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Journal of Medical Case Reports is the world’s first international, PubMed-listed, medical journal devoted to publishing case reports from all medical disciplines. Edited by a highly esteemed Editorial Board, the journal welcomes the submission of original case reports with educational value that expand the field of medical knowledge. The journal is open access and strongly endorses the CARE guidelines for case reports, requiring authors to submit populated CARE checklists with submissions to improve transparency in reporting.

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Introduction

Journal of Medical Case Reports is the world’s first international, PubMed-listed, medical journal devoted to publishing case reports from all medical disciplines. Edited by a highly esteemed Editorial Board, the journal welcomes the submission of original case reports with educational value that expand the field of medical knowledge. The journal is open access and strongly endorses the CARE guidelines for case reports, requiring authors to submit populated CARE checklists with submissions to improve transparency in reporting.

Aim and Scope

Journal of Medical Case Reports will consider any original case report that expands the field of general medical knowledge and original research relating to case reports.

  • Case reports should show one of the following:
  • Unreported or unusual side effects or adverse interactions involving medications
  • Unexpected or unusual presentations of a disease
  • New associations or variations in disease processes
  • Presentations, diagnoses, and/or management of new and emerging diseases
  • An unexpected association between diseases or symptoms
  • An unexpected event while observing or treating a patient
  • Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect
Journal of Medical Case Reports

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Impact Factor

Impact Factor

0.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

0.31

CiteScore

CiteScore

1.3

Frequency

Frequency

Monthly, Bimonthly

Publisher

BioMed Central

Acceptance Rate

60% to 70%.

Key Highlights

5-Year Impact Factor

0.9

H-Index

43

Indexing

Indexed in numerous databases, including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science (via the Emerging Sources Citation Index)

Initial Editorial Decision

57 Days

First Post-Review Decision

32 Days

Submission to Acceptance

1-2 Months

Acceptance to Publication

Less than 7 days

Publication Type

An open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes medical case reports

Open Access Model

Gold open access model

Article Processing Charges (APC)

£2190/$2890/€2490 for Research and Letters to the Editor, and £1060/$1655/€1405 for Case Reports

Main text

Around 1500 words Main Text

Abstract

1500–300 words Abstract

References

10-30 References

Tables/Figures

1–4 tables/figures

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