Wolters Kluwer Health to start publishing the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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Wolters Kluwer Health and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) have announced an agreement to publish the Academy’s official clinical review journal effective with the March 2014 issue. A press release reports that the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) will be published under the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins journal portfolio, providing print and digital access for AAOS members, individual subscribers, and institutional users.

According to the press release, JAAOS reaches more than 38,000 AAOS members worldwide as a highly recognised journal providing comprehensive support on daily patient care, surgical techniques and more. It adds that LWW will enhance JAAOS publication channels with print, digital and mobile platforms. Academy members will have mobile access to JAAOS content through a free iPad app, downloadable from iTunes.

“The Academy has always been committed to providing peer-reviewed bone and joint health education to our members and the general public, and we look forward to growing our JAAOS readership with Wolters Kluwer Health,” says AAOS chief executive officer Karen L Hackett.