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| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (journal) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Discipline | Plastic surgery |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (journal) is a leading peer-reviewed medical journal focusing on clinical and experimental aspects of reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. The journal publishes original research, reviews, case reports, and guidelines that inform practice across wound healing, microsurgery, craniofacial surgery, burn care, and aesthetic techniques. Its readership includes surgeons, researchers, and trainees associated with major medical centers, professional societies, and academic institutions.
The journal was established in the mid-20th century amid advances driven by figures and institutions associated with Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Guy's Hospital. Early editorial stewardship reflected influence from surgeons linked to World War I and World War II reconstructive efforts, including contemporaries of Sir Harold Gillies, Archibald McIndoe, Sir William Osler, and practitioners affiliated with Royal College of Surgeons of England and American College of Surgeons. Over successive decades the journal paralleled developments at centers such as University of Pennsylvania, University of California, San Francisco, Cleveland Clinic, Stanford University School of Medicine, and University of Toronto as microsurgical, flap-based, and craniofacial techniques matured. The publication's evolution intersected with milestones associated with World Health Organization initiatives, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the rise of subspecialty training programs at institutions like Duke University School of Medicine.
The journal covers clinical studies, translational research, systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, and technical reports relevant to practitioners from institutions such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Royal Marsden Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan). Topics include microsurgery advances pioneered in labs at Imperial College London, craniofacial reconstruction associated with teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital, breast reconstruction linked to groups at MD Anderson Cancer Center, burn management informed by research at Shriners Hospitals for Children, and facial aesthetic procedures developed in practices connected to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The journal routinely features multidisciplinary collaborations involving departments at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, University of Chicago, Yale School of Medicine, and research funded by agencies such as National Institutes of Health and foundations like Wellcome Trust.
Editorial leadership has historically included editors and editorial board members drawn from academic centers including University College London, Karolinska Institutet, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and University of Melbourne. Peer review processes align with standards advocated by bodies like Committee on Publication Ethics and editorial policies practiced at journals published by organizations such as Wolters Kluwer, Elsevier, and Springer Nature. The editorial office collaborates with reviewers and statisticians from institutions such as University of Oxford, McGill University, University of Sydney, and University of Michigan to evaluate methodology, ethical compliance, and clinical relevance. Special issues have been guest-edited by leaders affiliated with European Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, and panels including representatives from World Congress of Plastic Surgery.
The journal is issued on a regular schedule and is traditionally associated with a major professional society, mirroring publication practices seen at titles connected to American Medical Association and Royal Society of Medicine. Its impact factor and citation metrics are tracked in bibliometric databases used by researchers at University of Cambridge, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Toronto. The journal's articles have influenced clinical guidelines promulgated by organizations such as National Health Service (England), American Cancer Society, and specialty groups including American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Authors publishing in the journal come from international centers such as Seoul National University Hospital, Tokyo University Hospital, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.
Abstracting and indexing services that include the journal follow conventions of databases maintained by entities like National Library of Medicine, Clarivate Analytics, Scopus', and Embase. Libraries and information services at Library of Congress, British Library, National Library of Medicine, and university consortia including COAR provide cataloging and access. Abstracts and metadata are integrated into discovery platforms used by researchers at Cornell University, University of Washington, King's College London, and University of Edinburgh.
The journal has published landmark articles that shaped practices in reconstructive transplantation, microsurgical free tissue transfer, and aesthetic technique standardization. Influential reports have originated from teams at Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Contributions addressing prognosis, flap physiology, adipose-derived therapies, and regenerative approaches engaged investigators from Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Stanford University School of Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, and Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset. The journal's role in disseminating consensus statements and multicenter trial results has linked it to guideline development by bodies such as World Health Organization, American College of Surgeons, and regional societies across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Category:Medical journals