As from 58 in 2023 the Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery (JPHS) is published Open Access, and authors retain full copyright to their manuscript. Articles are then published immediately upon approval of the final proof and payment of the publication fee. All articles are assigned a DOI number (Digital Object Identifier).
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY 4.0 license). This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. CC BY includes the following elements: BY: credit must be given to the creator.
When publishing articles in Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, the author(s) grant first publication rights to Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica. In consideration of the publication of the article, the authors grant to Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery the license to 1) publish, reproduce, distribute, display and store the article worldwide in all forms, formats and media now known or as developed in the future, including print, electronic and digital forms, and 2) to translate the article into other languages, create adaptations, summaries or extracts of the article. Please note that authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission for reproducing copyrighted material from other sources.
• There is no paywall - All journal content is freely available immediately upon publication
• Your work has increased impact – Global dissemination of your work increases as everyone can access it
• Increased chance of citations – The potential of published content being cited is optimized
• You retain copyright - Authors retain copyright to their work and are free to disseminate it
• You reach beyond academia
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery (JPHS) is an international, non-profit journal that is flipping to Open Access in 2023. Owned by the Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica Society, JPHS aims to be a leading forum for hand and plastic surgeons from all over the world. Contributions from all parts of the world are welcome.
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For papers for whom the corresponding author is a member of the Scandinavian Association of Plastic Surgery (Nordisk plastikkirurgisk förening; SCAPLAS) there will be a 50% discount on the APC; article processing charge (i.e. 995 Euros instead of 1990 Euros until last of June 2025).
For papers for whom the corresponding author is affiliated with a Swedish institution that is a member of the BIBSAM consortium, BIBSAM will pay the full APC.
For further details regarding APC, go to Publication Fees
