Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Journal of Spine Surgery
ISSN 2414-469X · eISSN 2414-4630 · AME Publishing Company
Journal of Spine Surgery: impact factor 2.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,650; median 69 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); 115 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Spine Surgery is published by AME Publishing Company. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, together about 59% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope The Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS, J Spine Surg, Print ISSN: 2414-469X; Online ISSN: 2414-4630) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the field of spine surgery, sci...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine26.4%
- Cervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMedicine17.1%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine15.5%
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMedicine10.3%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine3.7%
- Spinal Hematomas and ComplicationsMedicine3.5%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine2.5%
- Management of metastatic bone diseaseMedicine2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 407OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,081 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 151 | 151 | 18 |
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | 109 |
| 2024 | 78 | 78 | 361 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 353 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 533 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | 761 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 99 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 104 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (288 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 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 | USD 1,650 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND |
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)
Article types accepted6
- case reportManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- literature reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- original articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- review articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- systematic reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship 3.2 Authorship and Author contributions
3.2.1 AuthorshipAuthors should meet all four of the ICMJE’s authorship criteria listed below for authorship (1):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 6. COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
For specifications, please refer to: https://jss.amegroups.org/page/about/copyright-and-permission
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
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
- AME Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2414-469X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2414-4630
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Spine Surgery
What is the impact factor of Journal of Spine Surgery?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Spine Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 52–99 days). 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.
Which databases index Journal of Spine Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Spine Surgery is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Spine Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Spine Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .