The Journal of the Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association is the official, referred publication of the Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association (JCOA). The mission of this journal is to improve orthopedic practice by publishing documents including the results of cohort, case-control studies, clinical techniques articles, and other reports on orthopedic clinical experiences. Case reports are also welcome. This journal accepts manuscripts and letters to the editor in Japanese. Papers found in this journal contain English titles and abstracts.
Members of the Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association and nonmembers who present papers at the annual meetings of the Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association are welcome to submit papers. All submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed by three reviewers.
The Journal of the Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association is indexed by the Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic (J-STAGE); Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator, National Institute of Informatics, Japan (CiNii); Japan Medical Abstracts Society (JAMAS); National Diet Library, Online Public Access Catalog, Japan (NDL-OPAC); and Google Scholar.
INSTRUCTIONS for AUTHORS
Manuscripts for submission to the Journal of the Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association should be prepared according to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
RESEARCH and PUBLICATION ETHICS
This journal adheres to the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki, the CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans, and the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s Ethical Guidelines on Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects.
CONFLICT-of-INTEREST STATEMENT
Authors must inform the editor of any potential conflicts of interest under this journal's conflicts-of-interest statement policy and the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences' Guidelines Concerning Conflicts of Interest.
INFORMED CONSENT
Copies of written informed consent and institutional review board approval should be maintained, and the author must declare the informed consent statement in the manuscript.
COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT
All copyright ownership of the article is transferred to the Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association. The author(s) warrant(s) that the article is not under consideration by another journal, and has not been previously published.
SUBMISSION
Authors should submit their manuscripts online.