The International Journal of Spine Surgery (IJSS) is published by the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). It is the official scientific journal of ISASS, the International Intradiscal Therapy Society, the Pittsburgh Spine Summit, and the Büttner-Janz Spinefoundation, and it is an official partner of the Southern Neurosurgical Society.
The IJSS is an English-language journal. It uses a double-blind peer review process and is published every other month for a total of 6 issues per year. Additionally, the IJSS periodically publishes supplements, referred to as Special Issues. The IJSS is indexed in PubMed and in Web of Science under the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
As an open access journal, the IJSS makes its content freely accessible to the public. Beginning October 15, 2021, the IJSS is implementing an article processing charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts. Any manuscript submitted prior to October 15, 2021, is exempt from this charge. However, manuscripts submitted before this date but not accepted by October 15, 2022, will be subject to the APC. The fees are as follows:
- ISASS members: $500 per accepted manusript
- ISASS nonmembers: $750 per accepted manuscript
Solicited content and letters to the editor will be exempt from the APC.
The goal of the IJSS is to promote and disseminate online the most up-to-date scientific and clinical research into innovations in motion preservation and new spinal surgery technology, including basic science, biologics, and tissue engineering. The IJSS is dedicated to educating spine surgeons worldwide by reporting on the scientific basis, indications, surgical techniques, complications, outcomes, and follow-up data for promising spinal procedures.
You may learn more about the IJSS and its policies in the Reviewer Guidelines & Publication Criteria.