Institutional Subscriptions

About The Journal

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery is the world's leading orthopaedic publication in the English language, covering all aspects of orthopaedic and trauma surgery. It is available in 130 countries and bought by nearly 40,000 surgeons and physicians. All major scientific and medical libraries and commercial organisations subscribe to keep abreast of current developments in orthopaedics. Both American and British Volumes are highly rated in orthopaedics in the Thomson Citation Index. High rejection rates mean that published papers provide the current essential reading for every practising orthopaedic surgeon. Subscribing to the Journal either in the printed form or the Combined CD-ROM/DVD-R provides free online access to the full text.

Frequently asked questions

Subscribing to JBJS

Insitutional access to The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery is fantastic value for money, ranging in price from £361-£2,200 for a 2010 subscription, depending on the tier assigned to your organisation.

You can view our complete list of tiers here.

Subscribe direct through your subscription agent or contact The Journal office for quick and easy resolution of your subscription and online queries. Very large organisations such as consortia or multinational corporations should contact us directly for a personalised quote.

Institutional Online Access

A current subscription to The Journal provides free access to the online version.

In order to activate this you will need your subscriber number, which appears on the mailing label as well as the following information:

Institution's IP Address(es)
Contact name, title, phone, fax, and email 
Customer number (on your mailing label) 

Your institution will not have access to the full-text online until you activate your subscription. You can activate here.

If you are having access problems...

If you subscribe directly (are not using an agent), or you use an agent but have the copies mailed directly to your office please subs{at}jbjs.org.uk - have your subscriber number to hand as we will need it to answer any queries.

If you subscribe through an agent and the copies are mailed to their collection place please contact your agent and ask them to contact us with documentation that indentifies you as a paid subscriber. Without this, you will not be identified as a subscriber and we will be unable to help you through our office. 

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Usage Statistics

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Britsh Volume offers institutional subscribers access to COUNTER compliant usage statistics. Click here and login using your administrator username and password to see the reports available. 

Bibliographic Information

The British Volume (ISSN 0301-620X) is published in London monthly (12 issues, identified by month of issue). Three issues of the Orthopaedic Proceedings Supplement (ISSN 1358-992X), containing abstracts from worldwide orthopaedic meetings, will normally be published each year and supplied as part of the British Volume at no additional cost. The American Volume (ISSN 0021-9355) is published in Boston monthly (12 issues, identified by month of issue). Note that institutions can also subscribe to the full text of the British and American Volumes online through Ovid Technologies: Website: http://www.ovid.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 8748 3777

General Ordering Information

All orders to The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery will be treated in accordance to our Terms and Conditions. The cost of the print subscription includes delivery by surface mail anywhere in the world. For Air Mail delivery, a supplement of £70 (British Volume), £130 (American Volume) or £200 (Combined Volume) must be ADDED to the print subscription rates. When ordering subscriptions, please remember that we must receive your payment with the order. Cheques should be made payable to 'The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery' and must be in pounds sterling, drawn on a UK bank. We also accept all major credit cards. When ordering, please state when you would like your subscription to start. Our VAT Number is GB 232423501.

*Subscribers based in the USA wishing to take the American Volume only should contact the American Office of JBJS: subs@jbjs.org

Mailed orders should be addressed to: