Research Article

Comparison of Publication Rates for Musculoskeletal Oncology Abstracts Presented at National Meetings

Table 2

Top ten journals with most publications from select AAOS, CTOS, and MSTS annual meetings.

MeetingRankJournalNumber of publications% of total publicationsJournal impact factor (2015)

AAOS
1Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research15143.13
2Journal of Surgical Oncology883.15
3Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery775.16
4Annals of Surgical Oncology553.66
5PloS One443.06
6European Journal of Surgical Oncology332.94
7Anticancer Research221.90
7BMC Cancer223.27
7International Journal of Clinical Oncology221.81
7Journal of Arthroplasty222.51
7Journal of Orthopaedic Research222.81
7Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics221.33
7Orthopaedics221.13
7Sarcoma222.26
7Spine222.44
7The Bone and Joint Journal222.66
7The Spine Journal222.66
Other4240

CTOS
1Annals of Surgical Oncology2453.66
2European Journal of Cancer2146.16
3PloS One1943.06
4Cancer1735.65
4Journal of Surgical Oncology1733.15
6Clinical Cancer Research1638.74
6Oncotarget1635.01
8Annals of Oncology1339.27
8Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research1333.13
8Journal of Clinical Oncology13320.98
8Pediatric Blood and Cancer1332.63
Other33965

MSTS
1Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research50273.13
2Journal of Surgical Oncology953.15
2Sarcoma952.26
4Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery845.16
5Annals of Surgical Oncology423.66
5Bone and Joint Research422.43
5Orthopedics421.13
5PloS One423.06
9Cancer Medicine322.92
9Open Orthopaedics Journal32
9The Bone and Joint Journal322.66
Other8245

Impact factor not provided in the 2015 Journal of Citation Reports. AAOS, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; CTOS, Connective Tissue Oncology Society; MSTS, Musculoskeletal Tumor Society.