Surgery calls for papers / publications

Call for Authors: Journal of Trauma Nursing

Official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses (STN)

Authors needed: All those concerned with the practice of trauma nursing in the areas of clinical practice, research, education, health policy, and administration are invited to submit manuscripts on the following topics:

International Trauma Issues
Collaboration Between Trauma Practitioners and Other Disciplines
Acute Care Surgery and Trauma
Magnet Designation and Trauma
Perioperative Trauma Care
Ethical Issues in Trauma
Clinical Care Across the Trauma Continuum
Trauma Research
Trauma Rehab

Please visit the JTN Editorial Manager site at http://JTN.edmgr.com for more information or to submit a manuscript, or contact the editor with questions at JTNeditor@katschroeter.com

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the British Journal of Surgery: Improving Outcomes in Cancer Surgery

BJS will publish an additional special issue in January 2013 entitled 'Improving outcomes in cancer surgery'. We are keen to emphasise the role that surgery plays in the management of the cancer patient. Readers who would like to offer material for this issue should prepare papers in the standard BJS style, and submit them to the Journal before 1st June 2012. The papers will be managed via the BJS electronic manuscript handling system, and will be subject to standard peer review.

Please state your manuscript should be considered for the supplement.

Call for Papers: American Journal of Clinical Medicine

The American Journal of Clinical Medicine (AJCM) is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), an organization dedicated to promoting the highest intellectual, moral, and ethical standards of its members. Its diversity incorporates physicians that represent a broad spectrum of specialties including anesthesiology, dermatology, diagnostic radiology, disaster medicine, emergency medicine, family medicine/OB, family practice, geriatric medicine, hospital medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, psychiatry, radiation oncology, general surgery, and urgent care medicine.

To further the goals of AAPS, which include providing education for its members and promoting the study, research, and improvement of its various specialties, the AJCM invites submissions of high-quality review articles, clinical reports, case reports, or original research on any topic which has potential to impact the daily practice of medicine.

Publication in the AJCM is one of the criteria to qualify for the prestigious Degree of Fellow within the Academies of Medicine of the AAPS.

Isuue Deadlines:

Summer 2012 • Vol. 9, No. 3 May 1, 2012
Fall 2012 • Vol. 9, No. 4 August 1, 2012

Contact AAPS
5550 West Executive Dr., Suite 400
Tampa, FL 33609
(813) 433-2277
Fax (813) 830-6599

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering: Surgical Robotics

Submissions Due Date: June 1, 2012

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Urogynaecology and Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

In January 2013 BJOG will be publishing a special theme issue on Urogynaecology and female pelvic reconstructive surgery. This issue will be edited by Douglas Tincello, Rufus Cartwright, Stergios Doumouchtsis together with guest editors Matthew Barber, Jan Deprest and Anna Rosamilia.

We are interested in receiving original research articles and systematic reviews on all aspects of urogynaecology, ranging from articles on basic science, classical and genetic epidemiology, emerging clinical challenges, as well as interventional trials.

Please go to http://bjog.allentrack.net to login and submit your manuscript, including your interest in the special theme issue in your covering letter and in the online submission form. Manuscripts should be submitted by 31 May 2012.

Instructions for authors are available here: http://www.bjog.org/view/0/authorInformation.html

If you have any queries, please contact the BJOG Editorial Office.
Tel: +44 (0) 207 772 6236, Email: bjog@rcog.org.uk