Burns

Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries

Burns fosters the exchange of information among all engaged in preventing and treating the effects of burns. The journal focuses on clinical, scientific, and social aspects of these injuries and covers the prevention of injury, the epidemiology of such injuries, and all aspects of treatment including development of new techniques and technologies. Regular features include clinical and scientific papers and systematic reviews.

Topics covered by Burns include:

• Emergency and critical care of the burn patient

• Mass casualty and disaster burn care

• Smoke inhalation injury

• Chemical and electric injuries

• Cold injuries

• Surgical techniques relevant to burn care during the acute or reconstructive phases

• Well-controlled laboratory studies of the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents on infection and of new materials on scarring and healing

• Inflammatory responses to injury

• Effectiveness of related agents and other compounds used to modify the physiological and cellular responses to injury

• Experimental studies of burns and burn wound healing

• Regenerative medicine as applied to the skin

• Rehabilitation and long-term outcomes in burn survivors

Burns welcomes work by all professions involved in the care, treatment, and prevention of burn injuries.

You are also welcome to submit to Burns' open access companion title Burns Open.