Welcome to Journal of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Science
As Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Science (JOFAS), I am sincerely pleased to announce that JOFAS has been launched as the official English-language journal of the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot (JSSF).
Founded in 1976, JSSF celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The society has long been committed to the promotion, communication, and advancement of both basic and clinical research in foot and ankle disorders. Today, JSSF boasts a membership of over 1,900 physicians, with a particularly remarkable increase among younger generations.
Until now, JSSF has published only a Japanese-language journal, and as a result, many of its members have contributed their work to other established English-language journals. Similarly, the Asian Federation of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (AFFAS) has not had its own journal. In light of this, JOFAS aspires to serve as a central platform for Orthopaedic surgeons not only from JSSF and AFFAS, but from around the world.
JOFAS is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the field of foot and ankle surgery. It will be published biannually in the first year, with plans to increase the frequency of publication from the second year onwards. The journal is committed to promoting and disseminating scientific knowledge, clinical expertise, and research innovations originating from Japan and beyond. It will be published twice a year.
We welcome submissions including original clinical and basic research articles, letters to the editor, review articles, clinical practice guidelines, case reports, and technical notes related to foot and ankle diseases.
It is our sincere hope that JOFAS will contribute to the accumulation of innovative scientific evidence and the continued advancement of foot and ankle surgery worldwide, with strong support from the members of JSSF.
Editor-in-Chief Yoshinori TAKAKURA, MD.