Manuscript submissions to orthopedics: new requirements.

摘要

In the past decade, manuscript submissions to Orthopedics have increased 330%. This phenomenon is not unique to our Journal, given the increasing pressure on orthopedic faculty both inside and outside the United States to publish their work in journals that are indexed by Medline/PubMed and have a published impact factor. While we are pleased to see growing interest by authors in being published by the Journal, it presents an issue with the amount of time and resources required to process this ever-increasing number of manuscript submissions. It has been overwhelming for the Editors, Editorial Board, volunteer reviewers, and editorial office to manage these submissions. Drs Terry Thompson and Vikas Patel serve as Associate Editors. They have done a terrific job with helping to address the increased submissions, while at the same time being more selective in accepting articles for publication. Currently about 25% of submissions are published.