Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) to Accelerate Publication, Adopts Monthly Frequency from January 2026

The Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS), an open access, peer-reviewed publication in the field, today announced a significant enhancement to its publishing model. To better serve the global spine surgery community and accommodate a rising volume of high-quality submissions, JSS will transition from quarterly to monthly publication, effective January 2026.

This strategic decision underscores the journal's rapid growth and influence since its launch in December 2019. The increased frequency is a direct response to the sustained support from authors and the academic community, ensuring that pivotal, practice-changing research reaches readers and practitioners with minimal delay after acceptance.

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AME and Wolters Kluwer aim to expand access to global medical research through new collaboration

The agreement broadens the reach of nearly 50 Open Access titles, contributing globally to over 5,000 articles

October 2, 2025 — Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new collaboration with AME Publishing Company, an Open Access publisher specializing in medical journals and books, headquartered in Hong Kong, China.

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JSS is officially indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

On August 5, 2025, a confirmation letter reached the editorial office of Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) that the journal met the selection criteria necessary to be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). Articles published in JSS after 2023, beginning with 9(1), will be included in this prestigious database (Figure 1). JSS will receive its first impact factor (IF) in June 2026.

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Journal of Spine Surgery 2024 CiteScore Released: 2.7

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) has achieved its 2024 CiteScore: 2.7, ranking 223 out of 568 journals in the Surgery category and 171 out of 332 journals in the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine category. This milestone underscores our ongoing commitment to publishing impactful research in the field.

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Reviewer of the Month (2026)

In 2026, JSS reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

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Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2026)

In 2026, many JSS authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

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Interviews with Editorial Board Members

JSS features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

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