Where to publish Case Reports as a medical student...?

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hey all,

I was wondering if there were some decent Journals that accept case reports written by medical students that do not have astronomical publication fees (there are several low tier 'Journals' out there that accept everything but have extremely gouged prices). If I'm going to publish I would prefer to have it done by a reputable organization.

I was looking into the American Medical Student Research Journal, which seems to be decent, but the articles do not get indexed in PubMed once they are published. That's less than ideal, but still an option. When applying to residency programs, will it make a difference what journal I am published in and whether or not it's indexed in PubMed?

I'm looking to submit a case report in the realm of Rheumatology/Bone disorders or even Family Medicine.

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[ThoracicGuy]

Hey all,

I was wondering if there were some decent Journals that accept case reports written by medical students that do not have astronomical publication fees (there are several low tier 'Journals' out there that accept everything but have extremely gouged prices). If I'm going to publish I would prefer to have it done by a reputable organization.

I was looking into the American Medical Student Research Journal, which seems to be decent, but the articles do not get indexed in PubMed once they are published. That's less than ideal, but still an option. When applying to residency programs, will it make a difference what journal I am published in and whether or not it's indexed in PubMed?

I'm looking to submit a case report in the realm of Rheumatology/Bone disorders or even Family Medicine.

Where would your faculty like to have them submitted?

 

[885815]

There are many journals out there but yes you will want to submit and get published in the highest quality one you can (impact factor is one indicator, but with case report journals they tend to be low throughout). As you mentioned, best to publish in journals that are indexed in PubMed. Though there are good quality ones that charge a high fee, you can ask your school/institution/hospital if they are able to reimburse the fees if the report does get published. Tip is to work with an attending who has affiliations with research institutions.

Also, avoid predatory journals that look sketch and have lots of typos in the articles they publish. Bealls has a list but not comprehensive: Beall's List of Predatory Journals and Publishers

Don’t forget that you can also submit abstracts to well-known conferences like ACP for internal medicine and that can look good on your CV. I don’t think ACR for rheumatology takes case reports.

Hey all,

I was wondering if there were some decent Journals that accept case reports written by medical students that do not have astronomical publication fees (there are several low tier 'Journals' out there that accept everything but have extremely gouged prices). If I'm going to publish I would prefer to have it done by a reputable organization.

I was looking into the American Medical Student Research Journal, which seems to be decent, but the articles do not get indexed in PubMed once they are published. That's less than ideal, but still an option. When applying to residency programs, will it make a difference what journal I am published in and whether or not it's indexed in PubMed?

I'm looking to submit a case report in the realm of Rheumatology/Bone disorders or even Family Medicine.

Hey all,

I was wondering if there were some decent Journals that accept case reports written by medical students that do not have astronomical publication fees (there are several low tier 'Journals' out there that accept everything but have extremely gouged prices). If I'm going to publish I would prefer to have it done by a reputable organization.

I was looking into the American Medical Student Research Journal, which seems to be decent, but the articles do not get indexed in PubMed once they are published. That's less than ideal, but still an option. When applying to residency programs, will it make a difference what journal I am published in and whether or not it's indexed in PubMed?

I'm looking to submit a case report in the realm of Rheumatology/Bone disorders or even Family Medicine.

 

[IM2GI]

There are many journals out there but yes you will want to submit and get published in the highest quality one you can (impact factor is one indicator, but with case report journals they tend to be low throughout). As you mentioned, best to publish in journals that are indexed in PubMed. Though there are good quality ones that charge a high fee, you can ask your school/institution/hospital if they are able to reimburse the fees if the report does get published. Tip is to work with an attending who has affiliations with research institutions.

Also, avoid predatory journals that look sketch and have lots of typos in the articles they publish. Bealls has a list but not comprehensive: Beall's List of Predatory Journals and Publishers

Don’t forget that you can also submit abstracts to well-known conferences like ACP for internal medicine and that can look good on your CV. I don’t think ACR for rheumatology takes case reports.

Are we really talking about the impact factor of a case report? Spoiler alert: It is zero regardless of journal.

OP no one wants to publish case reports anymore. You have better luck with case series. There are some case report only journals that Im too lazy to lookup.

Also, sadly, no one really cares about them on your CV. As a pre-med though if that truly is your level, it is fine to try to get it published anywhere you can to build your story for interview season. I would ask wherever your advisor/faculty/mentor recommends you send it. They will also often have style guidelines for you to follow.

 

[rokshana]

Hey all,

I was wondering if there were some decent Journals that accept case reports written by medical students that do not have astronomical publication fees (there are several low tier 'Journals' out there that accept everything but have extremely gouged prices). If I'm going to publish I would prefer to have it done by a reputable organization.

I was looking into the American Medical Student Research Journal, which seems to be decent, but the articles do not get indexed in PubMed once they are published. That's less than ideal, but still an option. When applying to residency programs, will it make a difference what journal I am published in and whether or not it's indexed in PubMed?

