Dear All,
I thought you might be interested to learn that The British Editorial
Society of Bone and Joint Surgery, publishers of JBJS (Br), has just
announced the the launch of Bone & Joint Research (www.bjr.boneandjoint.org.uk
), a new open access journal.
Bone & Joint Research gives researchers and developers a new way to
reach the global orthopaedics community more effectively. It also
offers readers the latest frontline research and is completely free to
access online. The journal is now open for submissions.
I've copied today's press release below for your information - I do
hope it's of interest; please let me know if you would like to run a
news item on this and/or need any more information.
Best wishes,
Jennie Johnson, TBI Communications
Tel: +44 1865 875896
//BJR set to transform orthopaedics//
The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery, publishers of
JBJS (Br), are pleased to announce the launch of Bone & Joint Research
(www.bjr.boneandjoint.org.uk), a new open access journal poised to
revolutionise research communication in the field of orthopaedics.
Bone & Joint Research gives researchers and developers a new way to
reach the global orthopaedics community more effectively. It also
offers readers the latest frontline research and is completely free to
access.
“Open access is now a well-established publishing model in the
research community,” commented Peter Richardson, the Society’s
Managing Director, “We see it co-existing with traditional
subscription-based journals like JBJS (Br) which we have published for
over 60 years. We saw an opportunity to harness our reputation and
expertise in orthopaedic publishing to meet a clear demand from
orthopaedic researchers. Our authors tell us that they want their
articles to be published as quickly as possible, and then made
accessible to the widest possible audience. They also don’t want to
compromise on quality so we have maintained our rigorous editorial and
peer review process for this new journal.”
Unlike traditional journals, all articles published within Bone &
Joint Research are free to access online. Instead of libraries paying
a subscription fee, authors, or their funding bodies, pay a
publication charge that then ensures their work is instantly and
freely available worldwide. As a not-for-profit organisation, the
British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery has made
publication charges as affordable as possible with waivers for low
income countries and a special 10% discount for reviewers and members
of partner Associations.
Editor-in-Chief, Andy Carr, Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
at the University of Oxford, UK and founder of the Botnar Institute,
explains “we believe open access is the way to go with this journal;
instant online access to knowledge is what people expect.” He
continues, “As a researcher myself I’m excited about the potential
this journal offers our community to share our work with the world.
Publishing in BJR offers you the opportunity to become part of a new
wave of authors. We will publish to the same high standards as JBJS
(Br) and I believe the journal will quickly gain a reputation as a
major new force in transforming the musculoskeletal sciences.”
Bone & Joint Research is now open for submissions, including clinical
and translational laboratory studies as well as studies from the
device and pharmaceutical industries.
The journal is now live at www.bjr.boneandjoint.org.uk or to submit
your paper http://orthodox.jbjs.org.uk.
To review for us or become a part of this important open access
movement email us at [log in to unmask]
About the Editor
Andrew Carr FRCS FMedSci
Professor Carr is the Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Head
of the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and
Musculoskeletal Sciences at the University of Oxford and Divisional
Director of Musculoskeletal and Rehabilitation Clinical Services at
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Having founded the Botnar Research Centre as an Institute of
Musculoskeletal Sciences in 2002 and the NIHR musculoskeletal
Biomedical Research Unit in 2005, Andy Carr has been a prominent
figure in orthopaedic research for some time. He was part of the
Oxford University team that designed a series of patient reported
outcome measures following surgery, which became used worldwide by all
national joint replacement registries (NJR) and by the NHS to monitor
all hip and knee replacement operations performed in the UK. At the
forefront of orthopaedic research, Andy is currently investigating the
role of arthroscopic surgery, considering stem cells and growth
factors in the management of age related chronic shoulder pain due to
rotator cuff tendinopathy and tear (PAROT, CSAW and UKUFF trials).
His awards include the Robert Jones Gold medal of the British
Orthopaedic Association. He was elected a fellow of the Academy of
Medical Sciences in 2009.
Deputy Editors
Professor Matt Costa, University of Warwick, UK
Professor John Sperling, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Associate Editors
Professor Chris Little, The University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Britt Wildemann, Julius Wolff Institute, Berlin, Germany
About the Publisher
British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
JBJS (Br) is the flagship journal of the British Editorial Society of
Bone and Joint Surgery, which is renowned for its high standards of
peer review and editorial to ensure its subscribers receive the best
quality articles in orthopaedic surgery. The British Editorial Society
of Bone and Joint Surgery (BESBJS) is an innovative publisher whose
mission is to advance and improve education in orthopaedic surgery. In
order to best serve the orthopaedic community, the Society is
launching BJR to provide researchers with an opportunity to
participate in this growing area of orthopaedics in a journal that has
the potential to reach a wider audience and has a faster publication
process than traditional journals.
For more information:
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www.bjr.boneandjoint.org.uk
020 7782 0010
BRITISH EDITORIAL SOCIETY OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY
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