Editorial Initiatives & Special Collections

Issue 3 marks an important step in IJGO’s international development with original hip-fracture outcomes research from Singapore. The contribution expands the journal’s cross-border scholarly network and reinforces the need for comparable, structured orthogeriatric outcome data across countries.

The Singapore contribution demonstrates the value of structured hip-fracture data on function and quality of life. IJGO proposes to convene a national academic discussion toward a prospective Indian Hip Fracture Registry with a standardized core dataset, transparent governance, patient-centered outcomes, and future interoperability with international orthogeriatric registries and research networks. This is an IJGO editorial initiative and planning forum; it should not be represented as an established national registry until governance partners formally establish it.

IJGO invites original research, multicentre studies, registries, systematic reviews, implementation science, clinical trials, outcomes research and high-quality clinical innovation addressing musculoskeletal health in older adults. Priority themes include hip and fragility fractures, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, spine care, arthroplasty, falls, perioperative optimization, rehabilitation, patient-reported outcomes, digital/robotic innovation, care pathways and health systems. Submissions from all countries are welcomed and undergo the same independent peer-review standards.

Submission Charges: None ($0 / $0).
Article Processing Charges (APCs): None ($0 / $0).
Licensing: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Peer Review: Double-anonymized peer review by independent external reviewers.