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 energy‑based therapeutics and diagnostics.
LSM has an Impact Factor of 2.2. Based on these results, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine is ranked 90 out of 292 journals in the Surgery category and 45 out of 94 journals in the Dermatology category.
The Journal publishes clinical as well as basic science reports. It 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 and energy-based techniques, and technology.
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine appears eleven times each year, including a special abstract supplement issue for the ASLMS Annual Conference.
Special and Abstract Issues
Use these links to read the issues online:
ASLMS Members
One sign-on through the ASLMS website provides full access to journal content on the Wiley Online Library (WOL)—no need to register and affiliate with WOL or use separate log in credentials.
How it works:
- Click on an LSM announcement or article link from the ASLMS website, email, or social media post, and you will be prompted to log in to the ASLMS website.
- Once logged in, you are authenticated and automatically redirected to the LSM website, where you can freely navigate all LSM content.
- If you are already logged into the ASLMS website, clicking on any journal links will automatically redirect you to the LSM site with full access to content.
Affiliation
With one sign-on through the ASLMS website, you have full access to journal content. However, you can still set up an account on the Wiley Online Library and affiliate it with ASLMS to receive new content alerts via email directly from Wiley Online Library.
Affiliation is a simple process. You must log in to your ASLMS account for the information needed to affiliate your Wiley account. Please contact the Central Office if you need assistance with your password. Set up an account now.
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LSM Online Features
Online Article Viewing Options
- Enhanced Article – HTML rich article viewwith enhanced full-color graphics, allowing for quick navigation and easy reading whether on your computer, cell phone, 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
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
- Request Permissions – Instant ability to request copyright permissions
- Contact Authors – Access to the author’s email address and the ability to email the author directly from the site
- Search:
- Keyword search all publications
- Search other papers by the 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
Other handy Wiley Online Library features
- Access to Wiley Job Network
- Editor’s Choice (Monthly Featured Article)
Additional Information
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