For authors
What you need to know before submitting to Clinical Case Reports and Clinical Case Study. These requirements add to the Scholix author guidelines, which apply to every journal.
Submission at a glance
- Publication charge
- US$950 after acceptance. No submission fee.
- Peer review
- Double-blind, at least two independent reviewers.
- License
- CC BY 4.0. Authors keep the copyright.
- Publication model
- Open access, monthly issues with continuous publication.
- Reference style
- Vancouver (numbered).
- Language
- English, US or UK spelling used consistently.
Article types
CCRCCS considers the following article types. Word counts exclude the abstract, tables, figure legends and references.
| Article type | Length | Abstract | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case ReportSingle cases or small series with a clear lesson for practice, reported to the CARE guideline. | 1,500–2,500 words | Structured, up to 200 words | Up to 25 |
| Original ResearchPrimary studies: trials, cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, laboratory and field research. | 3,000–6,000 words | Structured, up to 250 words | Up to 60 |
| Review ArticleCritical narrative reviews that synthesize current evidence and identify open questions. | 4,000–8,000 words | Unstructured, up to 250 words | Up to 120 |
| Short CommunicationConcise reports of preliminary or focused findings of immediate interest. | Up to 2,500 words | Structured, up to 200 words | Up to 30 |
| EditorialCommentary written by, or at the invitation of, the editors. | Up to 1,500 words | Not required | Up to 15 |
Preparing your manuscript
Title page
Full title, all authors with affiliations, the corresponding author's email, and a short running title. Keep it separate from the manuscript so review stays anonymous.
Abstract and keywords
An abstract in the format required for the article type and four to six keywords.
Main text
Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion for research articles, with numbered headings and line numbers.
Declarations
Ethics approval, consent, funding, conflicts of interest, data availability and author contributions.
Figures and tables
Figures at 300 dpi or higher as separate files; editable tables cited in order in the text.
References
Vancouver style, numbered in the order they are first cited, with DOIs where available.
Review and publication
- 01
Submission
Send the manuscript, cover letter and declarations to the editorial office for the journal you have chosen.
- 02
Editorial check
The editorial office checks scope, formatting, completeness and text similarity before peer review.
- 03
Peer review
At least two independent reviewers assess the manuscript under a double-blind model.
- 04
Decision
The handling editor accepts, requests revision or declines, and shares all reviewer reports with the authors.
- 05
Publication
Accepted articles are copyedited, typeset, assigned a DOI and published open access in the current issue.
Submit your manuscript
Check that your files are complete, then send your submission to the CCRCCS editorial office. You will receive an acknowledgment with a manuscript number.