Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (discontinued)
Georg Thieme Verlag · India
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Aims & Scope
TheIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery(IJPS) is the official journal of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. The society has more than 2000 members from India and overseas and aims to promote and develop plastic surgery as well as provide training for both under graduate and post-graduate teaching programs in India. For more than 50 years the society has disseminated knowledge amongst practicing plastic surgeons, students, researchers, and various members of the medical profession in general. Its members include reputed clinicians who are leading book authors and key opinion leaders. The journal is one of the leading plastic surgery journals in South-East Asia.IJPSfocuses on publishing high quality original investigations and reviews addressing various aspects including skin anatomy, inflammation, skin grafting, stem cell research, reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, emerging surgical techniques, epidemiological studies and more. IJPSrequires that authors follow the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. More information can be found here:https://www.icmje.org Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), PubMed Central, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EBSCO, ProQuest
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Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (discontinued)
Is Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (discontinued) a predatory journal?
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What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (discontinued)?
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (discontinued) is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.25.
Is Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (discontinued) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (discontinued) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (discontinued)?
TheIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery(IJPS) is the official journal of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. The society has more than 2000 members from India and overseas and aims to promote and develop plastic surgery as well as provide training for both under graduate and post-graduate teaching programs in India. For more than 50 years the society has disseminated knowledge amongst practicing plastic surgeons, students, researchers, and various members of the medical profession in general. Its members include reputed clinicians who are leading book authors and key opinion leaders. Th
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