Journal of Spine Surgery's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.3, ranking Q3 in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 1 other subfield. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 1.71.
Middle 50%: 73–122 days
100 of 100 PubMed-indexed articles · 100% coverage · 2024–2025
Journal of Spine Surgery accepts papers a median of 103 days after submission, including peer review and revisions. That is faster than 55% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
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30 of 271 works · same type, year & subfield
0 works · same type, year & subfield
Below field-year expectation
of 2,170 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output
FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.92, so its typical recent paper runs about 8% below its field benchmark.
11.1% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.
Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.
OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025
271 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Pathology and Forensic Medicine | Q3 |
| Surgery | Q3 |
A mid-ranked Q3 journal by citation data
By citation data, Journal of Spine Surgery is a mid-ranked journal: it is Q3 in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 1 other subfield, the third quarter of journals by score, below the subfield median, and ranks #611 of 1,158 Surgery journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 53%). Journal of Spine Surgery's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.3. Recent papers took a median of 103 days from submission to acceptance, according to PubMed dates. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery, so check that your topic fits its scope.
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OpenAlex classifies Journal of Spine Surgery's papers in subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. Read the aims and scope page and a few recent papers close to your topic before you prepare the manuscript.
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Recent accepted papers took a median of 103 days from submission to acceptance, including revisions (PubMed dates). Journal of Spine Surgery does not publish an acceptance rate.
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See what the report coversBy citation data, Journal of Spine Surgery is a mid-ranked journal: it is Q3 in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 1 other subfield, the third quarter of journals by score, below the subfield median, and ranks #611 of 1,158 Surgery journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 53%). Journal of Spine Surgery's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.3. Recent papers took a median of 103 days from submission to acceptance, according to PubMed dates. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery, so check that your topic fits its scope.
Journal of Spine Surgery's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.3, from the August 2026 data release. The score is a two-year citation average computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works.
We have not found an official acceptance rate published by Journal of Spine Surgery or its publisher, and Journal Metrics does not estimate one because submission counts are not public. What recent PubMed records do show is speed: accepted papers took a median of 103 days from submission to acceptance. To judge selectivity, compare Journal of Spine Surgery's quartile and score with similar journals, or ask the editorial office.
Journal of Spine Surgery's best quartile is Q3. By OpenAlex subfield: Q3 in Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Q3 in Surgery. Quartiles rank journals by Journal Metrics Score within each subfield.
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Journal of Spine Surgery accepts papers a median of 103 days after submission across 100 recent PubMed records with both dates; the middle half took 73–122 days. This includes peer review, editorial handling, and revisions.
PubMed records when a manuscript was received and accepted, not the individual review stages, so peer review time on its own is not available. The full time from submission to acceptance at Journal of Spine Surgery, which includes peer review and revisions, has a median of 103 days. For the time to a first decision, check the journal's own website.
Journal of Spine Surgery's median of 103 days from submission to acceptance is faster than 55% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
Comparable journals include Neurospine, Global Spine Journal, Asian Spine Journal, and European Spine Journal. Compare their scores, acceptance times, and costs in the recommended alternatives on this page before choosing where to submit.
Submit online through the link in Journal of Spine Surgery's author guidelines on the journal homepage. Before submitting, check the scope, follow the author guidelines for article type, length, and required statements, and prepare a cover letter. Accepted papers took a median of 103 days from submission to acceptance in recent PubMed records.