Journal summary

1. Name of Journal: Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery

2. Abbreviation/other titles: AJOPS; Australas J Plast Surg

3. ISSN: Online only: 2209-170X

4. Timing of publication: Twice per year

5. Publisher

• Name of Publisher: Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Contact Address: Suite G01, Ground floor, 69 Christie Street, St Leonards 2065
• City: New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
• Telephone: +61 (0)2 9437 9200  
• Email: journal@plasticsurgery.org.au
• Homepage: www.ajops.com

6. Year of first publication: 2018

7. Editorial scope: All aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery research and review including aesthetic, breast, burns, cleft lip and palate, craniomaxillofacial, experimental research, general reconstruction, hand, head and neck, history of plastic and military surgery, international collaboration, melanoma and skin cancer, paediatric, PRS Board of Training and technical and preoperative investigations/imaging.

8. Contributors/journal sponsorship: The Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery was established in 2018 as a joint initiative between the Australasian Foundation for Plastic Surgery and the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons. The journal is published by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons with support from the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons. 

9. Language: English

10. Publication history:

Seven issues starting Mar 2018:
Volume 1: Mar 2018; Sep 2018
Volume 2: Mar 2019; Sep 2019
Volume 3: Mar 2020; Sept 2020
Volume 4: Mar 2021

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Keywords

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