Official Journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research is the primary source of new developments in all areas of the biology and physiology of bone, the hormones that regulate bone and mineral metabolism, and the pathophysiology and treatment of disorders of bone and mineral metabolism such as osteoporosis. As the largest and most frequently cited journal for peer-reviewed papers in both basic and clinical research on metabolic bone disease and related disorders, it is the primary source for new developments in these areas.