North American Spine Society Journal

《North American Spine Society Journal》是 2020 年创刊的季刊，由北美脊柱学会主办，Elsevier 出版，全文开放获取。

刊物发表脊柱与脊柱照护领域的临床、基础与转化研究，覆盖畸形、退变、创伤、肿瘤、感染以及非手术治疗。

2025 年期刊影响因子为 3.2，五年影响因子为 2.8，在骨科 147 种期刊中排第 30 位。

Scope

• Spinal deformity is a standing section, with adult and paediatric scoliosis, sagittal alignment and correction strategies as recurring subjects.脊柱畸形是常设栏目，成人及儿童脊柱侧弯、矢状面平衡与矫形策略是反复出现的题目。
• Degenerative spine disease covers disc degeneration, stenosis, spondylolisthesis and the outcomes of decompression or fusion.脊柱退变覆盖椎间盘退变、椎管狭窄、滑脱以及减压或融合的结局。
• Trauma papers report fracture classification, timing of surgery, neurological injury and the management of polytraumatised patients.创伤论文报告骨折分型、手术时机、神经损伤以及多发伤患者的管理。
• Spinal oncology and infection are handled together in one section, from staging and biopsy to reconstruction and antibiotic strategy.脊柱肿瘤与感染合设一个栏目，从分期、活检一直到重建与抗生素策略。
• Non-operative care is represented through physiatry, injections, exercise and the evidence base for conservative treatment.非手术治疗通过康复医学、注射、运动以及保守治疗的证据基础得到体现。
• Preclinical work includes biomechanics, bone biology, biomaterials and animal models relevant to spinal implants.临床前研究包括生物力学、骨生物学、生物材料以及与脊柱植入物相关的动物模型。
• Clinical science papers use registries, cohort designs and trials to test diagnostic or treatment strategies.临床科学论文利用登记数据库、队列设计与试验检验诊断或治疗策略。
• Patient-reported outcomes, minimum clinically important differences and complication reporting are expected in outcome studies.结局研究须报告患者自评结局、最小临床重要差异以及并发症。
• Health policy and value research examines cost, access, reimbursement and the organisation of spine care.卫生政策与价值研究考察费用、可及性、支付方式以及脊柱照护的组织。
• Education and training papers discuss simulation, competency assessment and the learning curve for advanced procedures.教育与培训论文讨论模拟训练、能力评估以及高难度手术的学习曲线。
• Imaging and diagnostic studies cover radiography, magnetic resonance, computed tomography and advanced navigation data.影像与诊断研究覆盖X线、磁共振、计算机断层以及先进导航数据。
• Minimally invasive techniques are a large share of submissions, including endoscopic, percutaneous and lateral approaches.微创技术占投稿的很大一部分，包括内镜、经皮与侧方入路。
• Robotics, augmented reality and navigation are assessed for accuracy, workflow and cost rather than novelty alone.机器人、增强现实与导航按准确性、流程与成本评估，而不只看新颖程度。
• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are accepted when they address a question that affects clinical decisions.系统综述与荟萃分析在针对影响临床决策的问题时被接受。
• Technical notes describe instruments, surgical tricks and imaging protocols that other spine surgeons can reproduce.技术说明介绍其他脊柱外科医生可以复现的器械、手术技巧与影像方案。
• Visual abstracts and podcast episodes are produced for selected articles, and the journal treats them as part of the publication.部分论文配有视觉摘要与播客节目，刊物把它们视为发表内容的一部分。
• Commentaries and letters allow surgeons to contest the interpretation of trials and registry analyses.评论与读者来信让外科医生可以质疑试验及登记数据分析的解释。
• Studies of disparities, global spine care and workforce capacity are within scope where they bear on access to treatment.差异、全球脊柱照护与人力供给研究在涉及治疗可及性时属于收稿范围。

