BMJ Case Reports is the world’s largest online repository of clinical cases. It is an award winning journal that delivers a focused, peer-reviewed collection of cases in all disciplines with more than 9000 articles from over 70 countries.
WSLHD has an institutional fellowship with BMJ Case Reports which allows staff at Western Sydney Local Health District to submit case reports without paying an individual fellowship fee. Contact your facility Library to get the fellowship code when you are ready to publish.
BMJ Case Reports accepts cases in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical specialties, so there are opportunities for students, staff and faculty in medicine, nursing and public health.
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If you need to create a OpenAthens login click here using a hospital desktop, corporate mobile or any device connected to the VPN. For help using OpenAthens click here.
For help submitting a case view the User guide and the Writing and publishing an interesting case document. For additional guidelines for writing, templates for full cases, images in cases and global health cases you can view the Author help pages on the website, the Author Hub or the Author Guide. A full list of BMJ Case Reports' specialties can be viewed on their Specialty page
Note: prior to submission you will need to contact your library to obtain WSLHDs fellowship code which is required to submit a case.
Training
WSLHD Libraries provide regular training on a variety of topics. Find scheduled training sessions here or fill out the training request form to arrange a tailored one-on-one or group training session.
Online Writing Workshop Recording - How to get published in BMJ Case Reports
In mid June 2023 the BMJ Case Reports Editor-in-Chief, Seema Biswas, ran a 60-minute writing workshop which provided a step-by-step guide to help efficiently write, present and publish a case report.
The workshop covers:
You can access the recording here.
Other videos
BMJ Case Reports editor in chief, Seema Biswas, explains what BMJ Case Reports is and the educational value provided to all healthcare professionals.
Presentation
View the presentation by Elena Kalceff, from BMJ Australia, entitled, "BMJ Case Reports: publishing, sharing and learning through experience".
Contents include:
