The following terms and conditions govern the submission and publication of manuscripts in the Orthopedic Surgery Case Reports Journal (OSCRJ). As an open-access journal, OSCRJ is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical publishing, transparency, and academic integrity.
1. Submission Guidelines
Manuscript Preparation:
Formatting: Authors must adhere to the journal’s specific formatting requirements regarding structure, word limits, and reference style.
Originality: Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under review by any other journal.
Authorship: All listed authors should have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study.
Acknowledgment: Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be appropriately acknowledged.
Conflicts of Interest: Any potential financial, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest must be fully disclosed.
Funding: All sources of financial or material support should be clearly identified.
2. Publication Ethics
Ethical Standards:
Plagiarism: Manuscripts must be free from plagiarism, and all sources must be properly cited. The journal uses plagiarism detection software to ensure originality.
Ethical Approval: Research involving human or animal subjects must include a statement confirming approval from a recognized ethics committee or institutional review board.
Informed Consent: Written informed consent must be obtained from all human participants (or their legal guardians) involved in case reports or clinical studies.
Data Transparency: Authors may be asked to provide underlying data to verify results and ensure research transparency.
Reproducibility: Methods and findings should be described in sufficient detail to allow replication by other researchers.
3. Copyright and Licensing
Copyright: Upon acceptance, authors may be asked to transfer copyright to the publisher while retaining rights to use their work for academic and educational purposes.
License: Articles are published under an open-access license, allowing unrestricted distribution and reproduction with proper citation of the original work.
Author Rights: Authors retain the right to archive the final published version in institutional repositories or personal websites with proper acknowledgment of the journal.
4. Publication Fees
Article Processing Charges (APCs): As an open-access journal, OSCRJ charges an APC to cover editorial, peer review, and production costs.
Waivers and Discounts: Fee waivers or discounts may be available for authors from low-income or lower-middle-income countries or those lacking research funding.
Reprints: Authors may request printed copies of their published articles at an additional cost.
5. Editorial Integrity
The Orthopedic Surgery Case Reports Journal adheres to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
All manuscripts are evaluated solely on their scientific merit, without regard to the authors’ nationality, gender, or institutional affiliation.