About Wound Management and Prevention
Wound Management & Prevention, formerly Ostomy Wound Management, was founded in March 1980 as Ostomy Management.
ISSN: 2640-5237 (online)
Mission Statement
- To advance the science and art of wound, ostomy, incontinence, and skin care,
- To help authors clearly express and share their clinical findings and ideas, and
- To improve patient care by providing access to sound science and high-quality clinical content.
Aims & Scope
Wound Management & Prevention (WMP) is a peer-reviewed and indexed journal that focuses on clinical and bedside nursing practices for ostomies, wounds, incontinence, and related skin and nutritional nursing care.
Readership
Readers include health care professionals from various disciplines, but the journal's largest readership is among advanced practice nurses.
Publishing Schedule
WMP uses a continuous publication model, publishing articles online as soon as they are ready. For the calendar year 2023, articles are compiled into 4 print issues: March, May, September, and November. As of 2024, WMP will be transitioning to an all-digital publication.
Access/Fees
Articles are accessible online and are free to read. WMP does not charge submission or publication fees.
Editorial Office Contact Information
70 East Swedesford Road, Suite 100
Malvern, PA 19355
Reprints, Rights, Permission, and Translation
Please note: Neither HMP Global, nor our journal(s), nor our agent(s), are responsible for compliance of reprint and e-print buyers with FDA "Good Reprint Practices" or with PhRMA's "Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals." Compliance with these and other policies, laws, or guidelines are strictly the responsibility of the user of the material.
The articles and other content in HMP publications are protected by US Copyright Law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and permission must be secured before any material is used for any purpose other than that allowed by the fair use doctrine. For good information about fair use, please consider visiting the Stanford University web site on copyright. HMP content is available only through the agents noted in this document and may not be re-sold.
About HMP Global
HMP Global is the omnichannel market leader in healthcare events, education, and insight — with a mission to improve patient care. For 40 years, the company has built trusted brands including Psych Congress, the premier source for mental health education, and the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the largest wound care meeting in the world. HMP Global partners with leading experts around the world to deliver more than 450 annual events, medical strategy, and marketing for pharmaceutical and medical device customers through HMP Collective, and pharmaceutical market insight, engaging a global community of healthcare stakeholders that includes nearly 2 million clinicians across 600 medical specialties as well as managed care, behavioral health, senior living, emergency medical, and pharmaceutical commercialization professionals. For more information, follow HMP Global on LinkedIn or visit hmpglobal.com.
