surgery • Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery • Oral and Maxillofacial surgery • Otolaryngology Advertising Format theijs.com offers the following advertising opportunities: - banner advertisements on the home page - advertorials in the IJS Writers Room - html banners in our e-mail alerts There are two advertising banners available at the bottom of our home page at the following sizes: 610 x 420 pixels 150 x 585 pixels Image formats - we accept png, Jpeg, Giff and tiff formats for adverts. Image size - 200Kb maximum Terms - These spaces are available on a monthly or yearly package.  Notes We accept a broad range of advertisements but not those which could be deemed offensive to our audience.  The appearance of advertising does not represent an endorsement by Surgical Associates Ltd of the product, service or company.  Surgical Associates Ltd in its sole discretion, retains the right to decline any submitted advertisement or to discontinue posting of any advertisement previously accepted. Viewers will not be sent to a commercial site or expanded advertisement unless they choose to do so by clicking on an advertisement.  Online ads (including banner ads and e-mail ads) should include the product/service name and/or the company's name. We do not accept advertisements which auto-generate pop-ups upon click-through to the advertisers landing page. Digital advertisements may appear as fixed banners or as rotating advertisements. Advertisements may link off-site to a commercial web site and must be readily distinguishable from editorial content and the word "advertisement" shall be added. IJS logos may not appear on commercial web sites as a logo or in any other form without prior written approval by the individuals responsible for the respective areas within Surgical Associates Ltd. Requests for advertising should be sent to: editor@journal-surgery.com or tel: +44 (0) 207 754 5402. Advertising in the International Journal of Surgery - paper edition Editorial The International Journal of Surgery is a peer-reviewed international journal which aims to promote continued developments in surgery by the publication of critically reviewed, carefully selected and contemporary knowledge about advances in clinical surgery, the surgical sciences and surgical education. 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