The Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery or AJOPS, publishes original research on 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, rural and regional, training, and technical and preoperative investigations/imaging.

This open-access journal is published by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons with support from the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons. It was established in 2018 as a joint initiative between the Australasian Foundation for Plastic Surgery and the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons. Two issues are published per year in March and September.

The aim of the journal is to be the premier platform for plastic and reconstructive surgery research and review in the region; to foster, encourage and support research excellence; and to make a key contribution to surgical practice worldwide in keeping with the prominent roles that Australian and New Zealand surgeons have played in the development of the specialty.

The journal’s audience includes specialist plastic and reconstructive surgeons, general surgeons, paediatric surgeons, vascular surgeons, trainee surgeons, specialist registered nurses, medical professionals and medical technologists.

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: Continuous; one volume per year collated into two issues (March and September).

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