Read these before submitting. Manuscripts that do not meet the basic requirements are returned without
review, which wastes your time and ours.
Manuscript types
- Case report - a single instructive case. Abstract up to 250 words, main text up to
2,500 words, up to 15 references, up to 4 figures or tables.
- Case series - three or more related cases. Up to 3,500 words.
- Clinical image - one or two images with up to 500 words of clinical context.
- Short research report - a small original study. Up to 3,000 words with a structured
abstract.
Preparing your manuscript
- Word (.doc/.docx) or PDF, double spaced, with continuous line numbers.
- Title page separate from the manuscript so review can stay blind: title, all authors with
affiliations, and the corresponding author's email and ORCID.
- Structured abstract for research; unstructured for case reports.
- Three to eight keywords, preferably MeSH terms.
- References in Vancouver style, numbered in order of first appearance.
- Figures at 300 dpi or better, supplied as separate files, with legends in the manuscript.
Required statements
Every submission must include: patient consent for publication, ethics approval where applicable,
a conflict of interest declaration, a funding statement, and an author contribution statement.
See Publication Ethics.
Discoverability
Published articles are indexed by Google Scholar and OpenAlex, exposed through OAI-PMH and JATS XML for
harvesters, and issued a registered digital identifier. Applications to subject databases are assessed on
their own timelines; this page lists only what is in place today.