About this journal

Aims and scope

Published by Medical Journals Sweden from 2023.

The purpose of the Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery is to serve as an international forum for plastic surgery, hand surgery and related research. Interest is focused on original articles on basic research and clinical evaluation.

The scope of the journal comprises:

• Articles concerning operative methods and follow-up studies
• Research articles on subjects related to plastic and hand surgery
• Articles on cranio-maxillofacial surgery, including cleft lip and palate surgery.

Extended issues are published occasionally, dealing with special topics such as microvascular surgery, craniofacial surgery, or burns. Supplements, usually doctoral theses, may also be published.

The journal is published for the Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica society and sponsored by the Key Foundation, Sweden.

The journal was previously published as Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery.

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Abstracting and indexing

The Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:

Biological Abstracts
Current Advances in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Medline (NLM)
PEDro
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PubMed Central Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM)
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Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics)
Scopus (Elsevier)

Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica Society and our publisher Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in our publications. However, Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica Society and our publisher Taylor & Francis, our agents (including the editor, any member of the editorial team or editorial board, and any guest editors), and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica Society and our publisher Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica Society and our publisher Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to, or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions .

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