Title |
How to choose the best journal for your case report
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Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s13256-017-1351-y |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Richard A. Rison, Jennifer Kelly Shepphird, Michael R. Kidd |
Abstract |
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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Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 6 | 22% |
United Kingdom | 3 | 11% |
Norway | 2 | 7% |
India | 1 | 4% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 4% |
Canada | 1 | 4% |
Colombia | 1 | 4% |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 11 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 14 | 52% |
Scientists | 10 | 37% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 7% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 212 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 39 | 18% |
Other | 34 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 16 | 8% |
Student > Master | 13 | 6% |
Other | 50 | 24% |
Unknown | 42 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 93 | 44% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 3% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 3% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 3% |
Other | 28 | 13% |
Unknown | 65 | 31% |