Format

Print and Online

Specialty

Orthopaedics; Surgery (Specialty); Sports Medicine

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

Website URL: https://www.ovid.com/jnls/jbjsjournal

Content Focus: The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) has been the most valued source of information for orthopaedic surgeons and researchers for over 125 years and is the gold standard in peer-reviewed scientific information in the field. A core journal and essential reading for general as well as specialist orthopaedic surgeons worldwide, JBJS publishes evidence-based research to enhance the quality of care for orthopaedic patients.

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JBJS ranks #3 in total readers, average issue readers, and average page exposures
(Source: Orthopedic Surgery Tables 402 & 403, Medical/Surgical Media Measurement 2026, M3 MI)

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Editor-in-Chief: Mohit (Mo) Bhandari, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Frequency: 24 issues/year

Impact Factor: 4.7

Impact Factor Ranking: 16/147 in Orthopedics category; 26/321 in Surgery category

Special Issues: Special Hip and Knee Issue of JBJS will be available to attendees at the 2027 AAHKS Annual Meeting, November 4-7 in Grapevine, TX.

JBJS Reviews

Website URL: https://www.ovid.com/jnls/jbjsreviews

Content Focus: JBJS Reviews continuously publishes thorough and critical online reviews of all other clinical and scientific research and topics of interest and importance to orthopaedic surgeons. JBJS Reviews only features authors who are practicing surgeons and/or faculty members recognized as experts in their field. JBJS Reviews’ editors meticulously edit and publish research reviews achieving highest levels of quality, accuracy and clarity.

Editor: Sanjeev Sabharwal, MD, MPH

Frequency: Monthly, continuous publication

Impact Factor: 2.8

Impact Factor Ranking: 37/147 in Orthopedics category; 67/321 in Surgery category

JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques

Website URL: https://www.ovid.com/jnls/jbjsest

Content Focus: Seeing is vital to learning and perfecting surgical techniques. Leveraging digital media’s visual and interactive capabilities, each procedure in JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques is described in step-by-step presentations and illustrated extensively with images to encourage greater understanding of the procedure and concepts. Video excerpts are frequent features. Indications, contraindications, pitfalls and challenges are clearly highlighted.

Editor: Edward Y. Cheng, MD

Frequency: Quarterly, continuous publication

Impact Factor: 2.4

Impact Factor Ranking: 53/147 in Orthopedics category; 95/321 in Surgery category

JBJS Case Connector

Website URL: https://www.ovid.com/jnls/jbjscc

Content Focus: Cross-referenced for rapid search and connectivity, JBJS Case Connector is composed of more than 3,000 orthopaedic case reports. It compiles symptoms, conditions and demographic details to empower surgeons to find cases similar to theirs and to mine the database to reveal emerging trends and identify patterns, distinguishing between truly rare cases and repeated, related single instances of larger problems.

Co-Editors: Thomas W. Bauer, MD, PhD, and Ronald W. Lindsey, MD

Frequency: Quarterly, continuous publication

JBJS Open Access

Website URL: https://www.ovid.com/jnls/jbjsoa

Content Focus: An international, peer-reviewed, online-only journal that publishes basic-science and clinical studies that have the potential to impact orthopaedic care worldwide. JBJS Open Access expands the capacity of JBJS to meet the evolving needs of the orthopaedic community by disseminating knowledge on an open-access platform that is free of charge for all readers.

Co-Editors: Eng Hin Lee, MD, FRCSC, and Robin R. Richards, MD, FRCSC

Frequency: Quarterly, continuous publication

Impact Factor: 4.9

Impact Factor Ranking: 11/147 in Orthopedics category; 20/321 in Surgery category

JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants

Website URL: https://www.ovid.com/jnls/jbjsjopa

Content Focus: An academic resource that delivers ongoing orthopaedic education for physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) by providing them with a unique forum to share their knowledge and experiences. JOPA publishes clinically relevant content across all orthopaedic subspecialties to advance the knowledge of orthopaedic PAs and NPs.

Editor: Dagan Cloutier, PA-C

Frequency: Quarterly, continuous publication

JBJS Jobs Orthopaedic Career Center

Posting a job on the JBJS Orthopaedic Career Center lets you actively engage specialists via our career hub. JBJS Orthopaedic Career Center offers recruiters a range of opportunities to get job openings in front of the right candidates at the right time. Visit JBJS Orthopaedic Career Center.

Advertising Guidelines

Subject to approval by the Editor. JBJS Advertising Policies apply. New copy must be received by the Publisher two weeks before closing date.