本雜志的使命是通過出版相關(guān)同行評審的臨床和基礎(chǔ)科學(xué)信息來促進外科的藝術(shù)和科學(xué)，以幫助外科醫(yī)生優(yōu)化患者護理。手術(shù)檔案還將作為討論涉及倫理、教學(xué)、手術(shù)史和社會經(jīng)濟問題的論壇。

The mission of this journal is to promote the art and science of surgery by publishing relevant peer-reviewed clinical and basic science information to assist the surgeon in optimizing patient care. The Archives of Surgery will also serve as a forum for the discussion of issues that involve ethics, teaching, surgical history, and socioeconomic concerns.