''The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed medical journal covering the study of
traumatic injuries. It was established in 1961 as the ''Journal of Trauma'' by Williams & Wilkins, obtaining its current name in 2012. The journal is currently published by
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is an American imprint of the American Dutch publishing conglomerate Wolters Kluwer. It was established by the acquisition of Williams & Wilkins and its merger with J.B. Lippincott Company in 1998. Under the L ...
and is the official journal of the
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
The ''Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma'' is a 501(c)(3) medical association of American trauma surgeons. It has over 2,000 members who meet at an annual four-day conference. Its official journal is the '' Journal of Trauma and Acute Ca ...
, th
Trauma Association of Canada and th
Western Trauma Association The
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Ernest E. Moore (
Denver Health Medical Center).
Abstracting and indexing
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
''Journal Citation Reports'' (''JCR'') is an annual publicationby Clarivate Analytics (previously the intellectual property of Thomson Reuters). It has been integrated with the Web of Science and is accessed from the Web of Science-Core Collec ...
'', the journal has a 2016
impact factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as ...
of 3.403, ranking it 11th out of 33 journals in the category "Critical Care Medicine".
See also
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List of medical journals
Medical journals are published regularly to communicate new research to clinicians, medical scientists, and other healthcare workers. This article lists academic journals that focus on the practice of medicine or any medical specialty. Journa ...
References
External links
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Emergency medicine journals
English-language journals
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins academic journals
Monthly journals
Publications established in 1961
Surgery journals
Trauma surgery
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