Abstract
Global Spine Journal (GSJ) and many of its editorial board attended Global Spine Congress in Dubai this April. GSJ hosted two successful AOSpine members only sessions on “How to Write, Publish, and Review a Paper.” The sessions were led by the Editors-in-Chief of GSJ, and during this session, the key points to writing a paper were addressed, from study results to submission. The key points in reviewing papers were also addressed, which gave the potential authors great insight into the process. We were very excited to share these sessions with the AOSpine community, and based on the success of these sessions, we will be continuing and expanding this programming at next year's Global Spine Congress in Milan.
GSJ also presented its annual best paper and best reviewer awards at the GSC closing ceremony. All of the winners received a certificate along with a cash prize. GSJ would like to congratulate the winners.
The Best Clinical Paper Award went to “A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Uninstrumented Posterolateral Fusion in the Degenerative Lumbar Spine” by Kourosh Jalalpour, Pavel Neumann, Christer Johansson, Rune Hedlund.
The Best Basic Science Award went to “Annulus Fibrosus Can Strip Hyaline Cartilage End Plate from Subchondral Bone: A Study of the Intervertebral Disk in Tension” by Christian Balkovec, Michael A. Adams, Patricia Dolan, Stuart M. McGill.
The Best Reviewer Awards went to John Devine, Andrei Joaquim, Justin Smith, and Christof Birkenmaier.
The Best Paper Awards are awarded based on the following criteria: Original Research papers the total number of downloads, the total number of citations, the highest rated papers, the originality of the paper's topic, and paper rankings. All Original Research papers submitted in 2016 will be eligible for the 2016 Best Paper Awards.
The Best Reviewer Awards are awarded based on the number of reviews completed during the year as well as the reviewer's average score/ranking. All reviewers who review articles in 2016 will be eligible to receive the 2016 Best Reviewer Award.
If you would like to become a reviewer for GSJ, please e-mail Managing Editor Danielle Lieberman at globalspinejournal@aospine.org. Please send her your CV along with your areas of expertise. If you would like to submit a manuscript to GSJ, please go to www.editorialmanager.com/gsj. There you can also find instructions for authors.
GSJ looks forward to receiving more excellent papers and reviews from you in the future and would like to thank all of its current authors and reviewers.