July 2022 Issue Call for Papers

The Journal of Spine Practice (JSP), recently launched by the Saudi Spine Society, aims to promote spine care excellence by disseminating high-quality research in this field.

This Call for Papers is for our second issue, which will be published in July 2022. We invite original research in the following disciplines: basic science, clinical research, health services research, health professions education, and health economics research. Research submitted to JSP can address the prevention, diagnosis, surgical and non-surgical management of spine diseases and disorders.

For this issue, we will accept the following article types: original research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, review articles, clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based reviews, technical reports, surgical techniques and case reports of educational value.

We invite submissions from early career researchers, academics, professionals, and authors from specific regions or specific institutions. We particularly encourage work from first-time authors and post-graduate students for this issue.

The length of submitted articles should not exceed 1,500 words for short notes, 3,000 words for case studies, while longer articles should be 5,000-7,000 words. 

Completed articles need to be sent by the 31st of January. Please submit them via our submission platform.

Please read our author guidelines before submitting your article, and ensure your submission is accompanied by a short author bio.

Editor-in-Chief
Saleh S. Baeesa, MBChB, FRCSC
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3053-7912

Deputy Editor
Hana I. Alsobayel, BSc, MSc, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8366-5555