The Spine Journal


 

The Spine Journal

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Editor in Chief: Eugene J. Carragee, MD

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 high-quality, ethical, evidence-based spine care, including basic science and clinical investigations. The Spine Journal (TSJ) also publishes major reviews of specific topics, technical notes, editorials, commentary and special features. Letters to the Editor in Chief are encouraged.

Instructions for Authors 
Authors are invited to submit manuscripts that have not been submitted or published elsewhere. Please refer to TSJ Instructions for Authors for complete details. If you have additional questions, e-mail the TSJ NASS editorial staff or call us at (630) 230-3646.

NASS/TSJ Outstanding Paper Awards
Each year, NASS offers up to three awards of $10,000 for an outstanding paper in the following categories: Basic Science, Operative Care and Medical Rehabilitation & Interventional Care. The 2010 Outstanding Paper Awards will be presented at the NASS 25th Annual Meeting to be held in Orlando, Florida, October 5-9, 2010. The submission deadline for next year’s OPA competition is February 1, 2011.

Subscriptions
TSJ is published monthly and is provided as a benefit of membership to Active members of the North American Spine Society. (Discounted subscriptions are available to other categories of members; contact the NASS Membership Department for more information.) USA: $284 Institutional subscription/ $159 Personal subscription. Outside USA: $418 Institutional subscription/ $183 Personal subscription.

  The Spine Journal Online
Full-length articles are available online free of charge to NASS Members and TSJ subscribers at www.thespinejournalonline.com  (NASS or TSJ login and password required.) NEW… Streamlined access: if you are already logged in at this site, you will link directly to your TSJ subscription---no additional login required.


MEDLINE/PubMed Index. All TSJ abstracts are available on the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health PubMed database. To retrieve any TSJ citation and abstract, use the title abbreviation “Spine J” in the search box on the following page. You will also be able to click through to full-text articles on the Journal site (NASS or TSJ login and password required).


Advertising
For information about advertising in The Spine Journal, please refer to our rate card (PDF) or contact Joe Skey at: (856) 673-4000; e-mail: Joe.RHMedia@verizon.net. For classified ads, contact Brian Vishnupad at: (212) 633-3129; e-mail: b.vishnupad@elsevier.com.