Ever since its beginnings the Tissue Viability Society has published a scientific and clinical journal - in its first format this was called Care - Science and Practice (issued from 1981 to 1990). In 1990 the journal was renamed the Journal of Tissue Viability. Indexed in MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, AMED and EMBASE this quarterly publication features a range of peer-reviewed papers.  Full-text articles are available on Science Direct

In any society there will be news and events relevant to members which would probably not be covered in an academic journal. To keep all members abreast of current news a monthly newsletter is produced - and members can access the current issue (and back copies) on this site.

The Tissue Viability Society also produces clinical guidance documents and the first of these - Seating and Pressure Ulcers is available free to members.

Journal of Tissue Viability

The Journal of Tissue Viability is the official publication of the Tissue Viability Society and has been published by Elsevier Ltd since January 2008. This journal, indexed in several electronic databases, covers all aspects of the growing field of tissue viability. Each issue contains a mix of publications ranging from systematic reviews, reports of randomised controlled trials, laboratory studies, case series and individual patient histories

The scientific and clinical content of the Journal of Tissue Viability is managed by an Editor and prominent Editorial Board, with all submitted manuscripts subject to review by at least two referees. If you would like to read more about the manuscripts we would consider and the submission and publication process please read the Instructions for Authors notes available on this page.

To subscribe and find out more information about the journal please click on the following link: http://www.journaloftissueviability.com/

You can also use the link above to access recent issues of the Journal on-line.  All you need to do is -

Click on Register (upper right hand side of the www.journaloftissueviability.com page

Enter your e-mail address in the Print Subscriber box and then enter the password you want to use to access on-line issues, click on 'Continue'

On the next page enter your name and general work details, make sure you click on the box to confirm you are OK with the User Agreement, then click on 'Continue'

The next screen asks you to activate on-line access to the Journal, select Yes and then click on 'Continue'

The next screen asks you to confirm that you are a TVS member, select Yes and then click on 'Continue'

On the next screen select 'None of the Above' and a new box will appear asking you to complete information from the address label that comes with your print copy of the Journal of Tissue Viability.  Enter the required information and then click on 'Continue'

You should now be able to access the Journal on-line.  Remember that back issues of the Journal will appear on this website with new issues held on the www.journaloftissueviability site

To submit a paper using our online submission system, please go to: http://www.ees.elsevier.com/jtv/.

Volume 16 of the Journal of Tissue Viability published in 2006 is available to members on this page.  There are four issues within volume 16 and the full individual issue is a large file - over 15MB in size.  To help make downloads more convenient the individual papers from each issue are available as separate PDF files.  Non-members can access the contents list, editorial and one paper from each of the four parts of Volume 16.

All parts of Volume 15 (2005) are also available - watch out for Volume 14 over the coming months.

TVS Newsletter

The TVS now produces a monthly newsletter aimed at keeping members up to date with TVS people and events. The next TVS newsletter will be sent to members towards the end of November 2009.  Where breaking news occurs updates will be issued to keep members fully informed.

Clinical Guidance documents

The Tissue Viability Society launched its first clinical practice guideline in April 2009. This document covered the role of seating in pressure ulcer prevention and management.  Members can access an electronic copy of this document on this page and request a hard copy be sent to them.

Only members receive the Journal of Tissue Viability, clinical guidance documents and the monthly newsletters - please consider joining our Society today.