British Journal of Plastic Surgery
Last updated ISSN 0007-1226
British Journal of Plastic Surgery is published by Elsevier BV in medicine. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in British Journal of Plastic Surgery concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
- History of Medical Practice
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0007-1226, 1465-3087 |
| Subject area | Medicine |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 8,134 |
| Publishing since | 1947 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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