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Advances in Perioperative Care is a Diamond Open Access journal that aims to promote a multi-disciplinary approach for the betterment of care for patients contemplating, undergoing and recovering from surgery.

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Advances in Perioperative Care is where the global perioperative community connects – an inclusive, ethical, and accessible journal advancing real-world practice across the multidisciplinary team.

More than just a journal, we are a community of clinicians, researchers, academics and others that are aiming to make publishing in perioperative care open, inclusive, and meaningful for every professional contributing to surgical outcomes. Backed by UCL Press and a community of leading clinicians, researchers and allied health professionals, Advances in Perioperative Care removes traditional barriers to publication.

As a Diamond Open Access journal with no article processing charges and a firm commitment to quality, Advances in Perioperative Care welcomes submissions from anyone from across the multidisciplinary field - from nurses and pharmacists to anaesthetists, physiotherapists, and beyond - to share experiences that shape real-world practice. Each article, from case vignettes to case reports, is designed to inspire collaboration, promote learning, and reflect the diversity of modern perioperative care.

Because great ideas can come from anywhere, publishing with Advances in Perioperative Care means joining a global community dedicated to advancing safer, smarter and more compassionate perioperative care.

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Meet the editors
Meet the editors
Posted by APOC Editorial Office on 2026-03-03

Advances in Perioperative Care has been developed and is edited by academics and clinicians at the Centre for Perioperative Medicine at UCL (University College London, UK). Meet our editors and read about their work and career path, their interests and how they got involved in the journal, below. Prof David Walker, Editor-in-Chief What is your area of expertise? I trained in Anaesthesia and [...]

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