In the era of evidence-based practice, we need practice-based evidence. The basis of this evidence is the detailed information from the case reports of individual people which informs both our clinical research and our daily clinical care. Each case report published in this journal adds valuable new information to our medical knowledge.
Prof Michael Kidd AM, Editor-in-Chief
Report of the month: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans – the use of neoadjuvant imatinib
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare soft tissue malignancy if left untreated, can be locally destructive and life-threatening. This case demonstrates Histopathologic appearance of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, molecular pathogenesis, and immunohistochemistry as techniques that correctly diagnose this rare breast tumour. The above techniques can help differentiate dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans from metaplastic breast carcinoma and other spindle cell lesions of the breast. In addition, this case describes the use of imatinib as a neoadjuvant option to reduce preoperative tumor size and improve surgical outcomes.
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Symptomatic congenital Morgagni hernia presenting as a chest pain: a case report
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Composite Epstein-Barr virus-positive mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and Epstein-Barr virus-negative diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the parotid salivary gland of a patient with Sjögren’s syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis: a case report
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Calcification and abscess formation around the catheter tip of a central venous access port: a case report
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A rare association between true thymic hyperplasia and thyroid follicular tumor: a case report
A Guide to Writing and Using Case Reports
This thematic series, published in 2016, provides a valuable resource for clinicians who are considered producing a case report. It comprises of a special editorial series of guides on writing, reviewing and using case reports.
Developed by the CARE Group in 2013, the CARE guidelines provide a framework that supports transparency and accuracy in the publication of case reports and the reporting of information from patient encounters.
Aims 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:
Suitable research articles include but are not limited to: N of 1 trials, meta-analyses of published case reports, research addressing the use of case reports and the prevalence or importance of case reporting in the medical literature and retrospective studies that include case-specific information (age, sex and ethnicity) for all patients.
Article accesses
Throughout 2016, articles were accessed from the journal website more than 1.7 million times; an average of over 4,600 accesses per day.
Peer Review Mentoring Scheme
The Editors at Journal of Medical Case Reports endorse peer review mentoring of early career researchers.
If you are a senior researcher or professor and supervise an early career researcher with the appropriate expertise, we invite you to co-write and mentor them through the peer review process. Find out how to express your interest in the scheme here.
About the Editor-in-Chief
Prof Dr Michael Kidd is the Chair of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Honorary Professor of Global Primary Care with the Southgate Institute for Health, Equity and Society at Flinders University, and Professorial Fellow with the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia. He served as president of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) from 2013-2016 and as president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners from 2002-2006. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Case Reports, the world's first PubMed-listed journal devoted to publishing case reports from all medical disciplines.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
136 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
129 days to first decision for all manuscripts
185 days from submission to acceptance
47 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
0.509 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.262 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
0.690 - CiteScore
Usage
1,730,974 Downloads
813 Altmetric mentions
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