Open Access Policy

Orthopedics Research and Traumatology (ORT) is committed to the principle that research, particularly in a field with direct clinical and surgical relevance like orthopedic trauma care, should be freely and immediately accessible to the widest possible audience — surgeons, researchers, and clinicians alike.

Immediate Open Access

All articles published in ORT are made freely available online immediately upon publication, with no subscription, registration, or paywall restricting access, and no embargo period (see Publisher Policies).

No Access Barriers

Readers do not need to create an account, pay a fee, or obtain permission to read, download, or share published ORT articles — important given the time-sensitive nature of trauma and surgical decision-making, where practicing surgeons may need rapid access to relevant case reports and technique descriptions.

Licensing

All open-access content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing readers to copy, distribute, and build upon the published work, provided appropriate credit is given (see Copyright & Licensing).

Alignment with International Open Access Standards

ORT's open access model is consistent with the principles set out in the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).

Article Processing

Details on the journal's Article Processing Charges and available fee waivers apply consistently across the Openventio journal network.