Statement of originality

Original and unpublished case reports are invited from medical students and trainees with the understanding that they have not been published previously and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. It is the responsibility of the authors that statements made in their work are original and that authors obtain the necessary permission to republish any previously published illustrations and/or other relevant materials.

Manuscript submission

Contributions and manuscripts must be written in English and submitted exclusively to the Journal of Case reports for Medical Students and Trainees. Your manuscript should be checked for any kind of language mistake. If extensive editing is required of the English language, your manuscript will be returned to you which could delay the publication of your manuscript.

Manuscripts must be typewritten (Times New Roman, double-spaced) with 1 inch margins and space at the top and bottom of the page. We would advise all authors to submit manuscripts by email (See submission); and contact the editors for any necessary instructions/clarifications.

Covering Letter
Every submission must be accompanied with a covering letter that will disclose all possible conflicts of interest. The author should also highlight briefly in the cover letter the importance of the paper for the concerned field in medicine and how it is helpful to the subject domain.

Author-Suggested Reviewers(Optional)
The authors are encouraged to suggest experts who specialize in the topic(s) of their manuscript and who may be considered as potential reviewers of your manuscript. You may suggest a maximum of 5 reviewers, with full contact details including phone numbers, fax number and email address.

Copyright Form
All manuscripts are considered to be the property of Journal of Case reports for medical students and trainees from the time of submission irrespective of the decision to publish the manuscript. The authors will release their rights at the time of the submission of the manuscript unless the manuscript is rejected following editorial/peer review or retracted by the authors. Manuscripts published in J of Case reports for medical students and trainees will become the sole property of, with all rights in copyright reserved, J of Case reports for medical students and trainees.
The corresponding author, on behalf of all authors, signs a copyright transfer form. You must email the signed copyright form to the editor.

Editorial process

The journal follows a rigorous peer-reviewed manuscript handling and editorial process. All submitted work is peer-reviewed by a broad team of experienced medical professionals and editors, ensuring that the literature is only of the highest quality, and that the information is accurate and up-to-date. This means that when you send your work to our journal, you will get feedback from experts in the field, as well as the experience of getting your work published. The editorial process comprises various stages including a primary check for aim and scope and the validity and credibility of the contents, followed by a blind peer review, revision by author, and copyediting and proof-reading prior to final production.

Preparation of Manuscript
Your Manuscript should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized – paper (8.5″ x 11″) with 1″ margins on all sides. You should use 12 pt Times New Roman font. Authors should take care over the fonts which are used in the document, including fonts within graphics. Fonts should be restricted to Times New Roman, Symbol and Zapf Dingbats.
Title : Should be in Title Case ; The first character in each word in the title has to be capitalized.

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Publication time

Manuscripts will published within 5-7 weeks of submission provided no major revisions are required

A case report paper typically should include in the following order
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgements (If any)
References (to be limited to 12, in Vancouver style)
Figure legends
Tables
Appendixes (if necessary)
Abbreviations (if necessary)

Abstract – Limit of 250 Words
A brief summary of the case report. The abstract should include a brief introduction, a description of the case report, the results seen (if any) and the conclusions of the work.

Key words
Please, write no more than six specific keywords. They should be written left aligned, arranged alphabetically in 12 pt Times Roman, and the line must begin with the words Keywords boldfaced.

Introduction

Description of the case report and pertinent background information should be included.  The introduction should provide sufficient background information such that a scientifically literate reader can understand and appreciate it. The introduction MUST include in-text citations including references to pertinent reviews and primary scientific literature.

Materials

Patient consent forms must be attached, as well as anonymization of any images or photographs of the patient.

Discussion/Conclusion

This section should relate the results section to current understanding of the scientific problems being described in the case report. Description of relevant references to other work/s in the field should be included here. This section also allows you to discuss the significance of your case report – i.e. does the report support existing literature.  This section should end with new answers/questions that arise as a result of your work.

Tables and Figures

Tables

Each table must start on a separate sheet. They should be numbered with Roman numerals according to their sequence in the text, and have a short self-explanatory heading.  Use SI units. Tables should include vertical rules, but horizontal rules should separate column headings from the content. Authors should keep in mind the page layout of the journal when designing tables.  Tables that fit onto one printed page are preferred.  Detailed explanations of symbols, units, statistics and abbreviations should follow below the table.

