Publishing Case Reports
Many international journals will publish case reports, but they restrict the number that appear in the print run because this has an adverse effect on the journal Impact Factor. Case reports are often put in the internet part of the journal and there is often still a requirement for a subscription to access them. However there are a few that are devoted to publishing case reports alone, and these are all Open Access. The first of these to start publishing, in 2001, is Grand Rounds. Other similar journals include Case Reports in Medicine, Journal of Medical Case Reports, and Cases Journal; all of them publish peer reviewed case reports in all areas of medicine. Cases Journal recently merged with the Journal of Medical Case Reports but still maintains an independent internet portal. BMJ Case Reports is an online, peer-reviewed journal publishing cases in all disciplines. Radiology Case Reports and the Journal of Radiology Case Reports are open-access peer-reviewed journals focusing on medical imaging. Journal Of Surgical Case Reports is an open access peer reviewed journal that considers case reports in the field of surgery. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports is a new open access, peer reviewed journal that publishes Orthopaedic case reports.
There are a number of websites that allow patients to submit and share their own case reports with other people. Patients Like You and Treatment Report are two such sites.
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