We handle the administration
Submission management, reviewer follow-up, editorial workflows, indexing and archiving — the day-to-day running of the journal is ours, not yours.
BeeMed publishing services
Let BeeMed manage your journal
Running The Hive - Musculoskeletal Journal taught us how to run a journal well, and we now offer that as a service. Societies looking for a publishing partner get an end-to-end solution: we manage every aspect of the journal, from submission to publishing — and printing when relevant.
We already manage the journal of one of Europe's largest scientific societies. Our multi-language online journal platform adapts easily to the needs and brand design of each client.
We support authors and editors
A dedicated team assists your authors through submission and revision, and gives your editorial board the tools and reporting it needs to decide quickly.
We deliver a high-quality journal
An online journal with print options, carrying your society's own brand identity, from first submission through to publication and printing when relevant.
All of this at a fraction of the cost of traditional publishers.
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- 04Copyediting
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The Hive — Musculoskeletal Journal
An initiative by leading scientific societies.
The Hive - Musculoskeletal Journal (HMSJ) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal launched as an initiative by leading scientific societies to allow their members to publish original research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses free of charge. BeeMed is the proud operating partner of the journal.
The vision
Research that reaches everyone, at no cost to the author
The Hive - Musculoskeletal Journal was created to stimulate and promote research and clinical practice through an interdisciplinary approach related to all joints, with a vested interest in musculoskeletal and related fields. Scientific societies join as partners and shape the journal, and their members publish high-quality, peer-reviewed work without paying publication fees.
It is an author-first model: fast, rigorous peer review, no paywall for readers, and full copyright kept by the authors. For the BeeMed community it closes the loop — cases and discussions on the platform, formal publication in the journal.
Journal facts
- Published by
- The Hive - Musculoskeletal S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
- eISSN
- 3042-5727
- Indexed in
- Google Scholar, DOAJ, CrossRef
- Article types
- Original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses
- Website
- thmsj.com
What makes it different
Four principles behind the journal
Open access
Every article is freely available online to anyone, with no registration and no paywall.
Free to publish
Members of partner scientific societies publish free of charge — no article processing charges.
Authors retain copyright
The journal makes no copyright claim on published articles; the work stays yours.
Interdisciplinary
Research and clinical practice across all joints and the wider musculoskeletal field, from surgery to rehabilitation.
Commitment to quality
Rigorous review, independent of industry
Every submission goes through the same careful process, designed to protect the scientific value of the work and keep it free of commercial influence.
- AI-supported technical checks for accuracy and compliance.
- Strict guidelines limiting the use of brand and company names.
- An editorial board of world-renowned experts, each a leader in their field.
- Expert statisticians support the review process.
Publish with The Hive - Musculoskeletal Journal
Read the latest articles, check your manuscript against the journal guidelines, or talk to us about bringing your scientific society on board as a partner.