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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

The Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology is the official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SIOT). It publishes peer-reviewed, open-access original research articles on all topics in orthopaedic surgery and trauma and welcomes basic research, clinical applications, technical notes, rapid communications, case reports, and letters to the Editor.

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Subject Orthopedics
Impact Factor 3.7
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1590-9921
eISSN 1590-9999
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC £2390.00 GBP / $3290.00 USD / €2790.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and mention the special issue name if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract structure is not explicitly stated. The abstract must end with the Level of Evidence according to The Oxford 2011 Levels of Evidence.
Manuscript The manuscript must include a Declarations section, and any nonrelevant Declarations subsection must still appear with the text "Not applicable". The title page must list the corresponding author, full names, institutional addresses, and email addresses for all authors; if abbreviations are used they must be defined at first use; and the manuscript must include funding information, competing interests, authors' contributions using initials, acknowledgements, and ethics and consent statements where applicable.
References Journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE. Only published or in-press articles, published abstracts, clinical trial registration records, and items available through public e-print or preprint servers may be cited, unpublished abstracts and personal communications must not be listed, web links and URLs must be numbered and moved to the reference list, and all publicly available datasets must be fully referenced with an accession number or unique identifier.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables are generally uploaded separately from the manuscript, while tables larger than one A4 or Letter page may be placed at the end of the document text file. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention, multi-panel figures must be submitted as one composite file, titles and legends must appear in the manuscript, and tables must be numbered sequentially with titles above and legends underneath.
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Narrative Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. It must explain why the manuscript should be published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, disclose any issues relating to journal policies and potential competing interests, confirm all authors have approved submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name any special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words.
Manuscript The title page must include the full names and institutional addresses of all authors, indicate the corresponding author, and present a title that includes the study design if appropriate. The manuscript must include an Availability of data and materials statement, a Competing interests section declaring all financial and non-financial competing interests, an Authors' contributions section, and an Acknowledgements section or 'Not applicable' if there is nobody to acknowledge.
References Only published or in-press articles and abstracts or items available on public e-print/preprint servers may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and web links and URLs must be assigned reference numbers and listed in full with title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figures are uploaded separately and numbered in the order first mentioned in the text, while tables are numbered and cited in sequence and may be placed in the manuscript or at the end if longer than one page. Accepted figure formats are EPS, PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and CDX, figures and tables reproduced from prior publications require permission, figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure legends and table legends must not exceed 300 words, and tables must use the Table object function.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. It must explain why the manuscript should be published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors have approved the manuscript and that it has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name any special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must use the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Level of evidence, Registration, and Trial registration.
Manuscript The text must not exceed 4000 words. The main text must include subsections with short, informative headings, and the required Declarations sections are Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements. Three to ten keywords are required, and the Declarations section must include ethics approval and consent to participate, consent for publication, availability of data and material, competing interests, funding, authors' contributions, and acknowledgements.
References The reference list must not exceed 70 references. Vancouver style is implied by numbered references. Only published, in press, or public e-print/preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited, unpublished abstracts and personal communications must not be listed, and web links must be numbered and included in the reference list with full site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables may be uploaded separately, while tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript and larger tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention, figures and tables must have titles and legends in the main manuscript, multi-panel figures must be submitted as single composite files, figure titles and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and formatted as table objects, and figures and tables must not use prohibited formatting such as color or shading in tables.
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Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the manuscript, confirm it has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and refer to the special issue by name if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must use the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Level of evidence, Registration, and Trial registration.
Manuscript Manuscripts must contain a Declarations section with Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, and the introduction, methods, results, and discussion should address the review rationale, review process, results, and limitations. The title page must list full author names and institutional addresses and identify the corresponding author, abbreviations must be defined at first use, all sources of funding and author contributions must be stated, and the Declarations headings must be included.
References References must follow the Index Medicus/MEDLINE style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available preprint or e-print sources may be cited, unpublished abstracts or data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and web links and URLs must be numbered, listed in full, and include the access date.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables should be uploaded separately from the main text, with figures numbered in order of first mention and tables cited in sequence in the text. Figures must have titles and legends in the manuscript, figure titles must not exceed 15 words and legends 300 words, and tables must be numbered with titles above and legends underneath using Arabic numerals.
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Brief Communication

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors have approved the manuscript for submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and mention the specific special issue name if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Brief Communications must not exceed 1000 words. The main text should contain the body of the article and may be broken into subsections with short, informative headings. Manuscripts must include a title page with the title, all authors’ full names and institutional addresses, and the corresponding author, and must include a Declarations section with Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optionally Authors' information; use of a Large Language Model must also be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part if no Methods section is available.
References Brief Communications must not exceed 10 references. Index Medicus/MEDLINE. Only articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that have been published, are in press, or are available through public e-print/preprint servers may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and web links or URLs must be numbered and listed in full with the site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Brief Communications must not exceed 5 illustrations. Figures are uploaded separately and tables should be included in the main manuscript file. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, reproduced material requires permission and citation, and figures and tables must follow the specified file-format and presentation rules.
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Case Report

Cover Letter required The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, describe any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors have approved the manuscript for submission, confirm that the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and refer to the specific special issue name if applicable.
Abstract required Must not exceed 350 words. structured Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Case Reports must include Background, Case presentation, Conclusions, and a Declarations section containing Ethics approval and consent to participate; Consent for publication; Availability of data and material; Competing interests; Funding; Authors' contributions; Acknowledgements; and optionally Authors' information. Three to ten keywords are required, abbreviations must be defined at first use, and if a Declarations section is not relevant the heading must still appear with 'Not applicable'.
References Index Medicus/MEDLINE. Only published or in-press articles and abstracts or items available through public e-print/preprint servers may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not be included, and web links and URLs must be assigned reference numbers and listed in full with the site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded separately in the order first mentioned, while tables must be included in the main manuscript file and not submitted as figures. Figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure legends and table legends must not exceed 300 words, permission is required for reproduced figures or tables, and figure titles and legends must be in the main manuscript.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors have approved the manuscript, confirm it has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and mention the special issue name if applicable.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscripts must include a title page with all authors’ full names and institutional addresses and the corresponding author, and the main text must contain the body of the article with abbreviations defined at first use. Manuscripts must include a Declarations section with Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors’ contributions, and Acknowledgements, and a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used; use of a Large Language Model must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part if no Methods section is available.
References Journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts available through public e-print or preprint servers may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and web links and URLs must be numbered and listed in full with the site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables should be numbered in the order first mentioned in the text, with tables placed in the manuscript when short or at the end when longer, and additional tabular data may be uploaded as .xls or .csv files. Figures and tables must be closely cropped and appropriately formatted, figures must be submitted as EPS, PDF, Word, PowerPoint, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, or CDX files, tables must use the Table object function, and figure and table titles and legends must not exceed 15 words and 300 words respectively.
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Recent Publications

Transepicondylar distance measured on MRI can predict the length of the graft required for different anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) techniques useful for revision surgery

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should include the reasons for publication in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, any journal policy issues, competing interests, confirmation of all authors' approval, confirmation that the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and the specific special issue name if applicable. Potential peer reviewers may be suggested, and preferred reviewers may be excluded.

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What are the publication costs?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £2390.00 GBP / $3290.00 USD / €2790.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Bone fractures and treatments Shoulder Injury and Treatment Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Hip and Femur Fractures Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Hip disorders and treatments Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Foot and Ankle Surgery Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Tendon Structure and Treatment Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Sports injuries and prevention Bone and Joint Diseases Bone health and osteoporosis research Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments

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