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Bone & Joint Journal

The Bone & Joint Journal is an orthopaedics journal with an Impact Factor of 4.6 and offers article alerts, social media channels, podcasts, videos, infographics, and an archive browser.

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Subject Orthopedics, Surgery
Impact Factor 4.6
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Closed
ISSN 2049-4394
eISSN 2049-4394
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Gold Open Access publication charge: £3159 GBP + VAT for CC-BY-NC-ND and £3875 GBP + VAT for CC-BY-ND and CC-BY; Green Open Access available at no cost.

Submission Instructions

Bone & Joint Journal accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Consensus Statements

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Aims, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words including the abstract, body text, and references. Manuscript must include Abstract, Introduction, Main Text, References, Tables, and Acknowledgments. Manuscript must include a take home message with up to three bullet points summarizing the clinical relevance of the paper in the context of the existing literature.
References References must be relevant and up to date, citation bias should be reduced where possible, and personal communications must not be included.
Figures & Tables Papers may include a maximum of 8 tables and no more than 10 figures, counting figure parts such as a, b, and c separately. All manuscript elements must be included in the same document, and figures must also be submitted individually. Figure and table legends must be comprehensive and descriptive, composite figures must be split into separate images, and axes and units must be clearly labeled where applicable.
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Recent Publications

Patient safety after day-case and non-day-case fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty

Oddrún Danielsen, Claus Varnum, Thomas H. Jakobsen, Mikkel Rathsach Andersen, Manuel Josef Bieder, Soren Overgaard, Torben Bœk Hansen, Christoffer Calov Jørgensen, Henrik Kehlet, Kirill Gromov, Martin Lindberg-Larsen

10.1302/0301-620x.108b4.bjj-2025-0478.r1
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Rethinking anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention

Jonathan T. Super, Tim Spalding, Kate Jackson, William Jackson, Mark Bowditch, Morgan Bailey, Fares S. Haddad, Iain R. Murray

10.1302/0301-620x.108b4.bjj-2026-0087
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Scaphoid fractures and associated ligament injury

Nick A. Johnson, Roshni Francis, Surabhi Choudhary, Kanagaratnam Jeyapalan, Joseph J. Dias

10.1302/0301-620x.108b4.bjj-2025-0876.r1
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Aspirin prophylaxis is safe and effective for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in low-risk patients undergoing aseptic revision total knee arthroplasty

Billy I. Kim, Brian P. Chalmers, Fred D. Cushner, Peter K. Sculco, Alejandro Gonzalez Della Valle, Gwo-Chin Lee

10.1302/0301-620x.108b4.bjj-2025-1111.r1
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Have we come to the end of the patient-reported outcome measure (PROM)?

Faseeh Zaidi, Scott M. Bolam, Craig Michael Goplen, Ted Yeung, Michael Hanlon, Jacob T. Munro, Thor F. Besier, Andrew P. Monk

10.1302/0301-620x.108b4.bjj-2024-1236.r2
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Gold Open Access publication charge is £3159 GBP + VAT for CC-BY-NC-ND and £3875 GBP + VAT for CC-BY-ND and CC-BY. Green Open Access is available at no cost.

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Research Topics

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Hip and Femur Fractures Bone fractures and treatments Hip disorders and treatments Shoulder Injury and Treatment Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Foot and Ankle Surgery Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Tendon Structure and Treatment Management of metastatic bone disease Bone and Joint Diseases Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Surgical site infection prevention

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