International Journal of Case Reports and Images is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal publishing high quality case reports in all specialties.
Aims and Scope
International Journal of Case Reports and Images is exclusively dedicated to publishing Case Series, Case Reports, Clinical Images, Letters to the Editor and Review Articles in all specialties. International Journal of Case Reports and Images encourages publication of case reports by providing a platform for reporting of unique, unusual and rare cases which enhance understanding of disease process, its diagnosis, management and clinico-pathologic correlations.
Articles Published
International Journal of Case Reports and Images accepts for publication Case Series, Case Reports, Clinical Images, Letters to the Editor and Review Articles.
Periodicity of Journal
Journal is published as a continuing publication. The articles are published as soon as they are accepted after editorial and peer review.
Editorial and Peer Review
All manuscripts submitted to International Journal of Case Reports and Images undergo stringent editorial review followed by double-blind peer review. In the double-blind peer review neither the reviewers nor the authors know the identity of each other. This enables an unbiased and accurate review of the manuscript.
Open Access Publishing Model
International Journal of Case Reports and Images follows an open access publication model in which free full-text of all articles is globally accessible in multiple formats immediately on publication. The open access publication model is supported by Article Processing Charges. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles as soon as they are ready for publication.
Article Preservation
The articles published in International Journal of Case Reports and Images are archived in PORTICO which provides permanent archiving for electronic scholarly journals. The articles published in International Journal of Case Reports and Images are fully citable. Each article receives a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) which is unique for every article published in the journal and is used for easier referencing and archiving.
Article Dissemination
After publication all possible efforts are made to make every article the most highly visible article on its subject. The articles are actively disseminated to a global readership by sending Table of Contents to registered readers, submitting article to abstracting and indexing services and depositing the articles in open access directories, and including the article in RSS feed of the journal. The articles are also posted on journal blog, social networking websites, video websites and discussion forums.
Processing Time
- Submission to peer review: 28-42 days
- Acceptance to final publication: 31 days
- Page proof to final publication: 14 days
Review Articles
Authors are welcome to submit review articles on topics of current interest or discussing a single topic in detail. If you have a topic on which you would like to write a review article or need ideas about topics on which we would like to publish review articles, please contact the Managing Editor at: