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BioMed Central news release

15 October 2009
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For immediate release



A case in point: Significance of medical case reports grows


* BioMed Central adds leading case report journals to its expanding
portfolio
* Growing quality and submission levels indicate increasing impact of
medical case reports


BioMed Central is once again publishing the Journal of Medical Case
Reports (JMCR) and Cases Journals. Since their inception, both these
journals, which currently provide over 2000 freely accessible case
reports have received widespread recognition and high quality
submissions from across the medical community.  Through their innovative
approach, both these journals make each individual patient's case a
valuable addition to medical literature.

Professor Michael Kidd from Flinders University in Australia and
Editor-in-Chief of JMCR said: "It's great to be back with BioMed
Central. We have published many landmark clinical cases across all areas
of medicine including cancer, ophthalmology, primary care,
gastroenterology, infectious diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders
that have significantly contributed to medical knowledge." These cases
can often serve as early warning signals for the adverse effects of new
medications, or the presentations of new and emerging diseases.  Cases
Journal which is edited by regular Guardian columnist Richard Smith,
will look to complete the scientific record for future generations by
publishing any report that is understandable, ethical, authentic, and
includes all information essential to its interpretation. 

Over the past few years, authors have submitted case reports to these
journals from countries as far afield as Nepal and Iran. This once again
signifies the inherent value that case reports have to improving
clinical practice globally and also the increasing power of the Internet
to allow for the widespread sharing of knowledge and thus the
advancement of the understanding and treatment of diseases. 

Speaking of the return of JMCR and Cases Journal to BioMed Central's
publishing portfolio Deborah Kahn, Publishing Director, said: "As the
clinical significance and use of case reports continues to grow, the
return of these two journals significantly bolsters BioMed Central's
growing journal portfolio, and demonstrates our continued commitment to
ensuring all research remains freely accessible all."


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Notes to Editors:

1. BioMed Central (www.biomedcentral.com) is an STM (Science, Technology
and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing
model. All peer-reviewed research articles published by BioMed Central
are made immediately and freely accessible online, and are licensed to
allow redistribution and reuse. BioMed Central is part of Springer
Science+Business Media, a leading global publisher in the STM sector.

2. Journal of Medical Case Reports
(http://jmedicalcasereports.com/info/about/), edited by Professor
Michael Kidd, is a peer-reviewed open access journal that will consider
any original case report from all areas of healthcare that expands the
field of general medical knowledge.

3. Cases Journal (http://www.casesjournal.com/), edited by Richard
Smith, publishes case reports from all areas of medicine. The journal
will publish any report that is understandable, ethical, authentic, and
includes all information essential to its interpretation. Cases Journal
accepts submission of case reports from any physician