The sister journal of the Annals is the Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

The Annals publishes peer reviewed papers on all branches of surgery, with emphasis on clinical research.

[1][2] It also includes: letters and comments, a technical section, news from NICE, discussion of controversial topics, CORESS[3] feedback, and book reviews.

The editorial board consists of members of the College Council and experts from surgical specialties.

[5] Back issues from one year ago or more are archived on PubMed Central and thus may be accessed free of charge.