- We welcome all research related to musculoskeletal health, publishing Article Collections on topics including osteoarthritis, work, and diagnostic imaging.
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- We are the largest Open Access publication in the ‘Orthopedics’ and ‘’Rheumatology’ categories of Clarivate’s Journal Citation Report.
Call for Papers: Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)
BMC Rheumatology and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders welcome submissions on PPI in rheumatic and musculoskeletal research. The Editorial Board hopes that this will be a rich learning experience for both the public and researchers, and we've designed the Call for Papers to reflect this.
Read MoreCall for papers: Robotic surgery
In order to recognize the significant growth and advancement of robotic surgery over the past several decades, we hereby welcome original submissions on ‘Robotic surgery’ aiming to present a collection of primary research articles and reviews on the topic.
Read MoreCall for Papers: Digital Health
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders welcomes submissions on Digital Health technologies in rheumatic and musculoskeletal care. Topics of interest include E-health, artificial intelligence, big data, mobile apps and wearable sensors.
Read MoreNEW: Advances & challenges in imaging rheumatic & musculoskeletal disorders
This Article Collection showcases original contributions on imaging in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders. Explore selected articles within this innovating speciality.
Publication date: March 2021.
Why publish your article in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders?
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Preoperative predictors of health-related quality of life changes (EQ-5D and EQ VAS) after total hip and knee replacement: a systematic review
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A real-time 3D electromagnetic navigation system for percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy in patients with lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective study
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Patellar shape is associated with femoral trochlear morphology in individuals with mature skeletal development
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Radiographic outcomes of cortical screw fixation as an alternative to Kirschner wire fixation for temporary lateral column stabilization in displaced Lisfranc joint fracture-dislocations: a retrospective cohort analysis
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An update of stabilisation exercises for low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis
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The effect of warm-up, static stretching and dynamic stretching on hamstring flexibility in previously injured subjects
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The TICOPA protocol (TIght COntrol of Psoriatic Arthritis): a randomised controlled trial to compare intensive management versus standard care in early psoriatic arthritis
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Mortality and cause of death in hip fracture patients aged 65 or older - a population-based study
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Reliability of clinical tests to evaluate nerve function and mechanosensitivity of the upper limb peripheral nervous system
BMC Series Blog
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Staying employed with kidney failure
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In search of the biomarker holy grail
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Aims and scope
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology. Studies investigating the systemic nature of rheumatic diseases, not related to specific musculoskeletal manifestations, are directed to submit to BMC Rheumatology.
Editor
- Ciarán Martin Fitzpatrick, BioMed Central, UK
Peer Review Taxonomy
This journal is participating in a pilot of NISO/STM's Working Group on Peer Review Taxonomy, to identify and standardize definitions and terminology in peer review practices in order to make the peer review process for articles and journals more transparent. Further information on the pilot is available here.
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
- Identity transparency: Single anonymized
- Reviewer interacts with: Editor
- Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication
We welcome your feedback on this Peer Review Taxonomy Pilot. Please can you take the time to complete this short survey.
Editors' highlights
Take a look at the articles that the journal's Editors wish to highlight to you for reading and sharing.
Announcement: we are recruiting Editorial Board Members
We are recruiting new Editorial Board Members to join our international community of experts, helping to provide expertise on a wide range of subjects within the area of musculoskeletal disorders.
Supporting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
BMC is committed to supporting efforts to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by helping researchers to disseminate and showcase their work. We aim to support policy-makers, governments, and humanitarian organizations in making evidence-based decisions to advance good health and wellbeing (SDG 3) and reduce inequalities (SDG 10).
Supporting equity in academic publishing
At BMC, we strive to be inclusive and provide equal opportunities to authors based in low- and middle-income countries who might face challenges in publishing their work. Check out BMC Public Health's guidance on submitting your research to the BMC Series journals. Please feel free to get in touch with feedback on what else the BMC Series can do to progress towards a more equitable publishing system.
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You can publish your data in BMC Genomic Data (genomic, transcriptomic and high-throughput genotype data) or in BMC Research Notes (data from across all natural and clinical sciences).
More information about our unique article type can be found on the BMC Genomic Data and BMC Research Notes journal websites.
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2.996 - 5-year Impact Factor
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