History

• The North American Spine Society was founded in 1985 and became the main professional body for spine surgeons in the region.北美脊柱学会成立于 1985 年，逐渐成为该地区脊柱外科医生的主要专业团体。
• The society's first journal, The Spine Journal, began publication with Elsevier in 2001.学会的第一本期刊 The Spine Journal 于 2001 年与 Elsevier 合作创刊。
• NASSJ was announced as a second, fully open-access journal and published its first volume in 2020.NASSJ 作为第二本完全开放获取的期刊推出，于 2020 年出版第一卷。
• The new title was designed to publish broad spine research quickly and to complement rather than replace The Spine Journal.新刊的定位是快速发表范围较宽的脊柱研究，补充而不是取代 The Spine Journal。
• Articles are published with article numbers and assembled into four issues a year, so citation does not wait for a printed page range.文章以文章编号发表并汇入每年四期，引用不必等待纸质页码。
• The journal entered the Emerging Sources Citation Index and is also indexed in PubMed and PubMed Central and in the Directory of Open Access Journals.刊物进入新兴来源引文索引，同时被 PubMed、PubMed Central 与开放获取期刊目录收录。
• Its first impact factor was 2.5 in the 2024 report, rising to 3.2 in 2025 with a five-year value of 2.8.首次影响因子为 2024 年报告中的 2.5，2025 年升至 3.2，五年影响因子为 2.8。
• The 2025 report placed it in Q1 for Orthopedics at rank 30 of 147 and in Q2 for Clinical Neurology at rank 117 of 296.2025 年报告把它列为骨科 Q1，147 种中排第 30 位，临床神经病学 Q2，296 种中排第 117 位。
• The same report counted 947 citations, 93 articles and 108 citable items.同一份报告统计被引 947 次，载文 93 篇，可引用条目 108 项。
• All content is gold open access, with an article processing charge of 1950 United States dollars.全部内容为金色开放获取，文章处理费为 1950 美元。
• At launch the board was organised into deformity, degenerative, trauma and tumour, non-operative, preclinical and clinical science sections.创刊时编委会按畸形、退变、创伤与肿瘤、非手术、临床前以及临床科学划分栏目。
• Digital editors were appointed for visual abstracts, podcasts and invited commentaries, an unusual step for a society journal.刊物为视觉摘要、播客与特邀评论设置数字编辑，这在学会期刊中并不常见。
• In 2022 the publisher listed 15 editors and board members from seven countries and regions, with most based in the United States.2022 年出版方列出 15 名编辑与编委，来自七个国家和地区，多数在美国。
• The journal shares the society's annual meeting as a venue for presenting work that later appears in its pages.刊物依托学会年会，许多后来发表的研究先在会上报告。
• Because the licence is open, accepted articles are deposited in PubMed Central and can be read without a subscription.由于采用开放许可，录用文章存入 PubMed Central，读者无需订阅即可阅读。

Editors

• Jonathan N. Grauer, a spine surgeon at Yale School of Medicine, is editor-in-chief.耶鲁医学院脊柱外科医生 Jonathan N. Grauer 担任主编。
• Grauer directs the orthopaedic spine service at Yale and works on cervical and lumbar degeneration, trauma and patient outcomes.Grauer 主持耶鲁骨科脊柱服务，研究颈腰椎退变、创伤与患者结局。
• Tobias A. Mattei of Saint Louis University is deputy editor, with a focus on complex and minimally invasive spine surgery.圣路易斯大学的 Tobias A. Mattei 任副主编，专长复杂与微创脊柱手术。
• Ahmet Alanay of Acibadem University in Istanbul leads the deformity section and writes on adult and paediatric spinal disorders.伊斯坦布尔 Acibadem 大学的 Ahmet Alanay 主持畸形栏目，研究成人及儿童脊柱疾病。
• Jorge Mineiro in Lisbon and João Pinheiro-Franco in São Paulo share the degenerative section.里斯本的 Jorge Mineiro 与圣保罗的 João Pinheiro-Franco 共同负责退变栏目。
• Bhavuk Garg of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences handles trauma, tumour and infection submissions.印度医学科学院的 Bhavuk Garg 处理创伤、肿瘤与感染稿件。
• William J. Sullivan of Vanderbilt University covers non-operative care and physiatry.范德堡大学的 William J. Sullivan 负责非手术治疗与康复医学。
• Takashi Kaito of Osaka City University leads the preclinical section, including bone biology and biomaterials.大阪市立大学的 Takashi Kaito 主持临床前栏目，包括骨生物学与生物材料。
• Donna Ohnmeiss of the Texas Back Institute handles clinical science and outcome research.德州背部研究所的 Donna Ohnmeiss 负责临床科学与结局研究。
• Christopher M. Bono of Massachusetts General Hospital, Edward J. Dohring of the Spine Institute of Arizona and F. Todd Wetzel of Bassett Medical Center are associate editors.麻省总医院的 Christopher M. Bono、亚利桑那脊柱研究所的 Edward J. Dohring 与 Bassett 医疗中心的 F. Todd Wetzel 任副编辑。
• Olumide A. Danisa of Loma Linda University produces the podcast strand, and Meera Dhodapkar at Yale coordinates visual abstracts.洛马林达大学的 Olumide A. Danisa 负责播客栏目，耶鲁的 Meera Dhodapkar 统筹视觉摘要。
• Pedro Berjano in Milan commissions invited commentaries that place new trials in clinical context.米兰的 Pedro Berjano 组织特邀评论，把新试验放回临床背景中讨论。
• Manuscripts are handled through Editorial Manager, and each section editor chooses reviewers from the society's membership and beyond.稿件通过 Editorial Manager 处理，各栏目编辑从学会会员及外部专家中选择审稿人。