Journal profile · Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik
ISSN 2224-1507 · eISSN 2307-1133 · Zaslavsky O.Yu. · Ukraine
Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 118 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik is published by Zaslavsky O.Yu.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bone health and osteoporosis research, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, together about 30.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pain, Joints, Spine is a platinum open-access, peer-reviewed journal covering issues of interest to rheumatologists and other specialists in age-related musculoskeletal diseases (osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, sarcopenia, etc.), and management of pain syndrome. The Journal is the official organ of the Ukrainian Osteoporosis Association. The current issues concerning the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of osteoporosis and its complication are priority topics for the Journal. During the war in Ukraine, the Journal gathers the original research concerning the management of musculoskeletal diseases and related pain syndromes. The Journal publishes evidence-based original research articles, reviews, expert opinion pieces, and recommendations for researchers and practitioners with an interest in pain, bone, and joint diseases.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Editor-in-chief A. K. MelnykPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 12, Poland 2, Germany 1, Belgium 1, Austria 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine11.8%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine11.3%
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMedicine7.3%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine6.6%
- Vitamin D Research StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Bone Metabolism and DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine | Q3 | 109/147 | 26th |
| Rheumatology | Q4 | 68/77 | 12th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,136 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 614 | 614 | 46 |
| 2025 | 118 | 118 | 71 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 61 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 40 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 26 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 42 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 500 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Informed Consent, Privacy and Confidentiality Statement Model summary
Informed Consent, Privacy and Confidentiality Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Original work only; no prior publication or simultaneous submission. Model summary
Submitted articles must not have been published before or be under consideration elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All manuscripts undergo mandatory plagiarism screening using PlagScan before publication. Model summary
Prior to publication, all manuscripts undergo mandatory plagiarism screening using the professional plagiarism detection system PlagScan to identify text similarities.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Zaslavsky O.Yu.
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English, Ukrainian, Russian
- ISSN
- 2224-1507
- Electronic ISSN
- 2307-1133
- Society / sponsor
- Ukrainian Association of Osteoporosis
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik
How long does peer review take at Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (12), Poland (2) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik open access, and what is the APC?
Bol' Sustavy Pozvonocnik is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .