International Wound Journal

Overview

The International Wound Journal is uniquely placed to help improve the standards of care for patients and of professional practice internationally. It covers all aspects of prevention and treatment of wounds and associated skin conditions. By publishing the most clinically relevant and focused research, of the highest standard, within a peer-review process, International Wound Journal takes forward its mission to provide all professionals involved in wound care with the most important, relevant and applied research aimed at improving patient care, while continuing to foster partnership between industry, clinicians and researchers.

The Journal is the primary information resource for doctors, surgeons, nurses, podiatrists, physical therapists, radiotherapists, oncologists, occupational therapists and other healthcare professionals working in the prevention and treatment of wounds and associated conditions. Topics published include: 

·        Chronic and acute wounds
        Wound prevention and treatment
·         Scar prevention and treatment
·         Diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions
·         Diabetic wounds
·         Leg Ulcers
·         Burn wounds
·         Tissue repair and regeneration
·         Wound healing therapies
·         Surgical and non-skin wounds
·         Dressings – management and healing
·         Education and Training
·         Examples of provision of care to patients with wounds

The Editors are supported by a board of international experts and a panel of reviewers across a range of disciplines and specialties which ensures only the most current and relevant research is published.

Aims and Scope

The Editors welcome papers on all aspects of prevention and treatment of wounds and associated conditions in the fields of surgery, dermatology, oncology, nursing, radiotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy and podiatry.  The Journal accepts papers in the following categories:

- Research papers
- Review articles
- Clinical studies
- Letters
- News and Views: international perspectives, education initiatives, guidelines and different activities of groups and societies.
Calendar of events

The Editors are supported by a board of international experts and a panel of reviewers across a range of disciplines and specialties which ensures only the most current and relevant research is published.

Benefits of authorship include:

- Easy and rapid online submission and review process
-Maximum exposure of all articles – over 6,500 institutional sites and libraries provide their clinicians, researchers,educators and students with online access
-Recognized as the leading source of information for all wound care professionals 

Keywords

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Abstracting and Indexing Information

• CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (EBSCO Publishing)
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Embase (Elsevier)
• Global Health (CABI)
• MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM)
• Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics)
• SCOPUS (Elsevier)
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