Abstract
This article describes updates on author guidelines for manuscripts submitted after February 1st 2010 to the interactive Journal of Radiology Case Reports.
To further improve the quality and educational value of the articles published in the Journal of Radiology Case Reports (1), new requirements have been added for manuscript submission (2): summary table and differential table. These tables include condensed information found in the manuscript discussion section.
The summary table contains high yield information about the reported entity. Mandatory fields include:
etiology
incidence
gender ratio
age predilection
risk factors
treatment
prognosis
findings on imaging
The differential table contains differential diagnoses of the reported entity (including the entity itself). These differential diagnoses belong in a separate row respectively and the columns represent imaging findings for each pertinent imaging modality.
Imaging modalities include:
X-Ray
US
CT
MRI - T1
MRI - T2
MRI - DWI
Pattern of contrast enhancement (avid, none, homogeneous, heterogeneous etc.)
Scinitigraphy/SPECT
PET
Both tables need to be completed with up-to-date knowledge found in the current literature and have to be included in the following manuscript types:
Case report, Case series and Review article
This new requirement takes effect on February 1, 2010 and includes new submissions as well as revisions of manuscripts that have been submitted prior to this date.
The manuscript template (3) has been updated accordingly and is mandatory to use.
More information about the author guidelines can be obtained on the journal website (4).
References
- 1.Journal of Radiology Case Reports. http://www.radiologycases.com/
- 2.Case submission link. http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/author/submit/
- 3.Manuscript template for case report. http://www.radiologycases.com/Template_Case_Report.doc.
- 4.Author guidelines. http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/about/submissions#authorGuidelines.