《脊柱》是國際上公認的脊柱領域的領先期刊，是一種國際性的、同行評審的、雙周刊，考慮出版脊柱領域的原創文章。它是治療脊柱疾病的領先的子專業雜志。只有原創論文才會被考慮出版，但前提是這些論文只對脊柱有貢獻。《華爾街日報》不發表在其他地方發表過長篇報道的文章。

Recognized internationally as the leading journal in its field, Spine is an international, peer-reviewed, bi-weekly periodical that considers for publication original articles in the field of Spine. It is the leading subspecialty journal for the treatment of spinal disorders. Only original papers are considered for publication with the understanding that they are contributed solely to Spine. The Journal does not publish articles reporting material that has been reported at length elsewhere.