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Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Arthroscopy is a peer-reviewed journal in minimally invasive surgery and arthroscopic techniques. It discusses the advantages, disadvantages, applications, efficiency, efficacy, and cost benefit of emerging arthroscopic methods and is an official journal of the Arthroscopy Association of North America.

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Impact Factor 5.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0749-8063
eISSN 1526-3231
Invitation Only No

Submission Instructions

Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required for Original Articles. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Purpose, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Level of Evidence for human studies or Clinical Relevance for basic science or in vitro studies.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words. A declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process must be included in a section with that exact title at the end of the core manuscript before the references when such tools were used.
References References must follow AMA style. List all authors when there are 6 or fewer authors, list the first 3 followed by et al when there are 7 or more, include article titles and inclusive page numbers, abbreviate journal names according to PubMed, and number in-text citations in order of appearance.
Figures & Tables Original Articles may include up to 7 figures, up to 15 figure parts, and up to 4 tables. Figures must be submitted separately from the text, and figure legends must be supplied separately. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be structured as an Original Article abstract.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4500 words. Text must be structured as an Original Article. A declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process must be included at the end of the core manuscript before the References list when such tools were used.
References References must follow AMA style. In-text citations must be numbered in order of appearance, references must list all authors when there are 6 or fewer or the first 3 followed by et al when there are 7 or more, and entries must include article titles and inclusive page numbers.
Figures & Tables Submissions may include up to 7 figures, up to 15 figure parts, and up to 4 tables. Figures must be submitted separately from the text, and figure legends must be supplied separately. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text.
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Meta-Analysis

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be structured as an Original Article abstract.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words. Text must be structured as an Original Article. A declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process must be included in a section with that exact title before the References list when such tools were used.
References References must follow AMA style. In-text references must be numbered in order of appearance, references must include article titles and inclusive page numbers, list all authors when there are 6 or fewer or the first 3 followed by et al when there are 7 or more, use PubMed journal abbreviations, include author, title, URL, and access date for online-only material, and ensure every cited reference appears in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Submission may include up to 7 figures, up to 15 figure parts, and up to 4 tables. Figures must be submitted separately from the text, and figure legends must be supplied separately. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text.
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Letter To Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Letter to Editor submissions must not exceed 500 words. A declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process must be included at the end of the core manuscript before the References list when such tools were used.
References References must follow AMA style. References must be numbered in the order cited in the text, list all authors when there are 6 or fewer or the first 3 followed by et al when there are 7 or more, and include article titles and inclusive page numbers.
Figures & Tables Letter to Editor submissions may include up to 2 figures and no tables. Figures must be submitted separately from the text. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text, and figure legends must be supplied separately.
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Case Reports

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must include an unstructured summary abstract, Introduction, Case Report, and Discussion, plus references and figure legends. A declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process must be included in a section with that title before the References list when such tools were used.
References References must follow AMA style. In-text citations must be numbered in order of appearance, reference entries must include article titles and inclusive page numbers, journal abbreviations must follow PubMed, online-only sources must include author, title, URL, and date accessed, and list all authors if there are 6 or fewer or the first 3 followed by et al if there are 7 or more.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted separately from the text, and figure legends must be supplied separately and not attached to the figure. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text.
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Recent Publications

Surface‐Based Cartilage Restoration for Focal Chondral Defects in the Knee

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Accepted proofs must be returned within 48 hours of receipt of the email.

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What are the publication costs?

Open Access is optional under Creative Commons licenses; subscription publication is available if Open Access is not selected.

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