Open access  ·  Peer reviewed  ·  Est. 2026

Annals of Endocrine Surgery

ISSN pending

The dedicated international forum for thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal surgery — free to publish, free to read, forever.

Annals of Endocrine Surgery is a not-for-profit, peer-reviewed, open-access journal with a single purpose: to advance surgical knowledge and improve patient outcomes worldwide. We charge nothing to authors and nothing to readers. No paywalls. No processing fees. Ever. Knowledge in endocrine surgery should be freely available to every clinician, researcher, and patient on the planet — and we intend to make that possible.

Thyroid

Benign and malignant disease, minimally invasive and robotic approaches, recurrent disease, complications management.

Parathyroid

Primary, secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism, intraoperative PTH monitoring, localisation strategies.

Adrenal

ACC, phaeochromocytoma, Conn's syndrome, adrenal incidentaloma, laparoscopic and retroperitoneoscopic techniques.

Hereditary & MEN

RET, VHL and SDH mutations; MEN1 and MEN2 syndromes; hereditary endocrine tumour syndromes.

We welcome submissions from surgeons, endocrinologists, and allied specialists worldwide. All article types are considered, including original research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, technical innovations, multicentre studies, and case reports of exceptional educational value.

Original research Systematic reviews Technical innovations Multicentre studies Case reports

No article processing charges. Ever. Annals of Endocrine Surgery is a not-for-profit, fully open-access journal. We believe surgical knowledge belongs to everyone — authors pay nothing to publish, and readers pay nothing to read.
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Editor-in-Chief

Mr Ioannis Christakis FRCS

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

International Editorial Board

Mr Tarek Abdel-Aziz MD FRCS

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon

Dr Elina Akalestou BSc MSc PhD

University of Leicester & Imperial College London, UK

Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences

Mr Vishnusai Chauhan MBChB MRCS(Ed)

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon

Mr Vasilis Constantinidis BSc MD FRCS

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK & University of Nicosia Medical School, Cyprus

Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon; Clinical Professor

Mr Gabriele Galatà MD FRCS

King's College Hospital, London, UK

Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon

Mr Johnathan Hubbard MBBS MD FRCS

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust & King's College Hospital, London, UK

Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon

Mr Tom Kurzawinski FRCS PhD

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / Royal Free Hospital / Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK

Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon

Prof Klaus-Martin Schulte MD FRACS FRCS

King's College Hospital, London, UK; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany; Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon; Professor Extraordinarius of Surgery; Honorary Professor & Reader

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Website

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