PREPARING YOUR SUBMISSION

Parts of the Manuscript

The following sections are common to many published case reports and are useful as general guidance:

  • Title page
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Case history / examination
  • Methods (differential diagnosis, investigations and treatment)
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • References 
  • Images (can be provided in separate files or in main text), tables (in editable format), graphs or videos

 

Abstract:

Purpose
The abstract should provide a concise, accurate, and comprehensive summary of the manuscript, enabling readers to quickly understand the case report’s significance, clinical relevance, and key findings.


Structure
Abstracts must be structured and include the following subheadings (in bold or as labeled sections):
Introduction/Background: Briefly state the rationale for reporting the case, including its uniqueness or educational value.
Case Presentation: Summarize key patient information (age, sex, relevant medical history), presenting symptoms, diagnostic findings, interventions, and outcomes. Avoid unnecessary details; maintain patient confidentiality.
Clinical Implications/Conclusion: Highlight the main clinical lessons, implications for practice, or novel insights derived from the case.


Length
The abstract should be 150–250 words in total. Exceeding this limit may result in requests for revision prior to peer review.


Language and Style
Use clear, formal academic English.
Write in the past tense for case descriptions and present tense for conclusions/general statements.
Avoid abbreviations, jargon, references, tables, figures, or citations.
Do not include speculative statements unsupported by the case data.

Ethical Compliance
Ensure the abstract reflects adherence to ethical standards: patient consent for publication must have been obtained and should be mentioned in the full manuscript (not required in the abstract itself).


Originality
The abstract must accurately represent the content of the full manuscript and should not contain information not included in the main text.

Keywords:

Please include 4 – 6 keywords. Keywords can be obtained from MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). The MeSH browser provides an online guide to the selection of key words.

Authorship List:

Journal of Case Reports and Clinical Insights in Health (JCRCIH) publishes the details of all authors’ involvement in the publication alongside their names, and the corresponding author takes responsibility for ensuring that all the authors’ names and details are accurate.

The list should appear toward the bottom of the manuscript, before the References:

Example:

Author Contributions:

Author 1: Brief Summary of contribution

Author 2: Brief Summary of contribution

Authorship

Please refer to the journal’s Authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.

Acknowledgments

Contributions from anyone who does not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed, with permission from the contributor, in an Acknowledgments section. Financial and material support should also be mentioned. Thanks to anonymous reviewers are not appropriate.

Conflict of Interest Statement

Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.

References

Authors are required to format all references in APA (American Psychological Association) style throughout the manuscript. Consistency in reference formatting is essential. If your manuscript is accepted for publication, minor adjustments may be made to align with the journal's final typesetting preferences, but submissions must initially adhere to APA style guidelines.

Tables

Tables should be self-contained and complement, not duplicate, information contained in the text. They should be supplied as editable files, not pasted as images. Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the table, legend, and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. All abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶, should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings.

Figure Legends

Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement. Please ensure that legends are editable.

Figures

Although authors are encouraged to send the highest-quality figures possible, for peer-review purposes, a wide variety of formats, sizes, and resolutions are accepted.

Additional Files

Images

Graphics/images may be provided as separate files, although main text is also acceptable.

Appendices

Appendices will be published after the references. For submission, they should be supplied as separate files but referred to in the text.

Supporting Information

Supporting information is information that is not essential to the article, but provides greater depth and background. It is hosted online and appears without editing or typesetting. It may include tables, figures, videos, datasets, etc.

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