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Mission & scope

The Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery (JAWS) is owned and was created by the European Hernia Society (EHS). Since its founding, the EHS has been driven to improve the care and attention of patients with pathology of the abdominal wall from the best available evidence. An example of this is the production of high-quality evidence-based guidelines. The aim of JAWS is to continue to provide committed support for surgeons and patients and to facilitate scientific expression for all surgeons and researchers around the globe interested in abdominal wall surgery. Abdominal wall surgery is one of the most common operations that a surgeon will perform throughout their professional life, ranging from the simplest to the most complex of cases. The JAWS’ scope encompasses all clinical research in abdominal wall pathology, both simple or complex, benign or malignant. The journal welcomes basic research that corresponds to the abdominal wall or its elements, as well as relevant research promoting the development, evaluation and implementation of therapies, technologies, and innovations that will enhance the patient experience. JAWS is a peer-reviewed Open Access Journal that aims to promote the scientific research in this specific area of surgery. JAWS aims to share ideas, exchange knowledge, and promote clinical and basic research within a context of equality, equity and diversity.

Editorial Board

JAWS’ Editorial Board provides strategic and professional advice to the Editor-in-Chief. The journal recognises the following Editorial Board members for their continuous guidance and support of the journal:

Assistant Chief Editors

Frederik Berrevoet, University Hospital Gent, Belgium

Pilar Hernández Granados, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Spain

Guillaume Passot, Université Claude Bernard Lyon, France

Mette Willaume Christoffersen, Zealand University Hospital, University of Copenhagen Roskilde, Denmark

Editorial Board

Stavros A. Antoniou, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Sullivan Ayuso, Carolinas Medical Center, USA

Andrew de Beaux, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland/UK

Bob Bloemendaal, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, the Netherlands

Knut Borch, University Hospital of North Norway, HARSTAD, Norway

Grigoris Chatzimavroudis, 2nd Surgical Department, Medical Scool, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece & Complex Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Center, Thessaloniki, Greece

Dimitrios Damaskos, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK

Barbora East, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. 3rd Department of Surgery of the 1st Medical Faculty at Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, UK/Czech Republic

René Fortelny, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria

Hakan Gök, Hernia Istanbul, Comprehensive Hernia Center, Istanbul, Turkey

Luca Gordini, Iglesias CTO Hospital, Italy

Nadia A Henriksen, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark

Kristian Kiim Jensen, Bispebjerg Hospital, Denmark

Ferdinand Köckerling, Academic Teaching Hospital of Charité Medical School, Vivantes Hospital, Germany

Diego L Lima, Montefiore Medical Center, USA

Ralph Lorenz, Havelklinik; 3+CHIRURGEN, Berlin, Germany

Carlos Magalhães, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto and University of Porto, Portugal

Cosman Camilo Mandujano, Montefiore Medical Center, USA

Akash Mehta, St Mark’s Hospital - The National Bowel Hospital, UK

Agneta Montgomery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

Salvador Morales Conde, Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain

Filip Muysoms, AZ Maria Middelares, Gent, Belgium

Carles Olona, Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain

Maciej Pawlak, Comprehensive Hernia Center, North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, UK

Jose Antonio Pereira, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Dimitrios Prassas, Düsseldorf University Hospital, Department of Surgery (A); Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Wolfgang Reinpold, Helios Mariahilf Hospital Hamburg; ATOS Klinik Fleetinsel Hamburg Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, Germany

Yohann Renard, Reims Hospital University, France

Sónia Ribas, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim - Vila do Conde Povoa de Varzim, Portugal

Sergio Roll, Santa Casa São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Grupo de Parede Abdominal, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

Mário Rui Gonçalves, Braga Hospital, Portugal

Gabriel Sandblom, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden

Maarten Simons, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Maciej Smietanski, Medical University of Gdańsk; Swissmed Hospital SA, Poland

Sebastian Soppe, Kantonsspital Baden, Baden, Switzerland

Cesare Stabilini, Policllinico Sna Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy

Amir Szold, Assia Medical, Israel

Alexis Theodorou, Aretaieio University Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

Hanh Tran, Sydney Hernia Specialists Clinic, Australia

Willem A.R. Zwaans, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven/Eindhoven, the Netherlands and SolviMáx, Center of Excellence for Abdominal Wall and Groin Pain Syndromes, Veldhoven/Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Join the Editorial Board

Call for Editorial Board Members

The Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery is looking for new Editorial Board members. At the European Hernia Society, we value the benefits that diversity brings. If you are interested in joining the Editorial Board please complete this form.

Selection criteria

  • An active researcher with a PhD

  • Evidence of an active and relevant publication record for current career stage

  • Expertise in relevant subject areas within the scope of the journal

  • Experience of reviewing (desirable)

Although previous reviewing experience is desirable, we encourage applications from researchers at any stage of their career.

Key responsibilities

  • Reviewing manuscripts for the journal

  • Helping develop the journal including:

    • Suggesting Special Issues for the journal

    • Where relevant acting as a Guest Editor on a Special Issue

  • Assisting editorial team to identify papers for further promotion

  • Acting as an ambassador for the journal at conferences and engaging with the journal through social media, as appropriate

The journal is supported by professional editorial office staff which works to support all Editorial Board members in these activities.

Application assessment

Applications are assessed on submission and we aim to reply to all applicants within 4 weeks.

Journal Information

  • Short name

    J. Abdom. Wall Surg.

  • Abbreviation

    jaws

  • Electronic ISSN

    2813-2092

  • PMCID

    All published articles receive a PMCID

  • Indexed in

    1Science, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA, CLOCKSS, CNKI Scholar, CrossRef, DeepGreen, Dimensions, DOAJ, EBSCO, Figshare, Google Scholar, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), Jisc, MyScienceWork, OpenAIRE, PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), Semantic Scholar, Sherpa/Romeo, Scopus

Open access statement

Open access logo

JAWS provides online free gold open access to the journal and all of its research publications.

Open Access funder and institutional mandates: JAWS is fully compliant with open access mandates, by publishing its articles under the Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC-BY). Funder mandates such as those by the Wellcome Trust (UK), National Institutes of Health (USA) and the Australian Research Council (Australia) are fully compatible with publishing in JAWS. Authors retain copyright of their work and can deposit their publication in any repository. The work can be freely shared and adapted provided that appropriate credit is given and any changes specified.

Quality

Each JAWS article strives for the highest quality, thanks to genuinely collaborative interactions between authors, editors and reviewers. JAWS encourages authors to consult the instructions for authors guidelines prior to submission. JAWS is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE and operates in line with the COPE research integrity principles.