Open Access Case Report Journals
Case reports describe the clinical circumstances - symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and courses for a single or a group of few patients. Case reports are integral to medical progress in communicating new discoveries, mechanisms, therapy approaches, effects and efficacies, and thus generating new hypotheses for further tests and research. However, they are rated lower in the hierarchy of medicine evidence and seen to be lesser than research based articles. In recent years though, clinicians have come out in support of medical case reports and surgical case reports as supporting advanced medical knowledge and endowed with significant educational value. Clinical case report journals are now emerging with high acceptance rates and medical case report journals are identified as valuable contributions to medical literature.
High-quality case reports journals are underrepresented in the academic publishing universe. The primary reason for the decreasing popularity of medical case reports are low citation values which in turn have an adverse effect on a journal’s impact factor. In the world of print publishing, case reports were losing space in competition with original and review articles. But this cannot take away from the intrinsic value of medical case reports and their contribution to the expansion of medical knowledge.
Case Reports International
Case Reports International is an international, peer reviewed, open access, case reports journal publishing high quality case reports in all medical and surgical specialities. Articles are published in one yearly volume, as soon as they are accepted for publication. Articles are published as case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 8-12 weeks.
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International Journal of Case Reports and Images
International Journal of Case Reports and Images (IJCRI), started in 2010, is the flagship journal of Edorium Journals. It is a very high quality, international, peer reviewed, open access journal publishing case reports in all medical and surgical specialities. The journal is published in 12 issues every year. Till January 2015, the journal has published 51 issues in six volumes. The journal is managed by a team of highly experienced, outstanding, multinational editorial board. All articles submitted to the journal undergo editorial review followed by double-blind external expert peer review. Articles are published in the following formats: Review articles, Case series, Case reports, Case in Images, Clinical images, Letter to editors and Editorials. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 12-16 weeks.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Dentistry
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Dentistry is an international, peer reviewed, open access, case reports journal publishing high quality case reports in speciality of dentistry including periodontics, pedodontics, orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral-maxillofacial surgery, oral-maxillofacial radiology, dental public health and oral pathology. Articles are published in one yearly volume, as soon as they are accepted for publication. Articles are published as case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 8-12 weeks.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Medicine
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Medicine is an international, peer reviewed, open access, case reports journal publishing high quality case reports in speciality of clinical medicine including cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, nephrology, hepatology, hematology, rheumatology, reproduction and toxicology. Articles are published in one yearly volume, as soon as they are accepted for publication. Articles are published as case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 8-12 weeks.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Obstetrics and Gynecology is an international, peer reviewed, open access, case reports journal publishing high quality case reports in specialities of obstetrics and gynecology including gynecologic oncology, female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, reproductive endocrinology, infertility and maternal-fetal medicine. Articles are published in one yearly volume, as soon as they are accepted for publication. Articles are published as case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 8-12 weeks.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Oncology
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Oncology is an international, peer reviewed, open access, case reports journal publishing high quality case reports in cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The journal covers cancer occuring in any part of the body including but not limited to breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, head and neck cancer, hematologic malignancies, lung cancer, brain cancer and pediatric cancer. Articles are published in one yearly volume, as soon as they are accepted for publication. Articles are published as case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 8-12 weeks.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Ophthalmology
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Ophthalmology is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal publishing high-quality articles in ophthalmology.
The scope of the journal covers the specialty of ophthalmology and related disciplines including etiology, prevention, diagnosis and management of eye disorders; and related molecular genetics, pathophysiology and epidemiology.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Otolaryngology
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Otolaryngology is an international, peer reviewed, open access, online journal, publishing high-quality articles in otolaryngology.
The scope of the journal covers case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors in the specialty of otolaryngology and elated disciplines, including otology, laryngology, rhinology, speech science and head and neck surgery.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Orthopedics and Rehumatology
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Orthopedics and Rheumatology is a peer reviewed, open access, journal of case reports in orthopedics and rheumatology which accepts for publication, original, unpublished manuscripts in clinical orthopedics and rheumatology and related subspecialties. Articles are published in one yearly volume, as soon as they are accepted for publication. Articles are published as case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 8-12 weeks.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Pathology
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Pathology is an international, peer reviewed, open access, case reports journal publishing high quality case reports in speciality of pathology and all related subspecialties including surgical pathology, hematopathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology, gastrointestinal pathology, cardiovascular pathology, neuropathology, genitourinary pathology, pediatric pathology, liver pathology, molecular pathology and transplant pathology. Articles are published in one yearly volume, as soon as they are accepted for publication. Articles are published as case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 8-12 weeks.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Pediatrics
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Pediatrics is an international, peer reviewed, open access, online journal, publishing high-quality articles in pediatrics and related subspecialties.
The scope of the journal covers case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors in the specialty of pediatrics and related disciplines, including neonatal, child and adolescent health covering topics in disease diagnosis and management, disease etiology, emergency medicine, toxicology, cardiology, dentistry, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, hematology, nephrology, neurology, psychology, pulmonology, rheumatology, and surgery, holistic medicine, molecular genetics and pathophysiology.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Surgery
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Surgery is an international, peer reviewed, open access, case reports journal publishing high quality case reports in speciality of surgery and related subspecialties including cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, neurosurgery, pediatric surgery, oncosurgery, renal surgery, liver surgery and transplant surgery. Articles are published in one yearly volume, as soon as they are accepted for publication. Articles are published as case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 8-12 weeks.
