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Spine Journals

Every PubMed-indexed journal whose main specialty is the spine, with its publisher, indexing, open-access model and a direct link for submitting a paper.

At a glance
20 journals · indexing checked October 2026
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Literature Watch searches 17 of these journals every month for new papers; The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine and Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation are covered in its "For the spine team" tab, and Spinal Cord Series and Cases is listed here but not yet searched. Each card says which. Spine Open (Wolters Kluwer, launched 2025) is not listed because it is not yet indexed in PubMed; we will add it when it is.

Open access11
In Literature WatchOpen accessPubMed Central only

Brain and Spine

Elsevier (EANS and EUROSPINE) · ISSN 2772-5294 (online) · with neurosurgery

PubMed
Brain Spine
Article charge
USD 1,950 (excluding taxes) per journal site

Journal website →Source checked

In Literature WatchOpen accessPubMed Central only

JOR Spine

Wiley (Orthopaedic Research Society) · ISSN 2572-1143 (online) · with orthopaedic research / basic science

PubMed
JOR Spine

Journal website →Source checked

In Literature WatchOpen accessPubMed Central only

Neurospine

Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society · ISSN 2586-6583 (print); 2586-6591 (online) · with neurosurgery

PubMed
Neurospine
Article charge
USD 700 on acceptance for submissions from 1 March 2026 (waivers/discounts available)

Submit a paper →

Journal website →Source checked

Not yet in Literature WatchOpen accessMEDLINE

Spinal Cord Series and Cases

Springer Nature (International Spinal Cord Society, ISCoS) · ISSN 2058-6124 (online) · with spinal cord medicine

PubMed
Spinal Cord Ser Cases

Journal website →Source checked

Hybrid8
In Literature WatchHybridMEDLINE

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (American Association of Neurological Surgeons) · ISSN 1547-5654 (print); 1547-5646 (online) · with neurosurgery

PubMed
J Neurosurg Spine

Journal website →Source checked

In Literature Watch: For the spine teamHybridMEDLINE

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Taylor & Francis (Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals) · ISSN 1079-0268 (print); 2045-7723 (online) · with spinal cord medicine

PubMed
J Spinal Cord Med

Journal website →Source checked

In Literature WatchHybridMEDLINE

Spinal Cord

Springer Nature (International Spinal Cord Society, ISCoS) · ISSN 1362-4393 (print); 1476-5624 (online) · with spinal cord medicine

PubMed
Spinal Cord

Journal website →Source checked

In Literature WatchHybridMEDLINE

Spine

Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) · ISSN 0362-2436 (print); 1528-1159 (online)

PubMed
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

Journal website →Source checked

In Literature WatchHybridMEDLINE

The Spine Journal

Elsevier (for the North American Spine Society) · ISSN 1529-9430 (print); 1878-1632 (online)

PubMed
Spine J

Journal website →Source checked

Unk1
In Literature Watch: For the spine teamAccess model not confirmedMEDLINE

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

American Spinal Injury Association (hosted by Allen Press) · ISSN 1082-0744 (print); 1945-5763 (online) · with spinal cord injury rehabilitation

PubMed
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil

Journal website →Source checked

How we compile this page

Rule: a journal is listed when it is indexed in PubMed and names the spine as a main specialty, alone or with one co-specialty, such as the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Brain and Spine or Spinal Cord. General orthopaedic and neurosurgical journals are not listed. Indexing was checked against the NLM Catalog. Not listed because they are not indexed in PubMed as journals: JMISST, World Spinal Column Journal, Coluna/Columna, Indian Spine Journal, Journal of Spinal Surgery and Seminars in Spine Surgery. Spine Open (launched 2025) is not yet indexed; we will add it when it is. Open-access models and article charges change, so confirm on the journal's site.

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