New journals for publishing medical case reports

Akers, Katherine G.

doi:10.3163/1536-5050.104.2.010

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“…Since 1990s, PubMed has shown more than 30 000 hits per year with the free text “case report” and in 2017 there was more than 50 000. Since nothing suggests this diminishes, this is an enormous opportunity of improvement in order to reduce waste in research and improve utility 42 …”

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Completeness of reporting of case reports in high‐impact medical journals

Calvache

Vera-Montoya

Ordoñez

et al. 2020

Eur J Clin Investigation

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Introduction Case reports represent a relevant, timely and important study design in advancing medical scientific knowledge. They allow integration between clinical practice and clinical epidemiology. We aimed to assess the completeness of reporting (COR) of case reports published in high‐impact journals. We assessed the COR of case reports using the CARE guidelines. Materials and methods We selected three high‐impact journals and one journal specialized in publishing case reports, in which we included all published case reports from July to December 2017. Median COR score was calculated per study, and CORs were compared between journals with and without endorsement of CARE guidelines. Results One hundred and fourteen case reports were included. Overall median COR was 81%, IQR [63%‐96%]. Sections with the highest COR (84%‐100%) were patient information, clinical findings, therapeutic intervention, follow‐up and outcomes, discussion and informed consent. Sections with the lowest COR were title, keywords, timeline and patient perspective (2%‐34%). COR was higher in journals endorsing in comparison to those not endorsing CARE guidelines (77% vs 65%), respectively, median difference = −12% 95% CI [−16% to −7%]. Discussion Overall completeness of case reports in included journals is high especially for CARE endorsing and dedicated journals but reporting of some items could be improved. Ongoing and future evaluations of endorsement status of reporting guidelines in medical journals should be assessed to improve completeness and reduce waste of clinical research, including case reports.

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Completeness of reporting of case reports in high‐impact medical journals

Calvache

Vera-Montoya

Ordoñez

et al. 2020

Eur J Clin Investigation

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“…The open access model usually requires authors to pay submission and publication fees upon acceptance, typically between US $300 and $1200 [6]. The move toward making scholarly publications more accessible through open access has continued to gain supporters among the research community.…”

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How to choose the best journal for your case report

Rison

Shepphird²,

Kidd

2017

J Med Case Reports

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Since the establishment of the Journal of Medical Case Reports in 2006, the number of journals that publish case reports has increased rapidly, and most of these journals are open access. Open access publishing usually requires authors to pay publication fees while offering the articles online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. The movement for open access has gained support in the research community, with the publishers BioMed Central and PLOS ONE becoming leaders in scientific publishing in their number of articles and citations. As the number of open access publishers has exploded, so too has the number of publishers that act in bad faith to profit from the open access model. Simple guidelines have been developed and resources are available to help authors choose a suitable journal for publication of their case reports.

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“…Although there has been a significant decline in the number of case reports published in a great many medical journals in recent years, largely because of their negative effect on the increasingly crucial impact factor and the acknowledgement that they carry little weight in the hierarchy of evidence‐based medicine, this should not be equated with a reduction in their popularity nor their ongoing relevance. Indeed, with the launch of many titles solely for case reports and series, the number of peer‐review journals publishing these has blossomed to over 160 titles in recent years, many of which offer open access . Furthermore, paperless journals profit from fewer challenges from lack of space and also benefit from the ability to undertake online searches for their digital content.…”

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Mellerio

2019

Br J Dermatol

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New journals for publishing medical case reports

Cited by 66 publications

References 26 publications

Completeness of reporting of case reports in high‐impact medical journals

Completeness of reporting of case reports in high‐impact medical journals

How to choose the best journal for your case report

Enduring support for the case report

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