About the Journal

Journal of Wound Research and Technology (JWRT) (e-ISSN: 3048-0043) is a peer-reviewed, Gold Open Access journal dedicated to publishing scholarly work in wound care and related interdisciplinary fields.

The journal publishes original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and other scholarly contributions related to wound prevention, assessment, treatment, healing, tissue repair, diabetic foot care, pressure injuries, burns, vascular and neurovascular wounds, infection management, wound technologies, and rehabilitation.

The target readership includes nurses, physicians, surgeons, podiatrists, rehabilitation professionals, researchers, educators, and other health professionals involved in wound care and tissue healing.

Publisher: Indonesian Science Media, Indonesia.

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Publisher Website: https://eism.web.id/

Country of Publisher: Indonesia.

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Journal of Wound Research and Technology was established in May 2024 as a scholarly platform for the dissemination of research and evidence in wound care, healing science, and related health technologies.

JWRT follows publication ethics principles informed by COPE and ICMJE. The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated or falsified data, undisclosed conflicts of interest, unethical research conduct, or inappropriate authorship practices.

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards, including the Declaration of Helsinki where relevant, and must include ethics approval and informed consent when required. Research involving animals must comply with applicable institutional and national standards.

Editors, reviewers, and authors are expected to uphold confidentiality, integrity, objectivity, and transparency throughout the editorial and publication process.

All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to evaluate scope, ethical suitability, and readiness for peer review.

Manuscripts that pass this stage are sent to at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise. JWRT applies a double-blind peer-review process.

Editorial decisions may include accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject. If reviewer recommendations differ substantially, an additional reviewer may be invited. The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or assigned editor.

The journal aims to complete the initial editorial decision and peer-review process as efficiently as possible; actual timelines may vary depending on reviewer availability and editorial workload.

Journal of Wound Research and Technology is published biannually, with two issues per year scheduled in May and November.

JWRT provides immediate open access to all published content to support the broad dissemination of scholarly knowledge.

Authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication.

All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The journal maintains an electronic backup and long-term digital preservation plan for published content. [Insert the name of the specific archiving or preservation system here, if applicable, for example a PKP Preservation Network or another recognized preservation arrangement.]

Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s online submission system. Submissions by email or hard copy are not accepted.

Final publication decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief or assigned editor after consideration of peer-review reports and editorial evaluation.

All submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism or textual overlap before peer review and before publication when necessary.

Article Submission Fee: USD 0.00.

Article Publication Fee: USD 30.00 per accepted manuscript.

The publication fee is charged only after editorial acceptance.

The journal may consider full or partial waiver requests for authors with demonstrated financial need. Waiver requests should be submitted to the editorial office during the submission process and are assessed individually by the journal.