Open Access Acta going electronic-only for members of the Nordic Orthopaedic Federation: Acta Orthopaedica: Vol 88, No 6

"Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica was started in 1930 by members of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation (NOF, founded in 1919). The journal was intended to be a forum for the “Scandinavian orthopaedic school” (Scandinavia and Nordic are often used synonymously). Acta is a strictly noncommercial journal owned by NOF, which has now grown to be the federation of the national orthopedic associations in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Estonia, and Lithaunia, representing more than 5000 orthopedic surgeons. By contrast, most other journals are owned and managed by high-profit, commercial publishers that produce journals only available at high subscription costs; nonsubscribers must pay a fee to read the articles."