Backstage pass

Excerpt

On June 11th, the Editorial Board Meeting of European Spine Journal was held in Antwerp, Belgium. It was an interesting moment to analyze the past year and to plan the future of the Journal. The Editor provided us a summary of the activities of the Journal in 2015. Based on this, a thorough review of the different aspects involved was taken and critical points were discussed. As our Journal is the readers’ Journal, we think it is fitting to offer you a quick overlook on what happens behind the scene. It is difficult to portray all the daily efforts involved in the editorial process (authors, reviewers, and editors) necessary to continually improve the quality of European Spine Journal, and to understand the complex mechanisms lying behind each printed copy of ESJ. We would, however, like to share the process of article selection with our readership. …