Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica is a peer-reviewed medical journal published bi-monthly by the Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. It is also the official journal of the Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. The journal is included in the Science Citation Index Expanded, Index Medicus, and TUBITAK-ULAKBIM.

History
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica was established in 1962 and published semi-annually until 1974 after which publication was quarterly. The journal has been published 6 times a year since 1988. Articles have been peer-reviewed since 1991.

Scope
The journal publishes articles pertaining to diagnostic, treatment, and prevention methods as well as studies in basic sciences related to orthopedics and traumatology. Article types published are:


 * Clinical and research articles
 * Case reports
 * Personal clinical and technical experiences that merit originality
 * Brief reports of original studies or evaluations
 * Book reviews
 * Domestic and foreign article abstracts, data submitted at conferences