Prestigious Award Recognizes 'Overall Communications Effectiveness and Excellence'

Newswise — Philadelphia, Pa. (October 24, 2011) – The editors and publisher of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), are pleased to announce that their journal has received an APEX 2011 Award for Publication Excellence Competition. The annual APEX Awards are sponsored by the editors of Writing That Works, a report for communicators who write, edit and manage business publications.

The APEX Award was given in the "Home Pages" category, recognizing the high-quality design and editorial content of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery website. The award is the second for the journal, which received an APEX 2009 Award in the category of Print Magazines and Journals.

APEX Award Reflects High Quality and Value of Online Edition"We're pleased and honored to receive this prestigious award for the second time in three years," comments Rod J. Rohrich, MD, of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and Editor-in-Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. "It is a fitting recognition of our publishing team's hard work and dedication to making our journal the one consistently excellent resource for our specialty." Accessed at www.PRSJournal.com the journal home page serves as the entry point for a wealth of indispensible content for plastic surgeons and other professionals with an interest in the field. In addition to providing subscribers to full access to each monthly issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the home page provides links to a wealth of valuable information, including collections on topics of special interest, educational videos and podcasts, and blogs.

Another recently added feature is open access to selected premium content and important articles. The goal is to provide the world plastic surgery community with broad-ranging, in-depth content that will enhance their professional development and clinical skills—and thus their ability to provide the highest-quality care for patients undergoing plastic and reconstructive surgery.

"Winning the APEX Award demonstrates our journal's commitment to producing the highest-quality electronic access to the critically important research papers as well and other content of value to plastic surgeons," Dr Rohrich adds. Further extending the journal's reach, PRS recently added an iPad edition, now available for download at the iTunes App Store.

APEX 2011, The Twenty-third Annual Awards for Publication Excellence, recognize excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. The annual awards program is sponsored by Communications Concepts, Inc., publisher of Writing That Works: The Business Communications Report, a bimonthly newsletter covering business writing, editing and publishing for communicators in corporate,nonprofit, agency and independent settings.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health. "It's obviously terrific news that our journal's home page has been recognized with the APEX Award," comments James R. Mulligan, Publisher of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. "We think it's a real pacesetter in terms of what the online edition of a specialty surgical journal can be. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners at ASPS to maintain Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as an indispensible monthly resource for the plastic surgery community."

About Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryFor more than 60 years, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® (http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/) has been the one consistently excellent reference for every specialist who uses plastic surgery techniques or works in conjunction with a plastic surgeon. The official journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® brings subscribers up-to-the-minute reports on the latest techniques and follow-up for all areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including breast reconstruction, experimental studies, maxillofacial reconstruction, hand and microsurgery, burn repair, and cosmetic surgery, as well as news on medico-legal issues.

About ASPSThe American Society of Plastic Surgeons (http://www.plasticsurgery.org/) is the largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world. Representing more than 7,000 physician members, the Society is recognized as a leading authority and information source on cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. ASPS comprises more than 94 percent of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States. Founded in 1931, the Society represents physicians certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher for healthcare professionals and students with nearly 300 periodicals and 1,500 books in more than 100 disciplines publishing under the LWW brand, as well as content-based sites and online corporate and customer services.

LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2010 annual revenues of €3.6 billion ($4.7 billion).