JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

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Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, …

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Signed informed consent release required for photographs of identifiable persons. 模型摘要

Photographs of identifiable persons must be accompanied by a signed release that indicates informed consent.

Copyright vested in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand; copyright transfer form required at submission, effective upon acceptance. 模型摘要

All material published in the Journal of Hand Surgery is vested in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. The corresponding author of each manuscript will be required to complete a Copyright Transfer Form when the manuscript is submitted, which will only go into effect once the manuscript is accepted. When submitting a paper the author(s) must make a full statement to the Editor about all s…

Open access publishing options available; details on Open Access page. 模型摘要

Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.

Double anonymized peer review; editor assesses suitability, typically a minimum of two independent expert reviewers; Editor makes final decision. 模型摘要

This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…

Submissions may be checked with Crossref Similarity Check and other originality software. 模型摘要

To verify compliance, your article may be checked by Crossref Similarity Check and other originality or duplicate checking software.

Preprint posting must be disclosed in cover letter with DOI. 模型摘要

Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…

The Journal is committed to standardized reporting of clinical trials, meta-analyses, and other studies:Cohort studies and patient series: Authors should adhere to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines (www.strobe-statement.org) and indicate in the manuscript that they have done so.Diagnostic measure research: Authors should adhere to the Stan…