Burns Open

Aims & Scope

Burns Open, a companion journal to the respected Burns, is an open access, peer reviewed international journal that aims to foster exchange of information in burn care among practitioners and others interested in the field.

The journal is published in collaboration with the International Society for Burn Injuries.

The journal publishes articles related to the incidence and epidemiology of burns, Burn disasters, investigation of underlying pathophysiology of injury, treatment of burn wounds and other skin conditions including rehabilitation and reconstruction, and outcomes of burn management.

There will also be a focus on research related to nursing, occupational and physical therapy, aftercare/reintegration and prevention.

Clinical and bench studies, ideas and innovations, and description of techniques and case reports and series are all welcomed and encouraged.

Topics covered by Burns Open include: description of the incidence and impact of burns on societies; analysis of the causes of disasters (especially with descriptions of "lessons learned" for future prevention efforts); scientific and clinical effects of smoke and cutaneous injury; description of surgical, medical, and rehabilitation techniques which are, or may be relevant to the treatment of burned patients following injury; and effects of treatments on outcomes, healing and scarring, and re-socialization.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,400.00 USD. Learn more.

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