骨關節炎和軟骨為許多與骨關節炎有關的專家和從業者提供了一個傳播思想的國際論壇。該雜志的主要目標之一是促進不同學科的臨床和基礎科學研究成果的交叉融合，包括骨關節炎、軟骨、分子生物學、臨床藥理學、骨科、風濕病學、物理醫學、生物化學、流行病學和膠原蛋白。除了豐富的初級論文外，該雜志還刊載評論文章，就熱點問題進行深入討論，并就最新進展發表生動、重點突出的文章。杰出的編輯委員會反映了這一重要的新雜志的卓越，并承諾發表及時，高質量的文章，所有方面的骨關節炎。研究領域包括：骨關節炎、風濕病、軟骨、物理醫學、分子生物學、生物化學、生物化學、臨床藥理學、流行病學、骨科、膠原蛋白等。

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage provides an international forum for the dissemination of ideas for the many kinds of specialists and practitioners concerned with osteoarthritis. One of the Journal's primary objectives is to foster the cross-fertilisation of findings from both the clinical and basic sciences of the various disciplines involved, including osteoarthritis, cartilage, molecular biology, clinical pharmacology, orthopaedics, rheumatology, physical medicine, biochemistry, epidemiology and collagens. In addition to the wealth of primary papers, the Journal carries review articles offering in-depth discussion on matters of topical concern, plus lively, focused leading articles on recent advances. The distinguished Editorial Board reflects the excellence of this important new journal and the commitment to publish timely, high quality articles on all aspects of osteoarthritis. Research areas include: Osteoarthritis Rheumatology Cartilage Physical Medicine Molecuar Biology Biochemistry Clinical Pharmacology Epidemiology Orthopaedics Collagens Special features include: Guest Editorials State-of-the-art review articles No author page or administration charges Letters to the Editor Calendar of forthcoming meetings Case Reports.