Dear Friends and Colleagues,
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We are excited to announce the launch of JOR Spine, a new open‐access journal representing an expanded partnership between the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) and Wiley to provide extended services and benefits to the orthopedic and musculoskeletal communities.
The JOR Spine will specifically serve the spine research community by publishing premier peer‐reviewed articles that focus on basic and translational spine and spine‐related research. We believe that this new journal will fill an important niche for our scientific community that is not currently well represented by the existing spine‐related journals (see Martin et al, in this issue, for more details on the recent publication trends in the spine research field). The new journal will publish articles, reviews, and commentaries in topic areas including:
the biological basis of spine development, growth, aging, and degeneration
cell and extracellular matrix biology of the spine
the biomechanical function and mechano‐biological regulation of the spine
biomaterial development and applications for the spine
preclinical and clinical studies based on novel regenerative approaches
The JOR Spine will publish cutting‐edge research in these areas, selected through a rigorous, transparent, and fair peer‐review process. The journal will utilize an open access format and will be very well supported by a team of editorial and marketing assistants at Wiley, who will promote the journal and extend the reach of its contents. To ensure that the JOR Spine attracts and selects the highest quality papers, we have also established an international Advisory Review Board (ARB) that covers both the geographical and topical breadth of spine research across the globe. These individuals are listed on the masthead and will help shape the directions of this new journal.
We believe that the JOR Spine will rapidly emerge as the “journal to read” for our spine research community. This publication arose as a direct consequence of the activity and vibrancy of the Orthopaedic Research Society Spine Research Group, and the journal and its leadership is focused on ensuring that this publication will be a vehicle for the presentation and promotion of the best work in this field. Given the partnership with Wiley, the ORS, and the parent journal, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, we will be able to work synergistically with these stakeholders to publish the best spine‐related research, in the timeliest manner, reaching the largest number of readers possible.
For this to happen, we are depending on your contribution and hope that you embrace this challenge with us!
Thanks in advance for your support of the new journal. We look forward to working with all of you to grow the JOR Spine into a publication that supports our community and provides a vibrant home for reporting our work.