Journal of Spine

Editor-in-Chief

Anthony T. Yeung, , MD
orthopedic spine surgeon Desert Institute for Spine Care Arizona, USA

Siavash S. Haghighi, , PhD Director, Clinical Neurodiagnostic Department
Sharp HealthCare, USA

Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, , MD Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
The Center For Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona, USA

About the Journal

Index Copernicus Value: 84.15

Journal Impact Factor 2.5*

As the new Editor –in Chief and editorial board member, I am pleased to encourage my predominantly Asian Spine Fellows to submit articles for this new open access Journal that I have found to be very easy to work with. Their Journal coordinator, Alex Stewart is very attentive to your questions and responds in a timely manner.

Good level 4 and 5 expert opinion research articles, editorials, and short communications to the Journal are especially welcome. Many of the prestigious Journals with high impact factors now only accept level 1, 2, and 3 EBM articles that are more difficult to get published because of the volume of submissions. I am a reviewer for Spine, and note that the number of rejections in these prestigious subscription Journals is high because of the sheer number of submissions, often supported by academic institutions with supporting staff.

All level 1 and 2 EBM articles start, however, with level 5 expert opinion! There is a need for articles on the diagnosis and treatment of common painful conditions of an aging spine, starting with common back pain that is needed by tens of millions of patients in every country, especially in countries outside the US and Europe where expenditures on spinal care is approximately 10 times less per capita compared to North America. There are very good research papers coming from OUS researchers that deserve publication in open access Journals such as the Journal of Spine.

In the US, new procedures tend to “follow the money” and the support by industry. In Asian and OUS countries, there is more emphasis on non-surgical treatment and safety as well as result. New and non-traditional treatments based on science is ideal for open access Journals like the Journal of Spine.

My work Focuses on the surgical treatment of the pain source, more than the current dependence on a review of the literature that emphasizes Imaging, followed by decompression, stabilization, and Fusion. Patient selection will be aided by using diagnostic and therapeutic injections, preferably by the surgeon, to identify the likely hood of surgical success when the pain source is targeted.

I invite you to read the articles published in the Journal of Spine and welcome you to bring your research to the Journal of spine.

Anthony T Yeung., M.D.

Rapid Publication Service

Hilaris Publishing is offering wide range of opportunities, options and services for the prospective authors to publish their scholarly contributions.

The journal caters to the demands of the fast publication without compromising on the editorial quality including manuscript peer-review. This flexibility is being provided to ensure earliest author credibility to their respective contributions and this will also ensure timely dissemination of research outcomes for efficient integration, effective translation and reduced redundancy.

Authors have the option to choose between the standard open access publication service which takes its own course of time for complete publication process or can opt for rapid publication service wherein the article is published at the earliest date (Includes multiple subject experts commissioning for securing earliest peer-review comments). The authors can avail this flexibility based on the personal preference, funding agency guidelines or Institutional or organizational requirements.

Regardless of the option, all manuscripts undergo thorough peer-review process, editorial assessment and production process.

Fast Editorial Execution and Review Process (FEE-Review Process)

Authors who are willing to publish their articles under this mode can make a pre-payment of $99 towards express peer-review and editorial decision. First editorial decision in 3 days and final decision with review comments in 5 days from the date of submission. Galley proof generation will be done in next 2 days from acceptance or maximum 5 days (For manuscripts notified for revision by external reviewer).

Manuscripts accepted for publication will be charged regular APC.

Authors retain the copyright of their publication and the final version of the article will be published in both HTML and PDF formats as well as XML formats for transmitting to indexing databases. The editorial team of the Journal will ensure adherence to scientific publication guidelines.

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