Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open

Aims & Scope

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open is the official open access journal of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International, and a companion title to the respected Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open is an international, fully peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal.

It publishes findings from the basic, translational and clinical sciences in all fields of research of relevance to osteoarthritis, cartilage, and intervertebral disc.

It also accepts clinical study protocols and manuscripts describing the large data sets obtained from experimental or clinical studies.

The Journal fosters the cross-fertilization of findings from both the basic and clinical sciences of the various disciplines involved, including, but not limited to: Osteoarthritis.

Cartilage and subchondral bone.

Intervertebral disc.

Tendons, ligaments and other musculoskeletal tissues.

Molecular biology.

Clinical pharmacology.

Orthopaedics and traumatology.

Rheumatology.

Physical medicine.

Biochemistry.

Epidemiology.

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)
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering and 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 Engineering and 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 1,610.00 USD. Learn more.

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