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Spine Surgery and Related Research

The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research · Japan · Est. 1993

eISSN2432-261X

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Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

H-Index

CiteScore

1.8

SNIP

0.896

Total Works

779

Total Citations

4,514

2yr Mean Citedness

0.58

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Aims & Scope

Spine Surgery and Related Research (SSRR), an official open-access journal of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research (JSSR) , is an international, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal directed to spine physicians and scientists. SSRR publishes original articles in the form of basic, clinical, and translational research on anatomy, pathophysiology, biomechanics, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatments related to spine and spinal cord. SSRR accepts review articles from evidence-based perspective including systematic review, suggestive technical notes, and rare clinical cases.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyBi-monthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications779

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate36%

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2432-261X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSpinal Hematomas and ComplicationsSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsManagement of metastatic bone diseaseBone health and osteoporosis researchMedical Imaging and Analysis