Acta Orthopaedica

What Acta Orthopaedica does

Acta Orthopaedica is a peer-reviewed academic medical journal focused on orthopaedics, in continuous publication since 1930 and currently issued as Vol. 97 (2026). It is published by MJS Publishing (Medical Journals Sweden AB), headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, and operates as a non-profit scholarly publication with only 5 listed employees. The journal transitioned to fully Open Access under Creative Commons CC-BY licensing in June 2009, making all content freely available from volume 1 onward in PDF, HTML, and XML formats.

The core product is the journal itself, built on the open-source Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.3.0.18 platform developed by the Public Knowledge Project under the GNU Public License. The journal publishes original research, randomized controlled trials, registry-based studies, systematic reviews, editorials, and educational articles, with a distinctive concentration of arthroplasty registry studies from Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Australian, and Finnish national registries. Content is indexed in Scopus, Crossref, Europe PMC, and Google Scholar, and the journal distributes content through a self-serve OJS platform at actaorthop.org alongside active social and academic channels (X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, ResearchGate, and an email newsletter).

The business model is centered on publication fees (article processing charges) charged to submitting authors, while readers access all content free of charge. Specific APC rates are not publicly disclosed. Primary customer segments are orthopaedic researchers and academics who submit manuscripts, clinical orthopaedic practitioners who consume research for patient care, and healthcare registries and institutions contributing registry-based data. Strategic partnerships include MJS Publishing as the official publisher and the Public Knowledge Project as the underlying technology provider; the journal also operates recognition programs such as the Reviewer of the Month, Young Researcher Award, and Medical Student Award to support its author community.

Name

Acta Orthopaedica

Legal name

MJS Publishing - Medical Journals Sweden AB

Website

https://actaorthop.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acta Orthopaedica is a peer-reviewed, fully open-access orthopaedics journal in continuous publication since 1930, serving global researchers, clinicians, and national arthroplasty registries through its OJS-based publishing platform under MJS Publishing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Medical Journal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK), Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Peer-reviewed research
• Orthopaedic research
• Open access publishing
• Medical journal

Headquarters

HQ city

Uppsala

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Publication Fees: The journal charges publication fees as indicated on their fees page. Acta Orthopaedica content is freely available online from volume 1 (1930) under open access terms, with authors retaining copyright to their work published from June 2009 onward under CC-BY licenses.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Acta Orthopaedica is a peer-reviewed academic medical journal that publishes original orthopaedic research articles, reviews, case reports, editorials, and registry-based studies. The journal has been published continuously since 1930 and operates as a fully open access publication under the Creative Commons CC-BY license, with all content freely available online from volume 1 onward. Authors pay publication fees to support peer review, editorial processing, and global digital distribution via the Open Journal Systems platform.

Product overview

Acta Orthopaedica is a single academic journal product - a peer-reviewed medical publication focused on orthopaedics research. The journal operates as a fully Open Access publication under the Creative Commons CC-BY license, publishing original research articles, editorials, educational articles, register studies, and case reports. Content is published continuously in volumes and is freely accessible online from volume 1 (1930) onward.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acta Orthopaedica Journal Peer-reviewed academic medical journal publishing orthopaedic research including original articles, systematic reviews, case reports, editorials, educational articles, and registry-based studies. Available as fully open access with articles from 1930 onward freely accessible online in PDF, HTML, and XML formats. Targeted at orthopaedic researchers, clinicians, and academic medical professionals globally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple high-impact registry studies published per volume from national registries across Scandinavia, Australia, and Netherlands

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MJS Publishing (Medical Journals Sweden AB)coreOthersMJS Publishing (559296-5023) is the official publisher of Acta Orthopaedica. They handle journal management, publishing operations, and distribution services under the Acta Orthopaedica brand. The publisher is based in Uppsala, Sweden.
• Public Knowledge Project (PKP)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe journal uses Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.3.0.18, an open source journal management and publishing software developed, supported, and freely distributed by PKP under the GNU Public License.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Springer Nature: Major academic publisher operating numerous orthopaedic and medical journals (e.g., Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery); provides broader publishing infrastructure that can compete for society journals and authors.
• Wiley: Large academic publisher with extensive orthopaedic and medical journal portfolio; comparable as a broad incumbent serving orthopaedic societies and publishing competing journals under similar open access models.
• The Lancet: Major broad-scope medical journal publishing high-impact research across all medical specialties including orthopaedics; represents a larger incumbent that occasionally captures landmark orthopaedic studies.
• Elsevier: Global academic publisher with major orthopaedic titles such as The Journal of Arthroplasty; comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for subscriptions, society partnerships, and high-impact orthopaedic submissions.
• BMJ (British Medical Journal): Established broad medical journal with orthopaedic and surgery-related content; comparable as a larger incumbent publishing peer-reviewed clinical research across multiple specialties.

Emerging players

• MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute): Open access publisher with growing orthopaedic journal portfolio (e.g., Journal of Clinical Medicine orthopaedic sections); comparable as an open access, APC-funded competitor targeting similar authors and funder mandates.
• PLOS ONE: Large-scale open access multidisciplinary journal that publishes orthopaedic research among many other fields; comparable as an open access competitor applying APC-based revenue model at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery: Premier peer-reviewed orthopaedic journal publishing original research and reviews across all orthopaedic subspecialties; directly comparable as a top-tier orthopaedic publication competing for the same author and reader base.
• Journal of Orthopaedic Research: Official journal of the Orthopaedic Research Society publishing basic and clinical orthopaedic research; comparable as a peer-reviewed orthopaedic journal targeting researchers and clinicians globally.
• Bone & Joint Research: Open access orthopaedic research journal from The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery; directly competes with Acta Orthopaedica for open access orthopaedic submissions and similar clinical readership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ActaOrthopaedica1930
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acta-orthopaedica
• Instagraminstagram.com/actaorthop

Compliance1 record

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