The Journal comes home.

Abstract

The Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS) is proud to officially announce its acquisition of the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery from Pulsus Group. This Journal has and will continue to promote idea exchange and continuous education for all of our members. Thanks to the initiative led by Dr Donald Lalonde, the CSPS board of directors approved in June 2011 a contract with Pulsus framed to respect previous agreements, and gradually transfer publication costs and income. The Society thanks Dr Peter Wyshnyski and Dr John Taylor for their relentless belief and support of the Journal, as they continue their legacy as editors emeritus. We congratulate Dr Edward Buchel, Dr Daniel Peters and Dr Douglas Mackay in their new active editorial roles under the wing of Dr Lalonde as the Journal chair. The breadth and reach of the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery is sure to grow with their master plan of increasing four-fold the editorial content reviewed by a pool of more than 40 world plastic surgery experts, and the incorporation of academic training and continuing medical education platforms, as well as sections devoted to feature topics and others targeting the financial aspects of practice. The transition to an online submission system will favour a more efficient and extensive transfer of information from the submission to the distribution process, and a more versatile one, allowing for the incorporation of various media including videos. With the engagement of the membership of the CSPS, and this new team’s master plan, the future is bright and exciting for the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery as it becomes a stronger voice of plastic surgery in Canada and abroad.