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Advances in Wound Care

Advances in Wound Care rapidly shares research from bench to bedside, with wound care applications for burns, major trauma, blast injuries, surgery, and diabetic ulcers. It provides a peer-reviewed forum for the field of tissue injury and repair, with an emphasis on acute and chronic wounds.

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Subject Dermatology
Impact Factor 5.6
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 2162-1918
eISSN 2162-1934
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Mandatory page charges are $90 per page upon acceptance; optional open access publishing is available for a fee via Sage Choice.

Submission Instructions

Advances in Wound Care accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Comprehensive Invited Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any writing or editing assistance by a third party or submission made on behalf of the authors by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be no more than 250 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include the headings Significance, Recent Advances, Critical Issues, and Future Directions.
Manuscript The main scientific body must be 5,000–7,500 words, excluding the abstract, figure legends, references, abbreviations, and other text such as About the Authors. The article must begin with 1.0 Scope and Significance, 2.0 Translational Relevance, and 3.0 Clinical Relevance, include a table of content after the abstract, and end with a one- or two-paragraph Summary followed by itemized Take-Home Messages and then Acknowledgments, Author Confirmation, Author Disclosure and Ghostwriting, Funding Statement, About the Authors, Abbreviations and Acronyms, References, Figure legends, and Tables. The manuscript must include at least 4 keywords after the abstract, a simplified summary graphic illustration as Figure 1 in the INNOVATION section, Author Contributions, a Statements and Declarations section, an About the Authors section of no more than 200 words, and an alphabetical abbreviations list placed just before the References.
References Manuscripts may include a maximum of 150 references. References must follow the Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded separately and must not be embedded in the manuscript file, and figure legends must be uploaded as a separate Word file. Figures must be numbered consecutively in text order and each figure must have a detailed self-explanatory legend, while tables should be used only when unavoidable.
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Critical Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any writing or editing assistance from a third party or submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include the headings Significance, Recent Advances, Critical Issues, and Future Directions.
Manuscript The main scientific body must be 3,000-4,000 words, excluding the abstract, figure legends, references, abbreviations, and other text such as About the Authors. The article must begin with 1.0 Scope and Significance, 2.0 Translational Relevance, and 3.0 Clinical Relevance, include a table of content after the abstract, and end with a one- or two-paragraph Summary followed by itemized Take-Home Messages. The manuscript must include at least 4 keywords after the abstract, a simplified summary graphic as Figure 1 in the INNOVATION section, and the sections Acknowledgments, Author Confirmation, Author Disclosure and Ghostwriting, Funding Statement, About the Authors, Abbreviations and Acronyms, References, Figure legends, Tables, Author Contributions, and Statements and Declarations.
References References may not exceed 50. References must follow Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables The manuscript must include a minimum of 6 figures. Figures must be uploaded separately and must not be embedded in the manuscript file. Figure legends must be provided as a separate Word file, and all figures must be numbered consecutively in the order cited in the text.
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Discovery Express

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any writing or editing assistance from a third party or submission by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be no more than 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Objective, Approach, Results, Innovation, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 3,000 words in the main scientific body, excluding Abstract, Methods, Figure legends, References, Abbreviations, and other text such as About the Authors. Manuscript must be followed by the sections Introduction, Innovation, Clinical Problem Addressed, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Key Findings, Acknowledgments, Author Confirmation, Author Disclosure and Ghostwriting, Funding Statement, About the Authors, Abbreviations and Acronyms, References, Figure legends, and Tables, with each section beginning on a separate page. Manuscript must include an Innovation section of 4–6 sentences and no more than 100 words, a simplified summary graphic as Figure 1, at least 4 keywords after the abstract, an Author Contributions heading after the Acknowledgements, a Statements and Declarations section at the end, and an About the Authors section of no more than 200 words after the Funding Statement.
References Manuscript may include a maximum of 40 references. References must follow Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in corresponding citations.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include a maximum of 6 figures or tables. Figures must not be embedded in the manuscript and figure legends must be uploaded as a separate Word file. The Innovation section must include a simplified summary graphic as Figure 1, and figures and tables must be numbered consecutively in the order cited.
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Technology Advances

