General Instructions for Authors

International Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports consider for publication of case reports, case series, case studies, clinical images, editorial, short reports, opinions etc., that fall under all clinical and medical disciplines with the perceptive that neither the manuscript nor any part of its crucial substance, tables or figures have been published previously in either print form or electronically and are not considered by the Journal since it is against the Journal ethics.

Manuscript preparation guidelines

There is no Page limit (or) Word limit (or) Figure/Table limit for the manuscripts submitted to the journal

Case Presentation

The Case details and the clinical significance of the study must be discussed here. Figures/ Tables if any are included in the section must be mentioned in the body text. Citations must be sequentially numbered in square brackets and figures must be labeled sequentially in round brackets.

Case Series

Case series include reports involving more than 2 cases. It can be retrospective or prospective and consists of patients with similar exposure given similar treatment or examines their records for exposure and outcome. Word limit is 1500 words for main text and 200 words for abstract with up to 15 references.

Clinical Images

Clinical images are limited to 3 images with maximum of 200-300 words in case description or image description with 3-5 references.

Mini Review

Article should not contain more than 3000 words; Abstract word limit should be between 150-250 words with a minimum of 15 references to a maximum of 25 references. It is a concise review of a particular area where the references needs to be cited within past 5 years.

Editorial

Manuscript should not contain more than 1000 words and with a minimum of 5 references to a maximum of 10 references.

Letter to the Editor

Article should not contain more than 1000 words; and should be with a minimum of 5 references to a maximum of 10 references. In letter to the editor, authors can convey their thoughts and can raise their concerns on recently published articles.

Basic Structure of the Manuscript

• Title
• Authors and affiliations
• Corresponding author details
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction/Background
• Case Presentation (case report)/Case study (case study)/ Series followed by headings and subheadings (case series)
• Discussion/Conclusion
• Acknowledgements

Title: Title should be short and must describe the content

Abstract: Abstract must summarize the case and its significant findings. Abstract must be free from citations

Keywords: 4-7 Keywords may be mentioned

Abbreviations: If any Abbreviations are used they must be mentioned under this subtitle

Introduction

Background of the case clinical aspects must be mentioned with citations. Figures/Tables if any are included in the section must be mentioned in the body text. Citations must be sequentially numbered in square brackets and figures must be labeled sequentially in round brackets.

Discussion/ Conclusions

Results, Clinical significance, insights of the study, outcomes, etc are discussed under this section.

References

Reference formatting may of different kinds based upon the number of authors or books or the Journal publications etc., please follow the respective related reference formats

Journal Article with less than 6 authors: Bynat F, Peras M, Constantenos G, Gearge G and sara T. Incidence of unexpected significant pathology in morcellated uterine specimens. Ann J onc. 1991; 13: 287-301.

Journal Article with more than 6 authors: Bynat F, Peras M, Constantenos G, Gearge G and sara T, Liu D, Ivan A, Alok T, et al. Incidence of unexpected significant pathology in morcellated uterine specimens. Histol Histopathol. 2011; 17: 175-181.

Figures: Figures must be of high quality with at least 700dpi

Tables: Tables must be in table format

Reprints and Permissions

Author Reprints: Authors can contact editorial office for their publication reprints order for dissemination among their colleagues or peers after the acceptance of the manuscript. Minimum order of reprints considered will be 100 copies or more. You may raise price request by mailing us at: support@jcimcr.org

Submission

Authors could submit their manuscripts to journal office preferably via electronic submission system or alternatively through email address below: support@jcimcr.org

Publication Ethics

For publication, ethical standards ensure high-quality scientific publications, along with public trust in scientific findings, and that people receive credit for their ideas.

Conflicts of Interest

In order to maintain the transparency and help readers to form their own judgements of potential bias, authors should declare any competing financial interests in regards to the work being described or presented.

During submission, policy entails that every author should reveal if any, financial interests or collaborations, direct or indirect, which may raise the question of conflict or bias in the submitted work or in the conclusions, opinions given or implications, or any other sources of funding for related direct or indirect academic competition.

However, in case of manuscript acceptance, Conflict of Interest information should be mentioned in a published statement.

Publication Ethics

For publication, ethical standards ensure high-quality scientific publications, along with public trust in scientific findings, and that people receive credit for their ideas.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the unethical act of copying someone else’s prior ideas, processes, results or words without explicit acknowledgement of the original author and source. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author utilizes large part of his/her own previously published work without using appropriate references. This can range from getting the same manuscript published in multiple journals to modifying a previously published manuscript with some new data.

The journal is strictly against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism is said to have occurred when large portions of a manuscript have been copied from existing previously published resources. All manuscripts submitted for publication to journal are cross-checked for plagiarism. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during initial stages of review are out-rightly rejected and not considered for publication in the journal Upon determination of the extent of plagiarism, the paper may also be formally retracted. Journal respects intellectual property and aims at protecting and promoting original work of its authors. Manuscripts containing plagiarized material are against the standards of quality, research and innovation. Hence, all authors submitting articles to journal are expected to abide ethical standards and abstain from plagiarism, in any form.

Copyright

Copyright of any article submitted to Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports(IJOCMCR) will be retained by the author(s) under the Creative Commons license, which allows unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction provided the original work is properly cited. IJOCMCR publishes the mqanuscripts that are readily available online in HTML and PDF formats. We aims at providing the massive access to the various latest scientific advancements for the betterment and uplifting the quality of life in the planet. The best part is that there are no restrictions in reading, downloading, distributing and printing of the published materials in our journals.

There are several benefits of open access like accelerated delivery that can build a large readership. The open access also helps in public enrichment. There are several medical and scientific researches which are being funded by the public funds. Open access also facilitates improved education as it helps the students to access the latest research findings round the globe.

Article Withdrawal Policy

International Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports is committed to maintaining the publication ethics while providing high-quality publications. We expect our authors/users to comply with best practices in publication ethics as well as in the quality of their articles. Manuscript withdrawal is a common procedure in publication for various genuine reasons however recently it’s being misused by the author for unethical withdrawal. Many such instances exist where author send unethical withdraw request which results in wastage of precious resources, including editors, reviewers, and the editorial staff. So such charges should be bearable by the author.

Refund Policy

International Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports will not offer refunds for Open Access once articles have been published/ withdrawn.