Western Journal of Orthopaedics

Overview

The Western Journal of Orthopaedics (WJO) is a peer-reviewed publication by The University of New Mexico’s (UNM) Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation that publishes articles focused on orthopaedic-related surgery and engineering. WJO includes a wide variety of topics, including orthopaedic surgery and innovative techniques for correcting orthopaedic-related injuries. WJO provides an extensive, double-blinded review process to ensure high quality of content and thus encourages medical students, residents, and physicians to submit their original articles for consideration.

Aims and Scope

WJO provides professionals in orthopaedics with up-to-date information on surgery, innovative techniques for correcting orthopaedic-related injuries, and evidence-based research to enhance the quality of life for patients.
The submission deadline for WJO is November 1 every year. Manuscripts submitted afterward will be considered for next year’s volume. Please view the Author Guidelines (link to author guidelines page) for submission details. Email any questions to WJO@salud.unm.edu. Thank you for considering WJO as an avenue to feature your research.
Contributions from anywhere in the world are welcome and considered on their merits. The manuscript must be written in English and should be submitted as outlined in the Author Guidelines.

History

In 2012, WJO was initially created as The University of New Mexico Orthopaedics Research Journal to showcase exceptional research from the University of New Mexico’s Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation. In 2017, WJO incorporated a formal, external, and double-blinded peer-review process. In 2020, WJO released its first volume under the new name.

Rights and Permissions

Permission must be obtained to publish any tables, figures, or text that have been previously published. Permission must also be obtained if an adaptation of a previously published table or figure is to be published in a new article. Rights are guaranteed to the original authors and publisher. Thus, authors looking to use their work or a portion of their work must obtain their written permission.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

We investigate all instances of alleged scientific misconduct identified in submitted manuscripts and published papers, including, but not limited to, plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and duplicate publication. We follow the Committee on Publication Ethics’ Core Practices (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices) as well as The University of New Mexico’s Research Misconduct Protocol (https://handbook.unm.edu/e40/) in the management of investigations of possible misconduct.