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Journal of Medical Case Reports Template

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About the Journal of Medical Case Reports format

Journal of Medical Case Reports is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cardiac tumors and thrombi, Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments. Over its lifetime it has published 8,873 papers, which have received 76,496 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiac tumors and thrombi Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
ISSN1752-1947
Citation impact (2-yr)0.95
h-index56
i10-index2,794
Article processing charge$2,072
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereTehran University of Medical Sciences
Journal websitewww.jmedicalcasereports.com
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Papers published in Journal of Medical Case Reports per year

477
2014
292
2015
374
2016
362
2017
392
2018
390
2019
246
2020
634
2021
492
2022
554
2023
648
2024
702
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Medical Case Reports by publication year

5.4K
2014
3.6K
2015
4.2K
2016
3.9K
2017
4.2K
2018
3.8K
2019
2.1K
2020
4.4K
2021
2.4K
2022
1.9K
2023
1.2K
2024
465
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Medical Case Reports

The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case reporting guideline development

Joel Gagnier, Gunver S. Kienle, Douglas G. Altman et al. · 10 Sep 2013

BACKGROUND: A case report is a narrative that describes, for medical, scientific, or educational purposes, a medical problem experienced by one or more patients. Case reports written without guidance from reporting standards are insufficiently rigorous to guide clinical practice or to inform clinical study design.Primary Objective. Develop, disseminate, and implement systematic reporting guidelines for case…

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Regeneration of human bones in hip osteonecrosis and human cartilage in knee osteoarthritis with autologous adipose-tissue-derived stem cells: a case series

Jaewoo Pak · 7 Jul 2011

INTRODUCTION: This is a series of clinical case reports demonstrating that a combination of percutaneously injected autologous adipose-tissue-derived stem cells, hyaluronic acid, platelet rich plasma and calcium chloride may be able to regenerate bones in human osteonecrosis, and with addition of a very low dose of dexamethasone, cartilage in human knee osteoarthritis. CASE REPORTS: Stem…

Atypical presentations and rare metastatic sites of renal cell carcinoma: a review of case reports

Petros Sountoulides, Linda Metaxa, Luca Cindolo · 2 Sep 2011

Renal cell carcinoma is a potentially lethal cancer with aggressive behavior and a propensity for metastatic spread. Due to the fact that the patterns of metastases from renal cell carcinomas are not clearly defined, there have been several reports of cases of renal cell carcinoma associated with rare metastatic sites and atypical presenting symptoms. The…

A guide to writing case reports for the Journal of Medical Case Reports and BioMed Central Research Notes

Richard A. Rison · 27 Nov 2013

Case reports are a time-honored, important, integral, and accepted part of the medical literature. Both the Journal of Medical Case Reports and the Case Report section of BioMed Central Research Notes are committed to case report publication, and each have different criteria. Journal of Medical Case Reports was the world's first international, PubMed-listed medical journal…

Using an Ishikawa diagram as a tool to assist memory and retrieval of relevant medical cases from the medical literature

Kam Cheong Wong · 29 Mar 2011

Studying medical cases is an effective way to enhance clinical reasoning skills and reinforce clinical knowledge. An Ishikawa diagram, also known as a cause-and-effect diagram or fishbone diagram, is often used in quality management in manufacturing industries.In this report, an Ishikawa diagram is used to demonstrate how to relate potential causes of a major presenting…

Journal of Medical Case Reports template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Medical Case Reports format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Medical Case Reports template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Medical Case Reports use?
Journal of Medical Case Reports uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Medical Case Reports?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready Journal of Medical Case Reports document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Journal of Medical Case Reports template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Medical Case Reports format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Journal of Medical Case Reports?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
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