Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (LSM)

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, the Society's official journal, is the most prestigious and widely circulated peer reviewed scientific journal dedicated to basic and applied aspects of laser therapy and diagnosis.

Based on 2017 Impact Factor results, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine is ranked 53 out of 200 journals in the Surgery category and 18 out of 63 journals in the Dermatology category.

LSM publishes clinical as well as basic science reports and is important reading for clinicians who wish to stay abreast of the most recent scientific developments in biomedical laser and energy-based device applications, as well as for researchers investigating laser/tissue interaction, new laser techniques and/or technology. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine appears eleven times each year, including an abstract supplement issue for the ASLMS Annual Conference.

Special Issues

July 2018 - Photodynamic Therapy
March 2018 - Biomedical Optical Imaging
January 2018 - Dermatology and Plastic Surgery
March 2017 - Biomedical Optical Imaging Dedicated to Dr. Tom Deutsch
February 2017 - Lasers in Women's Health

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Print on Demand

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine is published online. However, members of ASLMS have the option to receive the print version of the journal for an annual fee of $150.

Your dues renewal statement has a checkbox for the print on demand option. If you would like to receive the print version, please include this fee with your dues payment.

Or you may contact our Central Office at any time of the year to sign up for print on demand.

With either option, you will receive all issues for the year (not including the abstract supplement issue).

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LSM Online Features and Benefits

Online Article Viewing Options

Enhanced Article – HTML rich article view with enhanced full-color graphics, allowing for quick navigation and easy reading whether on your computer, mobile or tablet
Downloadable PDFs – Easy to print and share in PDF formats
Downloadable PowerPoint Slides – Insert article figures into your PowerPoint presentation seamlessly with one click downloads
LSM App – The app allows you to download the latest issues and early view articles to read on the go
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- Google Play

Online Article Features

Smart Referencing – Links to Pub Med and Web of Science for easy citations throughout the article
Related Content – Each article displays suggested articles
References – Easily access referenced publications
Save Articles – Save to your profile or through the ReadCube App Learn More
Request Permissions – Instant ability to request copyright permissions
Contact Authors – Access to author’s email address and ability to email author directly from the site
Search:
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- Search other papers by same author (LSM and other Wiley journals)
Altmetric – Each article has an Altmetric score. See which articles are the most talked about across media and social channels. Get alerts for new mentions. Learn More
Share with Your Colleagues – Either through email, print PDFs or social media, the online articles have quick links for your preferred method of sharing
Back Issues: Access to all issues with the ability to search by date or topic
Now Available: Article Video Resources – View video demonstrations of the latest research from LSM

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