About the Journal

INTRODUCTION:

The Arab Orthopedic Journal (AROJ) An online scientific journal dedicated to orthopedic research and practice in the Arab world. At Arab Orthopedic Journal, we strive to provide a platform for sharing the latest advancements and innovations in the field of orthopedics while promoting the welfare of patients and communities in the Arab region. Our journal publishes original research articles, case studies, reviews, and opinion papers, written by renowned experts and practitioners in orthopedics, trauma, and related fields. Our editorial team ensures the highest standards of scientific rigor, ethical guidelines, and quality control for all manuscripts published in the journal. The Arab Orthopedic Journal is committed to excellence in disseminating knowledge, education, and professional development. We encourage our readers and contributors to engage with us, collaborate with us, and help us shape the future of orthopedic research and practice in the Arab world. This journal publishes original research work and review articles related to different aspects of Orthopedic including:

 

·         Arthroscopy

·         Arthroplasty

·         Foot and ankle

·         Hand surgery

·         Limb reconstruction procedures

·         Orthopedic oncology

·         Pediatric orthopedics

·         Spine and Spinal deformities

·         Trauma

 

Thank you for choosing Arab Orthopedic Journal as your source of knowledge and inspiration.

 

Article categories:

The categories of articles that are published in the Journal are listed and described below. Please select the category that best describes your paper. If your paper does not fall into any of these categories, please contact the Editorial Office.

You need to follow all the guidelines of this journal and the international guidelines, as per the article type (see table below):

Original Research Article: Original, in-depth clinical research that represents new and significant contributions to medical science. The entire manuscript should not exceed 3000 words and should have maximum 50 references and 8 authors.

Randomized Control Trial (RCT): These studies should follow CONSORT guidelines and should not exceed 3500 words and 60 references. An Institutional Ethical Committee approval is required before the start of the study.

Systematic Review Article: These are comprehensive review articles on topics of current clinical interest in Orthopedic targeting specialists. The entire manuscript should not exceed 3500 words with not more than 60 references. Please use structured abstract for all the review articles (including narrative reviews).

Narrative Reviews: These comprehensive reviews should cover upto date information about the subject. The manuscript should not exceed 2500 words and should have a maximum of 50 references and 6 authors.

Short Communication: Short communications can be personal opinions, or mini review on a burning topic, related to Orthopedics. They should be up to 1000 words and can have up to 10 references, 3 authors and 2 figures/tables.

Case Reports: These should be novel, describing a new pathology, or management of a case. The manuscript should not exceed more than 2000 words and maximum limit of authors is 4 and the references up to 20, for this category. Please use structured abstract for all case report articles.

Clinical Practice Guidelines: These articles summarize and suggest the guidelines for the clinicians about a common medical or surgical problem, based on currently available evidence from the literature. These should have a maximum of 300 words, 50 references, and up to 8 authors.

Editorials: The Editor usually commissions editorials but ideas or suggestions are welcomed.

Letters/Opinion: Are up to 500 words and are subject to copyediting, with the maximum of 2 authors and 5 references. Preference will be given to letters responding to points raised by articles published recently in this Journal. Authors will not receive proofs. Opinion articles relevant to newer developments in relation to Internet that would be of significance to medical profession are invited.

 

Submission checklist:

You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.

Ensure that the following items are present:

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:

  • E-mail address
  • Full postal address

All necessary files have been uploaded:

Manuscript:

  • Include keywords
  • All figures (include relevant captions)
  • All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
  • Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
  • Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable) Supplemental files (where applicable)

Further considerations:

  • Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
  • All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
  • Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
  • A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
  • Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
  • Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements

Open access policy:

 Arab Orthopedic Journal (AROJ) provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All articles published in AROJ are made immediately available worldwide under one of the following Creative Commons licenses you can choose from: 

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY): lets others distribute and copy the article, to create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions, adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation), to include in a collective work (such as an anthology), to text or data mine the article, even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit the author(s), do not represent the author as endorsing their adaptation of the article, and do not modify the article in such a way as to damage the author's honor or reputation.

 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND): for non-commercial purposes, lets others distribute and copy the article, and to include in a collective work (such as an anthology), as long as they credit the author(s) and provided they do not alter or modify the article.

 

The journal defines open access by the following conditions:

·         Peer-reviewed literature is freely available without a subscription.

·         Literature is immediately released in open-access format.

·         Published material can be re-used without obtaining permission if a correct citation to the original publication is given. 

Publication fees (APCs):

To provide open access, this journal (AROJ) has a publication fee (Article Publishing Charge, APC) which needs to be met by the authors or their research funders for each article published open access. This ensures your article will be immediately and permanently free to access by everyone.

The Article Publishing Charge for this journal is “undefined”, excluding taxes.

Copyright and Publication Rights: 

         -  Authors retain the copyrights and transfer the commercial rights only to the publisher (Arab Orthopedic Journal).

         -  Authors have the right to:

  • Share their article according to the [Personal Use rights] so long as it contains the end user license and the DOI link to the version of record and give an acknowledgement of its initial publication in (Arab Orthopedic Journal).
  • Retain intellectual property rights (including research data).
  • Proper attribution and credit for the published work.

Personal use rights:

         Authors can use their articles, in full or in part, for scholarly, non-commercial purposes such as:

  • Use by an author in the author's teaching activities (including distribution of copies, paper or electronic).
  • Distribution of copies to known research colleagues for their personal use (but not for Commercial Use).
  • Inclusion in a thesis or dissertation (if this is not to be published commercially).
  • Use in a subsequent compilation of the author's works.
  • Extending the Article to book-length form.
  • Preparation of other derivative works.