AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances (JSOA) welcomes articles that promote the communication of scientific information relevant to the clinical practice of orthopaedic medicine. Articles are welcome from all countries and all sources under the following conditions:

• Articles are accepted only for exclusive publication in Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances.
• Publication does NOT constitute official endorsement of opinions presented in articles.
• Published articles and illustrations become the property of Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances.
• Signed copies of the Manuscript Submission Agreement and IAME Financial Disclosure Form must accompany the manuscript before it is considered for publication.

Manuscripts not prepared according to the instructions below WILL be returned pending compliance.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

Before submitting your manuscript to be considered for publication in JSOA using the MTS, it is imperative that your submission be properly prepared and formatted. Please read over and follow the instructions below carefully; failing to do so may result in your submission being returned to you.

FORMATTING

Please make sure your manuscript file is formatted to the following specifications.

Text
All text is Times New Roman size 12 double-spaced.
Headings are bold initial caps.
Subheadings are initial caps, no bold.
Manuscript titles are bold underlined.
Margins are 1” on all sides. These settings and the font settings should be the default settings on most word processing software.
All lines of manuscript must be consecutively numbered using the Line Number feature. Do NOT number the lines manually.
Do not start each manuscript section on its own page.
Use Systéme International (SI) units.
Use abbreviations sparsely; spell out each term at first mention.
Use generic names of drugs.

GENERAL STYLE

Title Page

All submissions to JSOA must include a title page containing the title, the authors’ full names, with their highest academic degrees and position held, the department and institution where the work was done, and the name, address, phone and fax numbers, and email of the author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Manuscript Body

Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:

• Title - The manuscript title does not need to be on its own page or included in header.
• Abstract - An abstract of one paragraph (approximately 150 words) concisely stating the objective, methods, results, and conclusions should be included on a separate page for all articles except Brief Reports and Clinical Briefs. The abstract should not duplicate the text and should not contain references. A brief summary should follow Case Reports, Brief Reports, and Clinical Briefs.
• Keywords - Several key words should be included. Keywords should describe the information contained in the paper, including any terms unique to the paper’s subject. All keywords should have the first letter of each word capitalized and listed using semicolons.
• Introduction - State the problem that led to the study and the specific purpose of the study. It can include a brief review of the literature that is dealt with in the Discussion section.
• Materials and Methods - Provide demographic data on the study population and define the period during which the study was conducted, the specific criteria for inclusion and exclusion of patients, the indications for the operative procedure, and the duration of follow-up. The section must also describe the statistical methods used in the study:

o The statement that “no significant difference was found between two groups” cannot be made unless a power study was done and the value of alpha or beta is reported. A large number of patients (at least 60, and often more, in each group or subgroup) is required to make such a statement. If no such power study was done, the author must state: “With the numbers available, no significant difference could be detected.”
o Ninety-five percent confidence in intervals is required whenever the results of survivorship analysis are given in the text or in graphs.
o Use of the word “correlation” requires reporting of the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient r.

• Results - Provide a detailed report on the data obtained during the study. It is essential that all data in the text be consistent with data both in the Abstract and in any illustrations, legends, or tables included.
• Discussion - Include a review of the literature, with emphasis on previous findings that agree with those of the present study. The Discussion should also state both the strengths and the weaknesses of the study.
• References - Number references consecutively as they appear in the text. Personal communications and unpublished data may not be included in the reference list, but may be included in parentheses within the body of the text. The reference list should be typed double-spaced and separate from the text. Abbreviate journal titles according to the Index Medicus. List all authors up to three, followed by et al.

Journal example:

Ngarmukos CH, Parkdian V, Patradul A, et al. Fixation of fractures of the midshaft of the clavicle with Kirschner wires: results in 108 patients. J Bone Joint Surg. 1998;80-B:106-108.

Book example:

Salter RB. Textbook of Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System. Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, Maryland;1970.

Chapter in edited book:

Johnson DL, Harner CD, Madry MG, et al. Revision anterior cruciate ligament surgery. In FH Fu, CD Harner, KG Vince, eds. Knee Surgery 2nd ed Vol 1. Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, Maryland;1970:877–895.

Website:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers—United States, 1999-2008. 2011. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6043a4.htm?s_cid=mm6043a4_w#fig. Accessed on August 18, 2019.

• Legends- Legends should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet. Include sufficient information to interpret the illustration without reference to the text. State magnifications and stains in the legends for photomicrographs.
• Figures- Only electronic black and white photographs, radiographs, drawings, graphs, and charts may be used free of charge; color illustrations cannot be used unless the author or institution pays the expense of including the color in the print issue (contact the publisher for cost). Resolution on artwork files provided must be at least 300 dpi or higher to ensure best-quality reproduction in the printed article. Please label each illustration (i.e. Fig. 1, Fig. 2A, etc.) in the order they are to appear in print before uploading them to the MTS. When uploading, please upload each figure individually.
• Tables should be titled, numbered consecutively as they are cited and uploaded individually as Word documents. They should not duplicate information in the text and abbreviations and symbols should be explained in footnotes.
• CME Questions - Include three multiple-choice questions with answers A–D, that can be answered by reading your article. Do not make any of the answers “all of the above,” “none of the above,” or multiple references (as in “A and C”). Please make sure to upload as a separate Word Document. It does not need to be included in the merged PDF.

MANUSCRIPT CLEARANCES

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

• Authors must acknowledge all financial support or provision of supplies used in their study. The title page of the article should include a footnote supplying grant or contract numbers and the complete name and location of the funding agency or institution.
• Authors must submit a Financial Disclosure statement to the Editor specifying whether they have any commercial or proprietary interest in any drug, device, or equipment mentioned in the submitted article. This statement must also identify any financial interest any author might have (as a consultant, stock owner, employee, evaluator, etc.) in any item mentioned in the article. The Editor will then decide whether this information will be published. All authors will be required to sign and upload an Institute for Advanced Medical Education (IAME) Author Disclosure Form in accordance with the requirements of the governing CME body, Institute for Advanced Medical Education.

INFORMED CONSENT AND ETHICS

If experimental research is reported in the manuscript, the authors must state formally in the Methods section that the project was approved by the appropriate institutional review board and that informed consent was obtained from all human subjects or that research involving animal subjects complied with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NIH Publication No. 80-23, revised 1978). Identifiable photographs must be accompanied by consent forms stating that the subject permits photographs and information about the case to be published and that he or she understands that his or her name will not be published.

PERMISSIONS

Material taken from other sources must be accompanied by a written statement from both the author and publisher giving the Journal permission to reproduce it. Authors are solely responsible for any associated permission fees.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
Before submitting a manuscript, please gather the following information:

• Author information: first and last names, institutions, degrees, and active e-mail addresses.
• Manuscript title.
• Manuscript abstract, where applicable (Can be cut and pasted from your manuscript).
• Manuscript files in Word,
• Figures/Images in TIFF or JPG. No PowerPoint.
• Tables as individual Word docs.
• Questions (in Word)
• Manuscript Submission Agreement for signed by all authors
• IAME Disclosure Form for EACH author

Link to Submission Agreement: https://datatrace-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/p/steden/IQCCGto0Hfm9TrgN7-GkolvUATSJqTHAu9CyC9KFEKfgJoc?e=fzvu9I

Link to Financial Disclosure: https://datatrace-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/p/steden/IQCvfvsGUfb7RbcLGt8trAIoAYBK6lJyVHNEGqRG58Ya1tg?e=YEHwZy

REVISION

The editorial staff may require revisions be made to accepted manuscripts before publication. In this case, authors must follow the instructions for revisions included with the revision request. Revisions must be accompanied by a point-by-point discussion of the reviewer’s comments. All changes to the text must be highlighted in the submitted revision to aid in the review process. Revised manuscripts will be evaluated by the editorial staff and further requests for revision may be made. All communication regarding revisions will be made with the corresponding author. Revisions should be made within 60 days of receiving the revision request. Revisions taking longer will be deleted from our files unless we are contacted by the author.

PUBLICATION

Once the final revised manuscript has been accepted, all authors (corresponding and contributing) will receive a letter stating that the manuscript is ready for publication. Once the manuscript has been assigned to a particular issue of JSOA, the corresponding author will receive another letter stating which issue will carry the manuscript. Corresponding authors will receive page proofs from the editorial department via e-mail. Proof must be reviewed within 48 hours and corrections must be sent by fax or e-mail to:

JSOA Editorial Office
email: steden@datatrace.com
phone: 410-494-4994