1. What makes an article top quality? 

Response: Contents and an accurate peer review.

2. Do you think that journals determine research trends?

Response: Absolutely.

3. What makes a good position paper?

Response: Impact factor, editorial board members, affiliation to scientific communities.

4. What are the qualities you look for in an article?

Response: Open access, specificity, clearness, and topics.

5. Can you give us a broad indication of the types of themes a scientific journal should cover?

Response: Evidence based medicine.

6. How would you describe the journal’s mission and editorial objectives to our readers?

Response: To clarify topics regarding actual innovations, and to better explain scientific debates.

7. If you could be granted dream articles, what would they be on?

Response: I don't know.

8. Are there any particular areas which you would like to see, or expect to see, collaborate?

Response: Spinal surgery.

9. How does the research published percolate through to practitioners?

Response: I don't know.

10. How can a publisher ensure the authors/readers a rigorous peer review and quality control?

Response: Blind review.

11. Your editorial policy is to be eclectic and welcome perspectives from other disciplines and schools. How does this translate into the types of contributions you encourage?

Response: I don't know.

12. What do you see as the merits of journals, as opposed to book series, as a means of scholarly communications?

Response: Continue clarification of specific topics.

13. How do you differentiate Journal of Spine & Neurosurgery with other journals in the field?

Response: Extremely specific topics, very competent reviewers and editors.