The Early Impact of an Administrative Processing Fee on Manuscript Submissions at The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

Conclusions:
The administrative processing fee at JBJS has been associated with a decrease in submission volume, but, overall, there has not been a change in the characteristics of studies submitted. However, decreased overall volume implies a decrease in the absolute number of high-level studies submitted to the journal. Administrative processing fees at high-volume journals may be a financially viable way to offset high administrative costs without substantially changing the characteristics of submitted articles.

Source: JBJS - October 4, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Nwachukwu, B. U., Schairer, W. W., So, C., Bernstein, J. L., Herndon, J., Dodwell, E. R. Tags: The Orthopaedic Forum Source Type: research