Global Spine Journal

The journal charges up to:

• 2100 USD

as publication fees (article processing charges or APCs).

There is a waiver policy for these charges.

Look up the journal’s:

• Aims & scope
• Instructions for authors
• Editorial Board
• Double blind peer review

→ This journal checks for plagiarism.

Expect on average 8 weeks from submission to publication.

This journal began publishing in open access in 2015. What does DOAJ define as Open Accesss?

This journal uses a CC BY, a CC BY-NC or a CC BY-NC-ND license.

Attribution
Attribution Non-Commercial
Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

→ Look up their open access statement and their license terms.

The author does not retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Articles digitally archived in:

• CLOCKSS
• LOCKSS
• PMC
• Portico

→ Find out about their archiving policy.

Deposit policy with:

• Sherpa/Romeo

Permanent article identifier:

• DOI