SAGE Publications (SAGE), with U.S. headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California, has announced a publishing agreement with the International Society for Prosthetics & Orthotics (ISPO) to publish its official journal, Prosthetics and Orthotics International, starting March 2011.
SAGE is an independent publisher of journals, books, and electronic media.
Launched in 1977 and published quarterly, Prosthetics and Orthotics International is an international scientific publication specializing in prosthetics and orthotics. It includes reviews, experimental and clinical research papers, case studies, technical notes, reports and book reviews, as well as information about ISPO activities and the outcomes of the ISPO consensus conferences and working groups.
Tessa Picknett, associate director, STM Journals, SAGE, said, “The journal brings together some of the best interdisciplinary research in this area. Together we will ensure it reaches as wide an audience internationally as possible.”
ISPO president professor Jan Geertzen, MD, said that the journal provides an outlet for basic and clinical science in multidisciplinary prosthetic and orthotic care to practitioners around the world.
“SAGE’s publishing team will help us take the journal to the next level and increase its impact, [building] on the strong foundation built over the last few years,” Geertzen said.
The journal’s new website will be http://poi.sagepub.com
