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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

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Preparing your manuscript

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology publishes the following article types:

Click the relevant link to find style and formatting information for the article you are going to submit.

Manuscripts should conform to the following reporting guidelines:

  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: PRISMA
  • Randomized Clinical Trials: CONSORT
  • Observational studies: STROBE
  • Studies of diagnostic accuracy: STARD
  • Animal pre-clinical studies: ARRIVE
  • Other types of health-related research: Consult the EQUATOR web site for appropriate reporting guidelines.


Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    2.8 - 2-year Impact Factor
    3.4 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.765 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.941 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    23 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    146 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage
    583,584 downloads
    125 Altmetric mentions