How Do I Submit A Manuscript?
We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies. In addition, you must read and abide by the Author Requirements.
All authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting; if you have already registered, you can simply log in and begin the 5 step process.
Can Anyone Submit Manuscripts?
Yes. However, because of the nature of our content, we expect that most authors will be physicians in active practice, particularly radiologists. However, we do not require authors to be physicians, and we encourage radiologic technologists in particular to consider submitting Case Reports to our section on Imaging Artifacts.
Is There Assistance for Authors Who Have Difficulty Writing in English?
Yes, but not from us. Revising, editing, and proofreading services for scientific and medical writers are available from several companies, none of which have a relationship with Radiology Case Reports. Links to four of these companies are provided here as a convenience:
Why Do You Charge Authors?
The operation of a peer-reviewed journal has costs that must be paid somehow. Because we do not charge access fees to readers and do not sell subscriptions, we have to charge the authors. Compared with other radiology journals, our cost structure is extremely low, so our fee can remain quite modest ($350 USD). The fee will be assessed after your manuscript has passed peer review and is accepted for publication. For qualified authors from certain geographic locations, we can offer scholarships to defray the publication fees on a case-by-case basis.
Why is Radiology Case Reports Open Access?
Open access describes an economic model for scientific journals in which access to the content of the journal is completely free for readers, but the costs of publication are recovered through other means, generally page charges that authors or their institutions pay. Radiology Case Reports is open access to that we can make our content available to the largest possible audience. Because traditional radiology journals cover their costs (and make their profits) from subscriptions and access fees, they cannot become open access without changing the way they do business.
Call For Papers
Radiology Case Reports began publication in January, 2006. We invite you to support the first peer-reviewed journal established specifically to publish case reports in radiology by submitting case report manuscripts for publication.
To submit a case for review, first register with the site as an author (there is no charge for this). When you log in as an author, you will be guided through the submission process.