Bone and Joint Open

Aims & Scope

Bone & Joint Open is a gold open access journal publishing high-quality clinically relevant papers across all orthopaedic and trauma specialties.

The journal aims to provide rapid publication of research across a range of disciplines, through a continuous publication model, and is fully Plan S compliant.

The journal is aimed at all clinicians, researchers and care teams within the Orthopaedic & Trauma specialty.

Information on BJO's Open Access policy and author publication charges can be found here.

BJO will consider papers that provide clinically relevant orthopaedic information.

BJO will not consider case reports, concurrent submission with multiple journals, or redundant material, and all authors must confirm that their paper is original, not under consideration elsewhere and that all have contributed to the paper.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 930.00 GBP. Learn more.

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