Founded in 2025, Spine Research is an important member of the MedRes Journal Series published by Higher Education Press, with Professor Weishi Li from Peking University Third Hospital serving as Editor-in-Chief.

The inclusion of Spine Research in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) signifies that the journal has met internationally recognized standards in academic quality, publishing practices, and open access development. The journal is committed to maintaining a rigorous peer-review system, adhering to transparent and standardized publishing processes, and upholding the principles of academic integrity and publication ethics. It continuously provides high-quality open access scholarly content for researchers worldwide while enhancing its global discoverability, dissemination, and academic influence, thereby fostering a more open and efficient platform for international exchange and innovation in the field of spine medicine.

Founded in 2003, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is one of the world's most influential databases for open access journals. Operated by Infrastructure Services for Open Access (IS4OA) in the United Kingdom, DOAJ is dedicated to indexing high-quality, peer-reviewed open access journals that meet rigorous academic and publication ethics standards. It currently includes tens of thousands of scholarly journals from countries and regions around the world and serves as an important reference for evaluating the quality and standardization of open access journals internationally.

“Open and share, connect the world; focus on the frontier, lead the future.”

The editorial office of Spine Research sincerely thanks all editorial board members, reviewers, authors, readers, and partners for their longstanding support and contributions. We look forward to working together with scholars worldwide to advance innovation and development in the field of spine medicine.

Editorial Office of Spine Research