Aims & Scope

Journal of Orthopaedic and Spine Trauma (JOST) is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal, affiliated to Persian Orthopedic Trauma Association (POTA) and Orthopaedic Department of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). JOST encompasses all aspects of clinical and basic research studies related to Orthopaedics and Trauma field and publishes high quality research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, educational corners, commentary/ letters and case reports in all important areas of experimental and clinical research. The journal encourages submissions related to the following fields: 

Traumatologic Surgery;
Spine and Spinal Deformities;
Joint Replacement;
Sports Medicine;
Paediatric Orthopaedics;
Arthroscopy;
Knee Surgery;
Hip Surgery;
Shoulder Surgery;
Hand surgery/Microsurgery;
Foot and Ankle Surgery;
Musculoskeletal Tumor Management;
Neuromuscular Diseases Management;
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation. 

The emphasis will be on innovative ideas facing  regional problems and publishing quality papers rapidly and making them freely available to researchers worldwide.