out of 10 peer reviewed Spine Speciality Journals: Nr. 1 SPINE, IF 2.499, Nr.2 ESJ 2.021

Within the peer reviewed Musculoskeletal group of Journals (48 Journals) ESJ is ranked Nr. 10 (Nr. 6 out of the clinical journals) and the highest ranked European Journal before e.g. JBJS British and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR) etc.

All the Journals ranked from 1-9 are American Journals and 4 out of them are basic Science Journals).

This is quite a track record for a journal which was founded against all odds 16 years ago.

There is more to come: The ESJ will soon start an “Open Operating Theatre” with audiovisual medias related to practical surgical procedures and a “Grand Round Section” within the ESJ with Vincent Arlet(USA) and Michael Pfeiffer (Germany) as Deputy Editors.

Editor-in-chief:
M. Aebi, Berne, Switzerland

Sub-Editors:
N. Boos, Zurich, Switzerland (Health Technology Assessment and Transfer)
R. Gunzburg, Antwerp, Belgium (Clinical Science, Special contributions)
F. Pellisé-Urquiza, Barcelona, Spain (Reviews)
M. Szpalski, Brussels, Belgium (Supplements)
H.-J. Wilke Ulm, Germany (Basic Science)

The European Spine Journal is the official organ of the Spine Society of Europe. The memberfee includes also a subscription to this journal, which are 12 issues a year.

"European Spine Journal" is a publication founded in response to the increasing trend toward specialization in spinal surgery. The Journal is devoted to spine surgery and all related disciplines, including functional and surgical anatomy of the spine, biomechanics and pathophysiology, diagnostic procedures, and neurology. The aim of "European Spine Journal" is to support the further development of highly innovative European spine surgery and to provide an integrated and balanced view of diagnostic, research and treatment procedures that will enhance effective collaboration among specialists worldwide.

European Spine Journal is the official publication of the EuroSpine, the Spine Society of Europe.

Affiliated societies:

Austrian Spine Society
Brazilian Spine Society
Czech Spine Surgery Society
Deutsche Wirbelsäulengesellschaft
Dutch Spine Society
European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
GEER (Grupo de Estudio de Enfermedades del Raquis)
G.I.S. (Italian Spine Society)
SILACO (Sociedad IberoLatinoamericana de Columna)
South African Spine Society
Turkish Spine Society
The Bone and Joint Decade 2000 - 2010

Impact factor: 2.021 (2007)
Section "Clinical neurology": Rank 72 of 146
Section "Orthopedics": Rank 10 of 48

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