iprs000001 10.3205/iprs000001 urn:nbn:de:0183-iprs0000019 Editorial Gahr Gahr Ralf H. RH Prof. Dr.

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610 2012010920160310 engl This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. You are free: to Share - to copy, distribute and transmit the work, provided the original author and source are credited. Dieser Artikel ist ein Open Access-Artikel und steht unter den Creative Commons Lizenzbedingungen. Er darf vervielfältigt, verbreitet und öffentlich zugänglich gemacht werden, vorausgesetzt dass Autor und Quelle genannt werden. 2193-8091 1 GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW GMS Interdiscip Plast Reconstr Surg DGPW 01 20160309ISSN added Welcome addressThe German Society of Plastic and Reconconstructive Surgery DGPW takes pride in announcing the launch of our new scientific online journal "GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW" at the beginning of our 50th anniversary.Our main focus has always been the interdisciplinary discussion of plastic and reconstructive aspects of surgery.DGPW today therefore represents 700 members from all surgical areas of expertise interested in reconstruction of trauma or tumor related defects, deformities and malfunctions.According to our philosophy the new journal offers a platform for presentation and discussion for a wide range of surgical topics.For our launch articles on urological, gynaecological, bariatric, septic, traumatological and abdomino-surgical topics have been submitted, reviewed and are now available for open access.More papers are being reviewed at the moment and will be avialable soon.I invite and encourage all our readers to submit original and review articles for publication. With my best wishes for 2012 Ralf H. GahrEditor-in-Chief/General Secretary DGPW 0 0 0 0