EPlasty
Encyclopedia
ePlasty is a peer-reviewed
open access electronic journal of plastic surgery
and associated specialties published by Open Science Company.
It had had the previous titles, according to Ulrichs:
ePlasty addresses various plastic surgery
topics including basic science and plastic surgery research, cosmetic, reconstruction, microsurgery
, pediatric-maxillo-craniofacial, hand
, clinical trials, and all elements of burn management, wound care, and related burn and wound research. The ePlasty website also contains dedicated areas for plastic surgery residents and program directors and a HIPAA compliant Forum.
The journal is indexed by Pubmed
.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
open access electronic journal of plastic surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
and associated specialties published by Open Science Company.
It had had the previous titles, according to Ulrichs:
- 2004-2007: Journal of Burns and Wounds (United States) (1554-0766); (2004):
- 2002-2004: Journal of Burns and Surgical Wound Care (United States) ( (1547–1551);
- 2002: Journal of Burns
ePlasty addresses various plastic surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
topics including basic science and plastic surgery research, cosmetic, reconstruction, microsurgery
Microsurgery
Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operating microscope. The most obvious developments have been procedures developed to allow anastomosis of successively smaller blood vessels and nerves which have allowed transfer of tissue from one part of the body to another and...
, pediatric-maxillo-craniofacial, hand
Hand
A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered extremity located at the end of an arm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs...
, clinical trials, and all elements of burn management, wound care, and related burn and wound research. The ePlasty website also contains dedicated areas for plastic surgery residents and program directors and a HIPAA compliant Forum.
The journal is indexed by Pubmed
PubMed
PubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system...
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