Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery (Turk J Plast Surg)
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery (Turk J Plast Surg) is the official, international, open access, independently double blind peer reviewed, scholarly publication organ of the ESPRAS (European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery), Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Turkish Society of Aesthetic Surgery, and Interplast-Turkey. The journal is published quarterly on March, June, September and December.
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The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery is a multidisciplinary journal directed at an audience of plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeons and scientists.
The editorial and publication processes of the journal are shaped in accordance with the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Council of Science Editors (CSE), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), European Association of Science Editors (EASE), and National Information Standards Organization (NISO).
The journal is in conformity with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice)
Abstracting and Indexing Information
The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:
Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing’s Electronic Databases, Ex Libris – Primo Central, Turk Medline, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, ProQuest, TdNet, Turkey Citation Index, Ulakbim, Wanfang DataThe journal is indexed with, or included in, the following:
DOAJ, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scimago Journal Ranking, SCOPUS, Web of Science
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Open Access Publication and Creative Commons Licensing
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Digital Archiving
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Ahead of Print policy
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Scope of the journal
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery publishes clinical and experimental research articles, case reports, review articles, technical notes and letters to the editor prepared in accordance with ethical guidelines in all disciplines of health sciences. The journal also presents the latest surgical procedures with audit and outcome studies of new and established techniques in plastic surgery including cranio-maxillofacial surgery, orthognathic surgery, microsurgery, hand surgery, trauma surgery, surgery of the congenital anomalies (cleft lip and palate etc), burns, oncologic surgery, breast surgery, and aesthetic surgery.
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