Journal of Spine (ISSN: 2165-7939)

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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.