Dear ISKSAA Members / Fellows and Friend colleagues,

ISKSAA would like to thank and congratulate all its authors, reviewers, editors, members and fellows for the grand success of its official, peer reviewed, SCOPUS INDEXED, EMBASE INDEXED online scientific journal Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery ( JAJS ) launched by ISKSAA in 2014, in collaboration with Elsevier and now with Wolters Kluwer Medknow.

The focus of the Journal is to present wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary perspectives on the problems of the joints that are amenable with Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty. Even though Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty entail surgical procedures, the journal shall not restrict itself to these purely surgical procedures. Rather it will also encompass pharmacological, rehabilitative and physiotherapy measures that can prevent or postpone the execution of a surgical procedure and can help the patient pursue his/ her unhindered activities related to work and/ or sports.

The Journal is committed to bring forth scientific manuscripts in the form of original research articles, current concept reviews, meta-analyses, case reports with clear message and letters to the editor. Through such publications, the ISKSAA hopes to advance the development of the scientific material in the area of Arthroscopy & Joint pathology. Notwithstanding to the literal meaning of the title “Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery”, the journal will also like to publish the scientific research related to tissues other than joints that will have ultimately an effect on the function of the joints. In addition to advancing the scientific development, the “JAJS” provides students and general orthopedic practitioners the opportunity to develop their interests further in the upcoming specialties of Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine and Arthroplasty.

The “JAJS” has a present frequency of 4 times a year with an ultimate aim to be 6 times / year depending upon the response and the progress.

The spread and development of the knowledge related to the preventive and curative aspects of Joint disorders is not new for ISKSAA. For the last almost a decade, it has been organising periodic symposiums, seminars, workshops and live surgeries with the help of top international faculty experts in the National Capital Region of Delhi. In the recent years, it has initiated one to one training mentorship programs for the young orthopaedic surgeons desirous of promoting their knowledge and skills in the areas of disorders related to the joints. The present endeavor is another step in the expansion of the wings of the society to further promote the objective of spreading the science and art of Arthroscopy & Arthroplasty to the Orthopaedic fraternity.

JAJS as of Today

• JAJS has now a well balanced editorial group from across the globe with focus on sub specialities – Knee, Hip, Foot & Ankle, Pediatric Ortho., Elbow, Wrist, Ortho. Oncology, shoulder etc. – Promising only the best of quality research in JAJS.
• JAJS has generated huge interest in the research intensive regions – 50% usage of the journal originating from North America and European Union
• JAJS is now indexed in SCOPUS and Embase in 2015 (Volume 2).
• Fulfills all criteria as per MCI guidelines viz. – Indexed in Scopus & Embase, Publishes in both print (Print ISSN: 2542-6001) and online format ( Online ISSN : 2214-9635 ).
• To apply for indexing in Pubmed & DOAJ in 2024
• As a token of gratitude and to promote its mission of furthering research and education, ISKSAA announced the following annual awards for authors and reviewers of JAJS at the ISKSAA GLOBAL SUMMIT 2016 at New Delhi on 21^st - 23^rd November 2016.
  • Best research paper 2015 : Dr L K Chelluri
  • Most popular research paper 2015 : Dr Manit Arora
  • Outstanding reviewer 2015 : Dr Vivek Pandey

We are looking forward to an active participation from the members / fellows of ISKSAA and other Orthopod colleagues for manuscript submissions and Guest editorials by leaders in their field. We also seek motivated people to participate in the Journal's reviewer Base & editorial Board / Associate editors for 2024.

The journal is being professionally managed by the international publishing house Wolters Kluwer Medknow and the online submission is through the website of the publisher.

Abstracting and Indexing Information

The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:
Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Ex Libris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, National Science Library, ProQuest, TDNet, Wanfang Data

The journal is indexed with, or included in, the following:
EMBASE, SCOPUS

ISKSAA MEMBERS can view any of the issues of JAJS at the ISKSAA website.

ISKSAA is happy to release the fourth issue of 2024 ( 33^rd issue ) of its official, peer reviewed, SCOPUS INDEXED, EMBASE INDEXED online scientific journal Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery ( JAJS ) launched by ISKSAA in 2014, in collaboration with Elsevier and now managed by Wolters Kluwer Medknow. JAJS is circulated to all ISKSAA members and all IOA members with a circulation of over 15000. We encourage you to become a part of this ISKSAA endeavour and help to make it one of the best and far reaching journals in Arthroscopy & Arthroplasty in India and abroad. The Journal details are available on the website.

Looking forward to an enhanced relationship between you, JAJS and ISKSAA.

Dr. Pushpinder Singh Bajaj

ISKSAA President &
Managing Editor JAJS

IMPORTANT : ISKSAA has changed the marking criteria for shortlisting of the candidates for future ISKSAA Fellowship interviews. EXPONENTIAL WEIGHTAGE WILL BE GIVEN FOR JAJS SUBMISSIONS & PUBLICATIONS.