The general sum-connectivity index of a graph G is defined as χ a (G) = Σ uv∊E(G) (d u +d v )α, where d u (or d v ) denotes the degree of vertex u (or v) in G, E(G) denotes the edge set of G, and α is a real number. This paper outlines the results up to now on this problem. Additionally, the formula for calculating the general sum-connectivity index of polyomino chains and suggestions for further research are given.