I'm looking to submit a case report in the realm of Rheumatology/Bone disorders or even Family Medicine.

i don't think case reports are pub med searchable for the most part.

 

[885815]

Are we really talking about the impact factor of a case report? Spoiler alert: It is zero regardless of journal.

OP no one wants to publish case reports anymore. You have better luck with case series. There are some case report only journals that Im too lazy to lookup.

Also, sadly, no one really cares about them on your CV. As a pre-med though if that truly is your level, it is fine to try to get it published anywhere you can to build your story for interview season. I would ask wherever your advisor/faculty/mentor recommends you send it. They will also often have style guidelines for you to follow.

True, case reports are the lowest on the totem pole in regards to research impact, but it doesn't hurt to write a case report if you have the time and money. At least it does show initiative and if the case is really interesting, it does help contribute to medical knowledge a bit. Meta-analyses/systematic reviews, randomized clinical research trials with good power, and basic science research are much higher in terms of research impact obviously. They take much more time but are more helpful and useful.
That being said, I've presented a case at a conference and submitted a case report. I mentioned this in my personal statement for IM programs. I don't have too much research experience but did state that I have been more interested in it because of that experience. Before it got published, I got many interview invites and my most of the interviewers were interested in this same case I presented. So it's a good talking point, especially if you were the one who did all the work in writing it up.
I didn't catch that the OP's status says pre-med, but I assumed he or she is a medical student as it implies in the title of this thread.

 

[DrMetal]

Meta-analyses/systematic reviews, randomized clinical research trials with good power, and basic science research are much higher in terms of research impact obviously. .

And you're likely not going to do much of this as a medical student/resident....your next shelf exam/ITE/Board exam is more important, and you'll likely spend most of your time studying towards that. Plus, especially RCTs, require a lot of administrative support, really done best at major academic institutions that do them often.

 

[lulu09]

Hey all,

I was wondering if there were some decent Journals that accept case reports written by medical students that do not have astronomical publication fees (there are several low tier 'Journals' out there that accept everything but have extremely gouged prices). If I'm going to publish I would prefer to have it done by a reputable organization.

I was looking into the American Medical Student Research Journal, which seems to be decent, but the articles do not get indexed in PubMed once they are published. That's less than ideal, but still an option. When applying to residency programs, will it make a difference what journal I am published in and whether or not it's indexed in PubMed?

I'm looking to submit a case report in the realm of Rheumatology/Bone disorders or even Family Medicine.

Like many have said above, case report publications matter very little, and it’s getting increasingly difficult to find reputable journals that publish case reports nowadays.

I would recommend not trying for a “publication” that has negligible influence anyway and instead submitting it as an abstract to a conference. Some good ones for starters to look into would be SGIM or ACP, as well as any large specialty-oriented conferences. Not sure if AMSA takes abstracts too. You could talk about this instead at your interviews and would sound more interesting than a case report published in a small journal that no one reads.

 

[jdh71]

Hey all,

I was wondering if there were some decent Journals that accept case reports written by medical students that do not have astronomical publication fees (there are several low tier 'Journals' out there that accept everything but have extremely gouged prices). If I'm going to publish I would prefer to have it done by a reputable organization.

I was looking into the American Medical Student Research Journal, which seems to be decent, but the articles do not get indexed in PubMed once they are published. That's less than ideal, but still an option. When applying to residency programs, will it make a difference what journal I am published in and whether or not it's indexed in PubMed?

I'm looking to submit a case report in the realm of Rheumatology/Bone disorders or even Family Medicine.

local/national meetings

quit trying to get that garbage into print publication - it's not THAT interesting

 

[Gastrapathy]

acgcasereports.gi.org

Pubmed indexed journal. First author has to be a GI fellow.

Impact factor somewhere near Blutarsky’s GPA

ACG also “publishes” every submitted abstract for their national meeting regardless of whether it’s accepted for presentation. They publish it in a supplement to the red journal. You can figure that this isn’t a secret for GI PDs but it shows a little initiative I guess.

 

[885815]

There's a table here with a list of journals that accept case reports, but again beware of predatory journals. How to choose the best journal for your case report

 

[Crayola227]

wow can't believe the hate for case reports

I don't pretend that they are career changing, but I've seen cases that were legit interesting and deserved to be case reports, not just for wank-festing but due to the nature of the presentation

when you get those weird cases and you go looking in the lit and find like 8 reports to go off, you kinda find yourself thinking wow knowledge is power, I hope that other people seeing this are also reporting

that's all my opinion on case reports, I have no idea about avoiding predatory journals because all that shiznit is behind me

but, if you have a case to report more power to you

 

[885815]

Case reports are one reason for how new diseases and syndromes are found. They don't take too much time to write up either (a few days at most).