Orthopedic Golden Top Journal, summarizing the experience of submitting 30 articles to JBJS:

1. A fee of $300 is required after submission.
2. Review time: (1) Some submissions are directly rejected by associate editors without external review (very few); (2) Timing: 3 weeks, which is the fastest time for feedback, articles with serious errors are likely to be directly rejected (rejection rate >90%); (3) Timing: around 1 month, feedback received at this time point also has a high chance of rejection (rejection rate >70%), considered a regular time frame; (4) Timing: around 1 and a half months, feedback received at this time point is relatively common (rejection rate 50%), most articles will receive feedback before this time point; (5) Timing: 2 to 2 and a half months: at this time, the article is most likely being reviewed by a statistical expert added by the editor, with a higher chance of revisions.
3. Review process: Generally, 2-3 experts + 1 associate editor will review the submission initially. If a C+ grade is given, a statistical editor will be added after revisions until the modifications are complete. In some cases, if the article is of high quality or controversial, a statistical editor may be added after the first round of external review.
4. Evaluation: A top clinical journal in the field of orthopedics, with around 6-8 articles published by domestic institutions on JBJS annually. Having an article published in JBJS is highly recognized among peers.

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