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Pediatric case reports: assessing recommendations from journals' instructions to authors
Jimmy T Nguyen1, Ramzan Shahid, Ricarchito Manera
1Division of Hematology Oncology.
Hospital Pediatrics
|January 18, 2014
Summary
Pediatric journals are increasingly publishing case reports (CRs), especially those with lower impact factors. Journals often recommend new insights and observations for CR content.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric medicine
- Medical publishing
- Scientific communication
Background:
- Case reports (CRs) are valuable for medical knowledge and education.
- Objective assessments and content recommendations for pediatric CRs are lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the publication potential and content recommendations for pediatric case reports.
- To analyze the characteristics of pediatric journals that publish CRs.
Main Methods:
- Reviewed "Instructions to Authors" of pediatric journals.
- Identified active, English-language pediatric journals indexed in major databases.
- Assessed journal characteristics, manuscript restrictions, and writer advice.
Main Results:
- 52% of surveyed pediatric journals publish CRs.
- Journals publishing CRs had significantly lower median impact factors (1.28 vs 2.40).
- Common content recommendations included new insights/observations, clinical relevance, novelty/rarity, and educational value.
Conclusions:
- Approximately half of pediatric journals accept CRs, with lower impact factor journals being more likely to publish them.
- Many journals have specific formatting criteria for CRs.
- New insights and observations on known pathology are the most frequently recommended content criteria for pediatric CRs.
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