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any writing or editing assistance from a third party or submission made on behalf of the authors by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Objective, Approach, Results, Innovation, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words. The manuscript must be followed by the sections Introduction, Innovation, Clinical Problem Addressed, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Key Findings, Acknowledgments, Author Confirmation, Author Disclosure and Ghostwriting, Funding Statement, About the Authors, Abbreviations and Acronyms, References, Figure legends, and Tables, with each section beginning on a separate page. The manuscript must include at least 4 keywords after the abstract, a 4-6 sentence Innovation section of no more than 100 words, a simplified summary graphic illustration as Figure 1, an About the Authors section of no more than 200 words, an abbreviations list before the references, Author Contributions, and a Statements and Declarations section.
References References must not exceed 75. References must follow Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in matched citations.
Figures & Tables The manuscript may include a maximum of 10 figures or tables. Figures must not be embedded within the manuscript file and figure legends must be uploaded as a separate Word file. The Innovation section must include a simplified summary graphic illustration as Figure 1, and the Results section should provide a schematic diagram of the device as appropriate.
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Forum Comprehensive Invited Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any writing or editing assistance from a third party or submission made on behalf of the authors by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Significance, Recent Advances, Critical Issues, and Future Directions.
Manuscript Main scientific body must be 5,000-7,500 words excluding the Abstract, Figure legends, References, Abbreviations, and other text such as About the Authors. Manuscript must begin with 1.0 Scope and Significance, 2.0 Translational Relevance, and 3.0 Clinical Relevance, include a table of content after the abstract, and end with a one- or two-paragraph Summary followed by itemized Take-Home Messages and the sections Acknowledgments, Author Confirmation, Author Disclosure and Ghostwriting, Funding Statement, About the Authors, Abbreviations and Acronyms, References, Figure legends, and Tables. Manuscript must include a minimum of 4 keywords after the abstract, a simplified summary graphic illustration as Figure 1 in the INNOVATION section, an Author Contributions section, a Statements and Declarations section, an About the Authors section of no more than 200 words, an alphabetical Abbreviations and Acronyms list before the References, and an electronic laboratory notebook statement in the Methods.
References Manuscript may include a maximum of 150 references. References must follow Sage Vancouver style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Manuscript must include at least 10 figures. Figures must be uploaded separately and must not be embedded in the manuscript file, and figure legends must be uploaded as a separate Word file. Figures must be numbered consecutively in text order and each must have a detailed self-explanatory legend, while tables should be used only when unavoidable.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter must be included. The cover letter should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any writing or editing assistance from a third party or submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be no more than 250 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript The manuscript must not exceed 500 words. The letter must comment on the scientific content of an article published in the journal. The manuscript must include at least 4 keywords after the abstract, an Author Contributions section after the Acknowledgements, a Statements and Declarations section at the end of the article, an About the Authors section after the Funding Statement not exceeding 200 words, a list of abbreviations before the References, and correspondence details after the References.
References References must not exceed 5. Reference citations must follow the Sage Vancouver style used for full original articles. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in corresponding citations.
Figures & Tables The manuscript may include one figure or one table. Figures must not be embedded within the manuscript file and figure legends must be uploaded as a separate Word file. All figures must be numbered consecutively and each figure must have a detailed, fully self-explanatory legend that explains abbreviations and markers.
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Recent Publications

Management of Infected Wounds: A Wound Healing Foundation Consensus Statement

Nicolás Cortés-Penfield, Benjamin A. Lipsky, Elof Eriksson, Meghan B. Brennan, Martin Clauss, Catherine Dunyach-Remy, Sue Gardner, Roman Hayda, Lindsay Kalan, Paul Kim, Klaus Kirketerp-Møller, Paul Liu, Samuel Mandell, Oscar Murillo, Gojiro Nakagami, Laura K.S. Parnell, Edgar J.G. Peters, Parham Sendi, Gary Sibbald, Terry Swanson, Rica Tanaka, Tze-Woei Tan, Ilker Uçkay, Dot Weir

10.1177/21621918261459794
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Predicting Harm: A Systematic Review of Pediatric Pressure Injury Models and Their Clinical Shortcomings

Xiaojie Zhang, Zhichao Yang, Xiuping Li, Jianan Wang, Rui Pang, Haofen Li, Kanfei Yao, Hongying Pan, Yihong Xu

10.1177/21621918261455528
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Development and Validation of a Novel Risk Prediction Model for Incident Diabetic Foot Complications: A Large, Longitudinal, Population-Based Machine Learning Study

Ziyun Li, Aomingyang Wang, Ruilin Wang, Yang Cao, Zaijin Tao, Zehou Sun, Zhiqi Lin, Xu Cao, Jin-Tai Yu, Xiaoqi Zheng, Xin Ma, Jia Jiang

10.1177/21621918261455459
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Diabetic Foot Ulcers as a Marker of Systemic Disease: Long-Term Survival, Limb Loss, and Economic Impact in a Large Real-World Cohort

María Lourdes del Río-Solá, Carlos García Padrón, Clara de la Torre Casaseca, Eva Álvarez García, Jose Antonio Brizuela Sanz

10.1177/21621918261450959
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Temporal In Vitro Models of Skin Wound Healing Components: A Cell-Specific Framework for Acute and Chronic Repair Mechanisms

Dipti Kalshetti, Mahmud Amin, Ridham Varsani, Adhav Narayanan, Sara Ciurca, Isabella Grijalva, Alyssa Lickfeld, James Lukan, Steven Schwaitzberg, Praveen Arany

10.1177/21621918261450363
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Frequently asked questions

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required. Authors should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication, disclose any writing or editing assistance or third-party submission support when applicable, and confirm author consent, originality, exclusivity, and responsibility for the submission.

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What are the publication costs?

Mandatory page charges are $90 per page upon acceptance. The journal operates as subscription with optional open access available for a fee via Sage Choice.

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Research Topics

Wound Healing and Treatments Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Mesenchymal stem cell research Dermatologic Treatments and Research Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Surgical site infection prevention Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Silk-based biomaterials and applications Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Tendon Structure and Treatment Skin Protection and Aging Corneal Surgery and Treatments Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Antimicrobial agents and applications Peripheral Artery Disease Management 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Bee Products Chemical Analysis

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