JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery is an international peer-reviewed journal published 6 times a year. It was founded in 1997 as the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery and was renamed JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery in 2013. The online version is published on the third Monday of odd months. It focuses on advances in reconstructive and aesthetic procedures to improve patients' quality of life, and encourages a deeper understanding of the basic sciences related to facial development and wound healing. The journal publishes occasional theme issues on topics such as facial rejuvenation, biotechnology, rhinoplasty, and vascular birthmarks. The acceptance rate is 33%, with 170 days from acceptance to publication; 53 days for articles published online first. In 2011 as the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, the impact factor was 1.65. The editor is Wayne F. Larrabee Jr, MD, Clinical Professor of Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Features of the JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery include the following:
- Original Articles - Peer-reviewed articles delivering the latest diagnostic and therapeutic advances, accompanied by color figures illustrating the latest practices
- Surgical Techniques - New and practical techniques in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face
- Theme Issues - Issues covering topics such as rejuvenation of the aging face, rhinoplasty, vascular birthmarks, and oculoplastic surgery
- Beauty - Essays related to the craft of facial plastic surgery as it pertains to the visual arts
- Monthly CME Quiz - Earn up to 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME credits per year
- Journal Club - Download a slide set summarizing a selected article and its key learning points
- E-mail alerts - Find out when material of interest to you is published
- PowerPoint Image Downloads - Easily incorporate images from JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery into your presentations
- Video Supplements - Watch short videos accompanying selected articles
- PDF Downloads - Print and save articles of interest to you
Editor
Wayne F. Larrabee Jr, MD
Deputy Editor
AJohn S. Rhee, MD, MPH, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Associate Editors
Peter Hilger, MD, Edina, Minnesota
Ira D. Papel, MD, Owings Mills, Maryland
Editorial Assistant
Jan Thyng