Spine Journal
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN (online)
- 1878-1632
- ISSN (print)
- 1529-9430
- Specialty
- Neurology, Orthopedics
- Journal website
- www.sciencedirect.com/journal/the-spine-journal
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Science | Depends on study design | 1 |
| Clinical Study | Depends on study design | 3 |
| Review | Depends on study design | 1 |
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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