本雜志的使命是通過出版相關同行評審的臨床和基礎科學信息來促進外科的藝術和科學，以幫助外科醫生優化患者護理。手術檔案還將作為討論涉及倫理、教學、手術史和社會經濟問題的論壇。

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.