The West African College of Surgeons is dedicated to the promotion, organization and conduct of postgraduate education, training and certification in Surgery, and related disciplines and specialties in West Africa through the composition of Faculties. In this regard, Surgery shall be deemed to include Anaesthesiology, Dental Surgery, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Oto-rhino-laryngology, Radiology, Radiation Oncology and any other related Sub-specialties as the College may determine from time to time. It seeks to foster and coordinate education and research in Surgery and related disciplines. The College cooperates with appropriate national and international bodies worldwide whose aims and objectives are likely to promote, assist, develop and advance the interests of the College in the pursuit of its own objectives. The College is engaged in the preparation and publication of journals, pamphlets and memoranda, singly or in collaboration with other bodies or organizations as may be considered useful in support of its objectives. It pursues the conduct, participation in and appointment of representatives or delegates to meetings, symposia and conferences of other bodies in medical and related disciplines, and sets up appropriate committees for the consideration of the objectives of the College.
The Journal of The West African College of Surgeons (JWACS) is a publication of the West African College of Surgeons and is indexed in PubMed. The journal serves as an international portal for the publication of scholarly research works with relevance to the management of surgical and allied diseases in West Africa, Africa as well as other parts of the world. It is published four times in a year (March, June, September and December).
Abstracting and Indexing Information
The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:
Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Ex Libris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, Netherlands ISSN centre, ProQuest, TDNet, Wanfang Data
The journal is indexed with, or included in, the following:
PubMed Central
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Open Access Publication and Creative Commons Licensing
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The Journal of the West African College of Surgeons publishes high quality and relevant manuscripts in the surgical sciences as well as updates on the management of diseases in surgery and allied specialties that would impact positively on the outcome of such diseases in West Africa, Africa as well as other parts of the world.
List of specialties the journals deals with
Anaesthesiology, Dental Surgery, General Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Oto-rhino-laryngology, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Urology.
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