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Research Topics
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The Journal of Bone and Joint Infection (JBJI) is a scientific publication of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society and the MusculoSkeletal Infection Society that publishes papers in all areas of orthopaedic infections.
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Subject
Infectious Diseases, Orthopedics, Surgery
Impact Factor
2.8
Quartile
Q2
Open Access Type
Open
eISSN
2206-3552
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
APC invoices are issued; a 50% APC reduction is available for eligible corresponding authors from Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario submitting from 1 January 2026.
Submission Instructions
Journal Of Bone And Joint Infection accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Research Papers
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include title, authors, affiliations, abstract, text, tables, and figures in one PDF file, with numbered section headings and no more than three levels of sectioning. The manuscript must include a 500-character English short summary in paragraph form and sections for Author contribution and Competing interests, and any use of AI tools to generate manuscript text must be disclosed in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements.
References
References must be listed alphabetically by first author and include the full author list, complete reference title, and for journal articles the volume number, complete page numbers, DOI, and publication year.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables with their captions must be inserted in the main text near the location of first mention rather than appended to the end. Composite multi-panel figures must be provided as a single file, and figure captions must be included in the text file rather than in the figure files.
Review Articles
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required as part of the complete manuscript.
Manuscript
Section headings must be numbered with no more than three levels of sectioning. The manuscript must include a 500-character non-technical short summary in English and must disclose any use of AI tools to generate manuscript text in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements.
References
References must be listed alphabetically by first author at the end of the manuscript and must give the full author list, complete title, and for journal articles the volume number, complete page numbers, DOI, and publication year.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables with their captions must be placed in the main text near their first mention rather than appended at the end. Composite multi-panel figures must be provided as one file and figure files should be numbered with Arabic numerals.
Research Articles
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required as part of the complete manuscript.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include title, authors, affiliations, abstract, text, tables, and figures, with numbered section headings and no more than three levels of sectioning. The manuscript must include a 500-character non-technical short summary in English and must describe any use of AI tools in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements, while also including Author contribution, Competing interests, and, when applicable, Code availability, Data availability, Interactive computing environment, and Team list sections.
References
References must be listed alphabetically under the first author's name and must provide the full author list, complete reference title, and for journal articles the volume number, complete page numbers, DOI, and publication year.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables with their captions must be inserted in the main text near the location of first mention rather than appended to the end. Composite multi-panel figures must be provided as one file and figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals.
Short Research Communications
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include title, authors, affiliations, abstract, text, tables, and figures in one PDF file, with numbered section headings and no more than three levels of sectioning. The manuscript must include a 500-character short summary in English and, where applicable, sections entitled Code availability, Data availability, Interactive computing environment, Author contribution, Competing interests, Ethical statement, and Team list, and any use of AI tools to generate manuscript text must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements.
References
References must be listed alphabetically by first author and include the full author list, complete reference title, and for journal articles the volume number, complete page numbers, DOI, and publication year.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables with their captions must be inserted in the main text near their first mention rather than appended at the end. Composite figures must be provided as one file, figures must be labelled with Arabic numerals, and tables must be numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals.
Case Reports
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required.
Manuscript
The complete manuscript for peer review must include title, authors, affiliations, abstract, text, tables, and figures in one PDF file, and section headings must be numbered with no more than three levels. Use of AI tools to generate parts of the manuscript must be disclosed in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements, and an Author contribution section and a Competing interests section must be included.
References
References must be listed alphabetically under the first author's name and must give the full author list, complete reference title, and for journal articles the volume, complete page numbers, DOI, and publication year.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables with their captions must be inserted in the main text near the location of first mention rather than appended to the end. Composite figures must be combined into one file, figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, and figure captions must be concise and included in the text file rather than in the figure files.
Letters
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required.
Manuscript
Section headings must be numbered with no more than three levels of sectioning allowed. The manuscript must include a 500-character English short summary in paragraph form and must describe any use of AI tools in the Methods section or Acknowledgements.
References
References must be listed alphabetically, include the full author list and complete reference title, and journal articles must include volume, complete page numbers, DOI, and publication year.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables with their captions must be inserted in the main text near the location of first mention rather than appended at the end. Composite figures must be provided as one file and figure captions must be included in the text file rather than in the figure files.
Brief Reports
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required.
Manuscript
Section headings must be numbered with no more than three levels of sectioning allowed. The manuscript must include a 500-character English short summary in paragraph form, an Author contribution section before the acknowledgements, a Competing interests section, and disclosure of any AI-generated manuscript content in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements.
References
References must be listed alphabetically by first author and include the full author list, complete reference title, and for journal articles the volume number, complete page numbers, DOI, and publication year.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables with their captions must be inserted in the main text near the location of first mention rather than appended to the end. Composite figures must be provided as one file and figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals.
Guidelines And Recommendations
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include title, authors, affiliations, abstract, text, tables, and figures in one PDF file, with numbered section headings and no more than three levels of sectioning. The manuscript must include a 500-character short summary in English and an Author contribution section before the acknowledgements, and any use of AI to generate manuscript text must be disclosed in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements.
References
References must be listed alphabetically by first author at the end of the manuscript and must provide the full author list, complete title, and for journal articles the volume, complete page numbers, DOI, and publication year.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables with their captions must be inserted in the main text near the location of first mention rather than appended at the end. Composite figures must be provided as a single file and figures must be labelled with Arabic numerals.
Recent Publications
Twenty common errors in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of fracture-related infection (FRI)
Goran Georgievski, Nike Walter, Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Irene Katharina Sigmund, Ashok Kanuri, Christian Heiss, Markus Rupp
10.5194/jbji-11-219-2026
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Is there a role for lavage aspiration after a dry tap in the work-up for potential periprosthetic joint infection? A systematic review
Sander Bruyninckx, Stijn Ghijselings, Melissa Depypere, Alex Soriano, Willem-Jan Metsemakers, Georges Vles
10.5194/jbji-11-207-2026
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Bone transport in the management of fracture-related infection: current concepts and innovations
Willem-Jan Metsemakers, Austin T. Fragomen, Mario Morgenstern, Steffen B. Rosslenbroich, Stephen M. Quinnan, Pablo S. Corona, Mitchell Bernstein, Kevin Tetsworth
10.5194/jbji-11-191-2026
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A hidden threat: a case of relapsed disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection and its therapeutic challenges
Katherine Grace Egan, Lisa Duffy, Catherine Fleming, Padraig McGettrick, Eavan G. Muldoon, Christine Kelly, James Woo, Emer Kilbride, Joseph Butler, Richard Storey, Christine Quinlan, Edward McDermott, Jonathan Hunter, Carlos Mejia-Chew
10.5194/jbji-11-185-2026
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Diagnostic parameters in native joint septic arthritis and development of a new evaluation score
Lorenz Huber, Hasan S. Aguicenoglu, Susanne Baertl, Julia Elisabeth Lenz, Kristina Gerhardinger, Frank Hanses, Florian Zeman, Nike Walter, Volker Alt, Markus Rupp
10.5194/jbji-11-175-2026
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Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
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