Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer
- ISSN (online)
- 1535-1386
- ISSN (print)
- 0021-9355
- Specialty
- Orthopedics
- Journal website
- journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/pages/default.aspx
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities | Depends on study design | 1 |
| Basic-Science Study | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Ethics | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Evidence-Based Systematic Review | PRISMA | 2 |
| Expert Review(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Health Care Recommendation | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Innovation | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Observational Study | STROBE | 2 |
| Patient Voices | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Randomized Controlled Trial | CONSORT | 4 |
| Survey Study | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Viewpoint | Depends on study design | 2 |
| World Report(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 2 |
The guideline shown is the one that usually applies to that article type. For original research it depends on the design: see the reporting guidelines. Every review also covers about 80 general content checks; the requirement counts above are the additional checks specific to this journal.
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