English-Language Journal On Musculoskeletal Surgery Joins Springer's Expanding Orthopedics Program

Main Category: Bones / Orthopaedics
Article Date: 26 Dec 2007 - 0:00 PDT

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Springer, one of the leading STM publishers, will begin publishing La Chirurgia degli Organi de Movimento: Musculoskeletal Surgery in December 2007. The journal is the official publication of the Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, one of the most renowned orthopedic institutes in Europe. It is published three times a year entirely in English.

La Chirurgia degli Organi di Movimento - Musculoskeletal Surgery, founded in 1917 at the Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli in Bologna, Italy, is a peer-reviewed journal which is international in scope and readership. Its editorial team, including experts from around the globe, is headed by Sandro Giannini and Armando Giunti. Providing up-to-date information to orthopedic clinicians and practitioners, the journal publishes original papers, reviews, case reports and brief communications dealing with surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.

Carlotta d'Imporzano, Managing Editor, Medical Journals, at Springer Italy, said, "La Chirurgia degli Organi di Movimento benefits from a long tradition and is already well known and cited by experts all over the world. To further enhance the journal's visibility, the print version is now supported by its electronic counterpart at www.springerlink.com. Springer, with its publishing expertise, can help the journal reach its growth objectives."

La Chirurgia degli Organi di Movimento is published at Springer online and in print. The journal includes Online First™, Cross Reference Linking, and Alert services. All authors, via the Springer Open Choice™ program, have the option of publishing their articles using the open access publishing model.

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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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La Chirurgia degli Organi de Movimento: Musculoskeletal Surgery ISSN: 0009-4749 (print version) ISSN: 1973-2538 (electronic version)

Source: Joan Robinson
Springer