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Journals to Consider
Orthopaedic, Sports Medicine & Imaging journals — publication fees, open-access model, Impact Factor and UNSW agreement coverage.
Prepared May 2026. Updated 11 June 2026 — UNSW agreement column checked against UNSW's live list (CAUL 2026 title list). Fees in AUD (USD→AUD @ ~1.40; CHF→AUD @ ~1.75). Impact Factors are JCR 2024 ("~" = approximate, not yet confirmed to the exact JCR line).
Tier 1 — Free to publish + UNSW agreement covers open access
Best value: no fee subscription-side, and open access also free under a UNSW read-and-publish deal (corresponding author on @unsw.edu.au).
Journal
Model
Fee (AUD)
IF
UNSW route
Br J Sports Medicine
Hybrid
None
16.2
Yes – BMJ
European Radiology
Hybrid
None
4.7
Yes – Springer Nature
Am J Sports Medicine
Hybrid
None
4.5
Yes – SAGE
Int Orthopaedics (SICOT)
Hybrid
None
~2.5
Yes – Springer Nature
J Ultrasound in Medicine
Hybrid
None
2.4
Yes – Wiley
J Orthopaedic Research
Hybrid
None
2.3
Yes – Wiley
Skeletal Radiology
Hybrid
None
2.3
Yes – Springer Nature
Shoulder & Elbow
Hybrid
None
~2.0
Yes – SAGE
ANZ J Surgery
Hybrid
None
~1.6
Yes – Wiley
Tier 2 — Free to publish; UNSW open-access deal varies by title
No fee to publish subscription-side. As of June 2026, UNSW now has Elsevier (ScienceDirect, 2026–29, uncapped hybrid) and Lippincott/LWW (2024–26, ~35 articles/yr UNSW-wide cap) read-and-publish deals, so several titles below are now covered — see the UNSW route column. Where there is no deal, self-archive the accepted manuscript in UNSWorks for free open access.
Journal
Model
Fee (AUD)
IF
UNSW route
Radiology (RSNA)
Hybrid
None
~12.5
No deal – self-archive
Osteoarthritis & Cartilage
Hybrid
None
~6.6
Elsevier deal – confirm title on list
Arthroscopy
Hybrid
None
~4.9
Yes – Elsevier (confirmed Jun 2026)
The Bone & Joint Journal (JBJS-Br)
Hybrid
None
~4.7
No deal (independent)
JBJS (American)
Hybrid
None
4.4
No deal (independent)
Clinical Orthop & Related Research
Hybrid
None
~4.2
Lippincott deal (capped ~35/yr) – confirm
J Shoulder & Elbow Surgery (JSES)
Hybrid
None
3.7
Yes – Elsevier (confirmed Jun 2026)
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
Hybrid
None
~2.6
Elsevier deal – confirm title on list
JAAOS
Hybrid
None
~2.6
Lippincott deal (capped ~35/yr) – confirm
Tier 3 — Mandatory article publication fee (gold open access)
Fully open-access journals where the fee is unavoidable on acceptance. None sits under a UNSW agreement. Ordered by price, then Impact Factor.
Journal
Model
Fee (AUD)
IF
Route
JSES International
Gold OA
~A$1,250–1,750
Q1 (~2–3)
Society / editorial
JSES Reviews, Reports & Techniques
Gold OA
~A$1,250–1,750
new / low
Society / editorial
Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES
Gold OA
~A$1,750 (confirm)
new / low
Society / editorial
JAAOS Global R&R
Gold OA
~A$3,360
~1.5
AAOS / editorial
J Orthopaedic Surgery & Research
Gold OA
~A$3,770
~2.5
None
J Clinical Medicine
Gold OA
~A$4,550
~3.0
None
Journal of ISAKOS
Gold OA
~A$4,200 (member 20%; verify 100%)
Q2
ISAKOS membership
Orthopaedic J Sports Medicine (OJSM)
Gold OA
~A$4,760
~2.6
Society / editorial waiver
Notes
Hybrid journals never charge a fee unless open access is actively chosen; the UNSW deal only matters where an open-access fee would otherwise apply.
Tier 3 fees are your only genuine cost exposure. Offset routes are society membership or discretionary editorial waivers — the channel through which the recent OJSM fee was waived.
The Journal of ISAKOS member discount is shown by Elsevier as both 20% and (on one author-guide page) 100% — worth confirming directly, as it changes the fee materially.
Updated 11 June 2026: Am J Sports Medicine and Shoulder & Elbow (both SAGE) were confirmed eligible for UNSW on the 2026 SAGE title list. Arthroscopy and J Shoulder & Elbow Surgery (JSES) were confirmed covered under the new Elsevier (ScienceDirect) deal — both moved out of "no deal". Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology (Elsevier) and JAAOS, Clinical Orthop (Lippincott) should be confirmed on the publisher title list before relying on a waiver.
To get the waiver, the corresponding author must use Prof's UNSW email (g.murrell@unsw.edu.au). Per the UNSW agreements, using a personal address (Gmail/Hotmail) or a non-UNSW affiliation can make the article ineligible. Adding his usual email as a secondary contact is fine, but the corresponding-author address must be the UNSW one.
Lippincott/LWW is capped at roughly 35 articles per year across all of UNSW (first-come, first-served); once used up, an APC applies. Elsevier hybrid is uncapped.
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