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Journal of Case Reports and Images in Urology
Journal of Case Reports and Images in Urology is a peer reviewed, open access, journal of case reports in urology which accepts for publication, original, unpublished manuscripts in clinical urology and related subspecialties. Articles are published in one yearly volume, as soon as they are accepted for publication. Articles are published as case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. The "submission to first decision" time is 28-42 days and "submission to publication" time is about 8-12 weeks.
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Clinical case reports mark the beginning of a scientific publishing career for residents who begin their journey in academic publishing with case reports. To discourage these future clinicians on the basis of the format of an article is not motivating in the long run. Also, in the case of experienced practitioners, there isn’t a single surgeon or medical professional in the fraternity of medicine worldwide that don’t have a case worth mentioning or discussing with their peers. Individual cases come with their specific and particular set of symptoms to treatment ratio and effects that need a publishing platform for a global unhindered outreach to students, scholars and practitioners alike for updated knowledge and ongoing research. An open access, peer-reviewed, medical case report journal that caters to specific subsets of specialties in medicine and surgery is the need of the hour after much neglect of best case reports journals in academic publishing.
Edorium journals recognized this importance of case reports and their flagship journal, International Journal of Case Reports and Images (IJCRI), came into the fore with publishing opportunities for reports of unusual cases and atypical presentation of common cases. IJCRI counts as one of the best clinical case reports journals covering the specialty of internal medicine and all related subspecialties like cardiology, gastroenterology, hepatology, hematology, neurology, nephrology, oncology, rheumatology, reproduction and toxicology. The journal has a wide range of submission formats such as review articles, case reports, case series, and case in images, clinical images and letter to editors.
This multidisciplinary journal encourages the report of new ideas, new insights, unusual findings, unexpected events and associations into disease etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, presentation and diagnosis of diseases, morphology, medical and surgical management and the side effects of drugs upon prescription. In addition to these, IJCRI also publishes announcements giving information about conferences, meetings, seminars, symposia, courses, and other items. It is one of the best case reports journals today.
In the same breath, Case Reports International is another such high-quality case reports journal which is also an open access journal dedicated to publishing medical and surgical case reports with which Edorium intends to provide a repository for articles that have the power to change and to contribute to clinical practice. Until recently clinical case reports have been sidelined by editors in favor of research-based articles. Clinical case reports journals have been undervalued but their indispensable value to further medical knowledge and unique patient-oriented approach cannot be negated.
Clinical case report journals are thus a significant part of the medical evidence and journals such as Case Reports International and IJCRI among others are engaging this simple yet effective format of reporting cases. Also, in being an open access journal they are immediately and freely available to users and readers online. This service of dissemination of valuable case reports studies and images to the fraternity is a service that is undertaken with a strict adherence to quality standards and record publication schedule.
Edorium Journals through these clinical case report journals seek to publish original and unpublished medical case reports in clinical medicine and other subspecialties. They accept manuscripts for publishing in the formats of case series, case reports, clinical images and letter to editors. Editorials by members of the editorial board are also published in these medicine journals which are among the best case reports journal today.
All medical and surgical case report journals in the Edorium Journals banner have an unquestionable commitment to the gold standard of quality editorial review and an external peer-review process. All case reports published under the various specialized case reports journals go through a primary stringent editorial review before they are considered for review even prior to publication. This leads to the double-blind peer-review process next which eliminates possibilities of bias and ensures a thorough quality check that academic publishing is proud of.
They also have a dedicated and prompt publication schedule that they adhere to, from submission to peer-review it takes 28-42 days, there on from acceptance to final publication it takes 31 days and an added page proofs to final publication format takes 14 days. Thus, with a faster schedule from submission to publication it is ensured that these high-quality case reports journal which are an important educational alert to the medical community can continue to serve that purpose.
There are no article submission or processing charges except the lone article publication charges which is payable only when the article has been accepted for publishing. And, as medical case reports are the stepping stone for new residents and students, the journal publishing fee is considerably lower in comparison to others. Medical case reports thus published, achieve greater dissemination and better citation through the open access approach, while the authors retain all copyright and future use for free.
Edorium has an impressive list of some of the best case reports journals that dedicatedly deal with different biomedical branches such as, Dentistry, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Orthopedics and Rheumatology, Pathology, Surgery, and Urology and are thus able to cater to highly specialized case reports in each discipline. The advantages of these medical and surgical case reports journals, to students, researchers and to professionals in the particular fields are immense. These medical and surgical case reports journals provide a platform for reporting of unique, unusual and rare cases which enhance understanding of disease process, its diagnosis, management, and clinicopathologic correlations. Moreover, surgical case reports play a significant role in training, practice and surgical research as they are a set of specific and educational instances of the surgical treatment of a disease.
Edorium’s impressive list of open access, specialty medical case reports journals that are published in peer-reviewed and high-quality case report journals offer greater opportunities for clinical residents and faculty to make relevant and immediate scholarly contributions to medicine. This wide array of specialist case report journals highlights a wide range of clinical issues, observations, demonstrations, approaches and ethical issues involved.
Medical case reports serve as the first step towards newer discoveries that have a subsequent impact on evidence-based practice. The value of medical case reports and other such studies lies in their role to put in place the primary clues towards new investigations and the resulting development of preventive and therapeutic measures for control of diseases. They may not be providing the first basis to guide medical practice but are aiding in the training of student scholars and resident peers. The value of case report journals needs to be appreciated more in the modern context of medicine and surgery.