About the journal
Global Spine Journal is an open-access journal published by SAGE Publishing in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,650 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 8 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- ISSN
- 2192-5682 · 2192-5690
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,650 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 4378
- Declared review time
- 8 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- http://journals.sagepub.com/home/GSJ
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2015-06-09
- PUBMED · 2021-09-06
- Indexing
- DOAJ · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,650 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 8 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
4378
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
8weeks
Works in OpenAlex
4789
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
83
i10-index
1256
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-04-04
- Added to DOAJ
- 2015-06-09
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 95%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 94%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity4
- Alternate titles
- Global spine j
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101596156
- Society affiliations
- AO Spine
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
Show all subjects (50)
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Spinal Hematomas and Complications
- Spinal Hematomas and Complications
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
Keywords (DOAJ)
- spinal disorders
- orthopaedic surgery
- neurosurgery
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