Volume 100: Case reports: should they be confined to the dustbin?

Mahajan, Ravi; Hunter, J. M.

doi:10.1093/bja/aen128

Cited by 24 publications

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“…Case reports typically receive few citations, although there are notable exceptions [26]. The number of citations of an article, however, does not necessarily reflect how widely the article has been read or the dissemination of the findings in mainstream media [27]. …”

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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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Section: Impact Factormentioning

confidence: 99%

How to choose the best journal for your case report

Rison

Shepphird²,

Kidd

2017

J Med Case Reports

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“…Mahajan and Hunter 13 indicate that case reports/series are often the most commonly read type of article, yet they are rarely among the most cited. Furthermore, Patsopoulos et al 14 suggested case reports have a small impact in heath science literature based on number of times cited.…”

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Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going: A Content Analysis of Articles Published in the Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy From 2005 to 2015

Bishop

Coronado

Hill

et al. 2017

Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy

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Objective The objective of this study was to examine the type and content of Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy (JWHPT) publications over the last decade. Study Design Content and bibliometric analysis of published literature Background Component sections, such as the Section on Women’s Health (SoWH) of the American Physical Therapy Association provide content expertise to areas of specialty physical therapist practice, thereby supporting the dissemination of evidence for physical therapists to use. Closely aligned with the mission of the SoWH, JWHPT provides evidence reflecting this practice area. The purpose of our analysis was to examine publications within JWHPT to determine how closely JWHPT is meeting the mission and focus of section members. Methods and Measures We used established bibliographic methodology to code and review manuscripts published online between 2005 and 2015 in JWHPT using established domains (article type, participant type, research design, study purpose, and area of focus). Total publications and proportion of publications based on domain were described. Impact by citation and author was examined using bibliometric software. Results Eighteen percent of the items published in JWHPT were original research papers submitted for the first time. Of those papers, the primary study design was cross-sectional experimental research, most commonly studying interventions. The primary practice area reported was management of incontinence. Conclusions We suggest that a continued need to increase efforts for the submission and publication of a greater proportion of randomized controlled trials and metric articles.

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“…However, using research methodologies such as RCTs that are costly and time intensive often limit scientists and clinicians to examining few variables and subvert the richness of understanding the influences of patient history, individual characteristics, and disease presentation on disease treatment and outcomes. Case reports often shed light on new diseases, anomalous patient variations, unexpected effects of drugs and their forms of administration, and even different approaches to treating common medical conditions in a relatively quick and inexpensive format [6]. …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advancing medicine one research note at a time: the educational value in clinical case reports

Caban‐Martinez

Beltran

2012

BMC Res Notes

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A case report—a brief written note that describes unique aspects of a clinical case—provides a significant function in medicine given its rapid, succinct, and educational contributions to scientific literature and clinical practice. Despite the growth of, and emphasis on, randomized clinical trials and evidenced-based medicine, case reports continue to provide novel and exceptional knowledge in medical education. The journal BMC Research Notes introduces a new “case reports” section to provide the busy clinician with a forum in which to document any authentic clinical case that provide educational value to current clinical practice. The aim is for this article type to be reviewed, wherever possible, by specialized Associate Editors for the journal, in order to provide rapid but thorough decision making. New ideas often garnered by and documented in case reports will support the advancement of medical science — one research note at a time.

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Volume 100: Case reports: should they be confined to the dustbin?

Abstract: Prolonged low intraoperative BIS TM levels predict increased risk of post-operative mortality: two-year follow-up report.

Cited by 24 publications

References 28 publications

How to choose the best journal for your case report

How to choose the best journal for your case report

Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going: A Content Analysis of Articles Published in the Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy From 2005 to 2015

Advancing medicine one research note at a time: the educational value in clinical case reports

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