As from 2023, the Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery (JPHS) is published Open Access, and authors retain full copyright to their manuscript. As soon as articles have received final approval from the EiC and the APC has been reflected, they will be published. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery’s published content is freely accessible on the journal’s website. All articles are assigned a DOI number (Digital Object Identifier). To view the journal’s abstracting and indexing, please visit: https://medicaljournalssweden.se/JPHS/about
Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published version of their article on their own website and/or in an institutional archive immediately after publication.
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As from Volume 59 (2024) all published articles, unless otherwise specified, are published under BY 4.0 CC-BY 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.
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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery (JPHS) is an international, non-profit and Open Access journal. 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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SCAPLAS members, corresponding authors who are members of the Scandinavian Association of Plastic Surgery (Nordisk plastikkirurgisk förening; SCAPLAS) receive 50% discount on the APC until the end of 2026.
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