AAST to launch open access journal for trauma - Trauma System News

"The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma has announced the launch of its new open access journal, Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open. The new peer-reviewed online journal will provide an international multidisciplinary forum for global issues in trauma and acute care surgery. Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open will debut in May 2016. According to an AAST press release, articles will include clinical studies, training and implementation reports, survey-based research, case reports and reviews. Topics of special interest will include injury prevention, public health, global and military systems development, disaster and mass casualty management, and the use of new technologies as they relate to trauma education and treatment ..."