Journal Guide

The Physician and Sportsmedicine is a peer-reviewed, clinically oriented publication for primary care physicians. We examine the latest drug discoveries to advance treatment and recovery, and take into account the medical aspects of exercise therapy for a given condition. We cover the latest primary care-focused treatments serving the needs of our active patient population, and assess the limits these treatments govern in stabilization and recovery.

The Physician and Sportsmedicine is a peer-to-peer method of communicating the latest research to aid primary care physicians’ advancement in methods of care and treatment. We routinely cover such topics as: managing chronic disease, surgical techniques in preventing and managing injuries, the latest advancements in treatments for helping patients lose weight, and related exercise and nutrition topics that can impact the patient during recovery and modification.

• Original research
• Evidence-based review article
• Health economics
• Exercise is medicine
• Supplements
• Letters to the Editor-in-Chief that assist practicing physicians in decision-making by including the latest techniques and treatment options for the care of their patients.

The Spine Journal, the official journal of the North American Spine Society, is an international and multidisciplinary journal that publishes original, peer-reviewed articles on research and treatment related to the spine and spine care, including basic science and clinical investigations. It is a condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to The Spine Journal have not been published, and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. The Spine Journal also publishes major reviews of specific topics by acknowledged authorities, technical notes, teaching editorials, and other special features, Letters to the Editor-in-Chief are encouraged.The Spine Journal is ranked 4th of 63 journals in Orthopaedics category on the 2012 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters, and has an Impact Factor of 3.220.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

FIRST ISSUE - OCTOBER 2009. The journal is for all professionals concerned with research into and the practice of musculoskeletal disease and is a forum for all views on related subjects. The editors welcome articles of current interest on research into diseases including: arthropathies and other joint disorders; systemic connective tissue disorders; dorsopathies; soft tissue disorders; osteopathies; chondropathies. Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease adheres to a blinded peer review process in which the reviewer`s name is routinely withheld from the author unless the reviewer requests a preference for their identity to be revealed.

Trauma is a peer reviewed scholarly journal which brings together a wide range of topics of interest to all those involved in the management of trauma patients. Authoritative reviews of all aspects of trauma care are included: Prevention through prehospital management, accident and emergency medicine, surgery, anaesthetics and intensive care, physical and psychiatric rehabilitation.

Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (ZfOU) publishes scientific articles from the field of orthopedics and traumatology. Publication forms are reviews, original papers and case reports.