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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 3/2014

Open Access 01-03-2014 | Editorial

The growth and increase of the number of journals focusing on Spine: a scientific blessing?

Authors: Max Aebi, Marek Szpalski

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 3/2014

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The last 25 years have demonstrated an unmatched growth of knowledge in spinal sciences. Accordingly, this increase of knowledge is reflected not only in an increasing number of journals focusing exclusively on Spine, but also in an increase of the number of articles and the number of pages published per journal by a factor of more than ten as well as a continuation of the publication of spine-related articles in the established orthopaedic and neurosurgical journals. In 1976, the first journal focusing only on spine was founded (Spine). Later, in 1988, this journal had an offspring in form of the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, before the European Spine Journal was founded in 1991. Since then there are more than 15 journals focusing on spine on the market and more may come. …
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Metadata
Title
The growth and increase of the number of journals focusing on Spine: a scientific blessing?
Authors
Max Aebi
Marek Szpalski
Publication date
01-03-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-014-3254-6

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