Open Access & APC
The International Journal of Spine Surgery (IJSS) is a publication aimed at disseminating high-quality spine surgery research to an audience of physicians, policy-makers, and patients. To achieve this goal of maximizing the impact of the research we publish, IJSS is an open access journal and provides access to its articles without any paywall or subscription. In October 2021, the IJSS implemented a publication fee, or article processing charge (APC), for accepted manuscripts. Authors of new manuscripts submitted on or after December 1, 2023, will be charged $800 for ISASS members and $1000 for nonmembers. APC charges are applied only after a manuscript has been accepted. Visit the Author Instructions page for more information.
Copyright, Reprints, & Permissions
Authors are required to transfer copyright to the IJSS before publication. However, the IJSS follows the Creative Commons Licensing Agreement CC BY-NC-ND. This license allows authors, researchers, members of the public, and other non-commercial entities to freely use our content. As outlined in the CC BY-NC-ND agreement, users are not allowed to alter IJSS content and must provide appropriate attribution to the IJSS. Non-commercial users who wish to alter IJSS content should contact Audrey Lusher, managing editor, at audrey@ijssurgery.com
Commercial entities are not covered in this agreement. To request reprints, rights, and permissions for use of IJSS content by commercial entities, please contact audrey@ijssurgery.com.
To learn more about the CC BY-NC-ND agreement, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ for a summary of the agreement terms or https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode for the full agreement.