BackBone (BACKBONE) is an official peer reviewed open access Journal as an initiative by Spine Association of Gujarat (SAG). It is a peer-reviewed biannual journal. The journal welcomes submissions from all over the world, and l primarily aims to publish articles or papers in field of Spine Surgery including aetiopathology, clinical and radiological outcomes, surgical technique and implant design, biomechanics and biomaterials. Journal welcomes submission in form of original research, basic science research, case reports, prospective and retrospective analytical research, technical tips, innovations and ideas, letter to the editor, reviews and review articles as well as general articles related with spine practice including medicolegal aspects and doctor-patient relationships.

Journal Process: Rapid Peer Review and Fast Publication

We wish to keep the time between submissions to final decision to be 2 months only. So submit an article and take advantage of rapid review and publication process.

Aim of the Journal?

There are two main Aims of BACKBONE; to produce a body of literature that is clinically relevant and to make this knowledge freely accessible to all. Journals have shown trend to move towards a more rigid framework of scientific publications, meanwhile losing the focus that Journals are meant to directly influence and improve patient care. Charging for downloading articles imposes another limitation on dispersion and use of knowledge. BACKBONE intends to counter these two issues by creating a journal that is intelligent, interactive, and clinically relevant and at the same time completely Open Access.

The online version will be an open access source. The journal publishes original articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, instructional lectures, case reports, technical notes and letters to the editor.

Scope of the Journal

BackBone will publish research in the field of Spine surgery  including aetiopathology, clinical and radiographic outcomes, surgical technique and implant design, biomechanics, biomaterials, and Congenital disorders.