Elsevier Launches New Open Access Journal: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

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Elsevier Launches New Open Access Journal: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

PR Newswire NEW YORK, December 17, 2012

NEW YORK,December 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

Elsevier,a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announces the launch ofJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports(JPS Case Reports), a new online-only, open access journal devoted to the rapid publication of short, precise reports in pediatric surgery.

As a sister journal toJournal of Pediatric Surgery (JPS),JPS Case Reportswill benefit from wide exposure and cross-promotion.JPS Case Reportswill present original, peer-reviewed case reports that identify unusual presentations, novel diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, and lessons learned all representing high clinical interest and educational value.

Steven Stylianos, MD, Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, New York, and Editor-in-Chief ofJPS Case Reportssaid of the launch, "In announcing the launch of Journal of Pediatrics Case Reportswe are reminded of the value that surgeons place on learning from clinical anecdotes and patient-based stories. While case reports may represent the lowest level of science, they remain the first line of evidence of what actually happened."

Jay Grosfeld, Editor of sister journalJournal of Pediatric Surgery, added, "Dr. Stylianos is recognized as a national leader in the care of the injured child and has had a very productive career. He is a member of the Am erican College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and a Consultant to the Pediatric Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery. He is on the Executive Board of the Pediatric Trauma Society."

Articles published inJPS Case Reportsare freely available to anyone athttp://www.jpscasereports.comand are published online on ScienceDirect.

For more information or to submit an article, go to:http://www.jpscasereports.com.

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