Illustrations

Figures for final production should be submitted as electronic files and hard copy so that the editorial office can ensure that the output of electronic files matches the hardcopy. Please pay particular attention to the guidelines below.  The editorial office cannot undertake preparation of manuscripts and illustrations not conforming to journal style. Manuscripts of insufficient quality will be returned immediately without refereeing. A high standard of illustration (both line and photo) is an editorial priority. All illustrations should be prepared for printing to fit 80 x 240 mm (column width) or 169 mm by up to 240 mm (full page) size.  It is preferred that the full-page length is not used and that authors keep in mind that the caption will be placed underneath the figure.  In the event that full-page length is necessary for plates, captions will have to appear on adjacent pages.  Figure(s) must be numbered consecutively in the text. Compound figures with more than one micrograph or photo should be referred to by a single figure reference (e.g. Figure 1), and individual parts should be labeled with capitalized letters in the lower left-hand corner.  Lettering should be of a sans-serif type (i.e. fonts without serifs such as Arial) with a minimum published size of 4.2 mm (12 pt).  Descriptive labeling in the figures should be clearly readable, and all lettering should have a minimum published size of 6 pt (2.1 mm) for labeling items on photographs or in line art is recommended and a maximum size of 10 pt is suggested.  Use a scale bar to indicate magnifications and place in the lower right corner if possible.  Computer prepared photographic images must be at a minimum of 350 dpi at the final publication size.  Lower resolution will result in pixilation and poor quality images.  These should be submitted as JPEG, TIFF or PPT files, but encapsulated postscript (EPS) format is also acceptable.

Computer drawn figures are accepted provided they are of high quality.  Please note that graphs produced by many statistical packages are rarely adequate. In particular, letter quality on axes and captions are often poor.  Such figures should be exported into an accepted graphics package and lettering rendered using a text function. Authors should note that .dot, .bmp, and .pat fills should be avoided.  Do not use postscript fill patterns as these are often based on bitmap patterns that result in screening patterns during final reproduction.  When filling illustrations, use fills such as lines, tints or solids.  Line width minimum is 0.25 pt (0.09 mm). Also avoid the use of bitmap scans to render text and detail.  Text should be saved as text at a minimum text size of 6 pt (2.1 mm). Please submit line art as Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, or EPS files. These must be at a minimum resolution of 800 DPI at publication size. High resolution may be necessary where fine line detail is present.

For graphs Excel graphs are also acceptable. Note that vertical axes must all be at the same scale especially where the paper compares between them. Otherwise they should be produced as separate figures. Avoid 3D plots when presenting 2D data. Where electronic figures are submitted, please submit a hard copy also at the final acceptance stage so that it can be checked against the electronic files during proof preparation.

Table and Figure legends

Figure and table legends should be included at the end of the manuscript.  Figure legends should include a statement at the end of each legend about reproduction size (e.g. at full page width, at column width). They should be double spaced and typed in the journal format.  Explanations should be brief and authors should keep in mind that legends will be placed below figures.

Acknowledgements – Limit of 100 Words

This is a brief section crediting the people who have helped make your manuscript possible and who aided you in your work but are not part of the authorship. Please mention all applicable grants and other funding that supported your work.

Page layout  & styles

All text should be fully justified. Please put all primary section titles in UPPER CASE letters and subheading in both Upper and Lower Case letters. Do not number your titles (for example, 1.0 Introduction; 2.0 Background). Do not use the tab key to indent blocks of text such as paragraphs of quotes or lists because the page layout program overrides your left margin with its own, and the tabs end up in mid-sentence.

References

In-text citation

Correct / Acceptable Format

Natural products have proven to be a great source of new biologically active compounds. Thus, in an effort to discover new lead antimalarial compounds, several research groups screen plant extracts to detect secondary metabolites with relevant biological activities that could serve as templates for the development of new drugs. Flavonoids have been isolated and characterized from many medicinal plants used in malaria endemic areas.[10] However, controversial data have been obtained regarding their antiplasmodial activity, probably because of their structural diversity.[11-13]. More recently, several flavonoids have been isolated from Artemisia afra [14] and Artemisia indica [15], two plants related to Artemisia annua, the famous traditional Chinese medicinal plant from which artemisinin is isolated.