Why Publish in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum?
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum (ASJOF) is an international award-winning, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on the latest developments and practical, clinical advances in aesthetic surgery and cosmetic treatments. The journal is a leader in video publications with a vast visual repository including clinical, review, roundtable, and commentary videos to support your learning and education.
Publishing content in these subject areas:
- Aesthetic Breast Reconstruction
- Aesthetic Breast Surgery
- Aesthetic Genital Plastic Surgery
- Artificial Intelligence
- Body Contouring
- Breast Surgery
- Cosmetic Medicine
- Facial Surgery
- Oculoplastic Surgery
- Research
- Rhinoplasty
- SoMe and Behavioral Science
Funding opportunities
- Fully open access journal, compliant with major funding body requirements.
- Discounted publication fees for members of The Aesthetic Society, and waivers for authors in developing countries.
- Funding support through Read and Publish agreements. Authors from participating institutions can publish open access and the institution pays the charge. Find out if your institution is participating.
Simple online submission
- First decision on your manuscript in 12 days or less.
- Approximately 1-week from acceptance to online publication.
- Expert support from an internationally renowned Editorial Board.
Reputation and indexing
- An official publication of The Aesthetic Society, the leading society in aesthetic and plastic surgery, dedicated to quality and innovation.
- Indexed in key repositories, including ESCI, PubMed Central, supporting the rapid and global dissemination of your work.
- Awarded its first Impact Factor of 1.6 (Journal Citation Reports™), ranking it 145/292 in the category Surgery which places it among the top 50% of all surgical journals.
- Inclusion in the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Innovative publishing options
Opportunities for developing video or visual content to illustrate concepts and clinical techniques to advance the scholarship of aesthetic surgery, and support trainees with their practice.
Global readership
- Over 131,000 article downloads in 2023 with authors and readers from around the globe.
- Publishing open access can increase visibility, readership and citations of your work.
- Access to article-level metrics, ensuring you have visibility of engagement with your work.
Promotion of your work
Benefit from a unique promotional program from The Aesthetic Society to support and promote your work through active and engaging social media feeds:
Oxford University Press will also ensure your work is highly discoverable for readers around the world. See how we can promote your content.
Ready to publish your research?
Read our author guidelines for more information on publishing with us, including how to prepare your manuscript. Visit our online submissions site to submit your paper.
