2026
October
14 October: Artificial Intelligence Surgery (AIS) was listed in the Electronic Journals Library (EZB) and the German Union Catalogue of Serials (ZDB) in October 2026. The ZDB is one of the world’s largest serial publications databases, covering journals, newspapers and series in all languages and formats, serving over 3,700 libraries across Germany and Austria. EZB, operated by the University Library of Regensburg, is a widely adopted cooperative e-journal service for European academic libraries. This dual inclusion enhances the discoverability of AIS within German-speaking and European library systems.
View AIS's EZB record: https://ezb.ur.de/detail.phtml?jour_id=655738&bibid=UBR&lang=en%C2%A0.
View AIS's ZDB entry: https://zdb-katalog.de/title.xhtml?idn=1272426203&view=full&direct=true.
June
17 June: Impact Factor increased to 3.9 (+8.3%), ranking top quartile (Q1) and 34th among 321 journals in the Surgery category, further demonstrating the journal's growing academic influence and global recognition.
5 June: Scopus released the 2025 CiteScore for AIS, which up to 2.4, ranking Q2 in category of SURGERY (267/597), Q3 in category of ARTIFICIAL INTELLOGENCE (317/570), Q3 in category of Biomedical Engineering (236/342).
January
1 January: OAE Publishing Inc. and Guangdong Association of Thoracic Diseases established a strategic partnership to jointly develop AIS.
2025
June
18 June: AIS received its first Impact Factor 3.6, ranking Q1 in the SURGERY category and marking a significant milestone in its academic journey.
4 June: Scopus released the 2024 CiteScore for AIS, which up to 1.0, ranking Q3 in category of SURGERY (374/568), Q4 in category of ARTIFICIAL INTELLOGENCE (350/450).
2024
7 November: AIS released the 1st Special Collection: "The Power of Women Surgeons in Artificial Intelligence Surgery".
29 August: AIS was included in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
2023
9 November: AIS has been accepted for inclusion in Scopus.
25 August: Season 1, 30 episodes of Artificial Intelligence Surgery (AIS) podcast are completed.
2022
10 May: AIS reached cooperation with ResearchGate.
22 February: AIS became a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
In January: AIS obtained the ISSN 2771-0408 (Online).
2021
17 December: The inaugural issue of AIS was officially published: Volume 1, Issue 1 (2021).
29 July: The inaugural webinar of AIS was officially published: White Paper regarding Autonomous Actions in Surgery.
10 March: The First Editorial Board Meeting of the Journal Artificial Intelligence Surgery was Successfully Held.
1 February: Artificial Intelligence Surgery was officially released online, chaired by Professor Andrew A. Gumbs from the Department of Digestive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy/Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.
