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Promoting Gender and Sex Equality in Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery

Edited by:

Giulia Rescigno, MD, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Submission Status: Open until 30 April 2025

New Horizons in Smart Orthopaedic Implants: Advances and Applications

Edited by:

Peter Vee Sin Lee, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
Sarah Woodford, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia

Submission Status: Open until 12 March 2025

Safer 3D-printed personalised orthopaedic implants

Edited by:

Peter Vee Sin Lee, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia

Submission Status: Closed

Aims and Scope

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that encompasses all aspects of clinical and basic research studies related to musculoskeletal issues.

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research provides the platform for exchange of new clinical and scientific information in the most precise and expeditious way to achieve timely dissemination of information and cross-fertilization of ideas.

Please note: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research does not consider or publish case reports. Review the submission guidelines for details of which article types are published in the journal. 

Recruiting Associate Editors

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research invites you to join our team of expert Associate Editors in handling and assessing manuscripts. We are looking for experienced individuals in the fields of spinal surgery, basic sciences and genetics in orthopaedics. For consideration, please send your CV and details of any editorial experience to sara.ho@springernature.com with the subject line 'JOSR AE application'. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Important Information for Authors: In Review

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Overcoming Language Barriers

English Editing discount​​​​​​​If your manuscript could benefit from improvements to the English language, you should have your manuscript reviewed by someone who is fluent in English. For free resources to help with writing in English please visit here. If you would like professional help, we recommend our affiliates Nature Research Editing Service and American Journal Experts for help with English usage. BMC authors receive 10% off their first submission to either service. Please note that use of an editing service is neither a requirement nor a guarantee of publication.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.8
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.0
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.182
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.799

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 4
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 78

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 2,995,196
    Altmetric mentions: 916