ABOUT
HOSPITAL MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
Hospital
Medicine Case Reports (HMCR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access
clinical journal publishing concise case reports from inpatient
medical practice. Reports are selected for diagnostic insight,
clinical reasoning, and relevance to hospital-based care.
HMCR focuses on cases that inform clinical judgment and management
decisions, emphasizing practical interpretation rather than extensive
literature review. All reports arise from authentic clinical encounters.
Submissions undergo double-anonymized peer review by volunteer
practicing hospital physicians who serve on the Editorial Board.
Final publication decisions rest with the Editor-in-Chief.
HMCR is an independent, nonprofit journal. Content is freely available
without subscription or publication fees, and the journal does
not accept advertising, sponsorship, or industry funding.
Articles published in Hospital Medicine Case Reports constitute
part of the permanent scholarly record and are preserved within
the Annals of Hospital Medicine™.
Editorial
Leadership
Editor-in-Chief
Michael Leiber, MD
Editorial Board
[Name], MD
[Name], MD
[Name], MD
Members of
the Editorial Board serve as peer reviewers and advisors to the
Editor-in-Chief. Peer reviewers remain anonymous.
INFORMATION
FOR AUTHORS
Editorial
Process
Manuscripts are submitted
directly to the Editor-in-Chief.
Each submission undergoes
initial editorial review to assess relevance, clarity, ethical
compliance, and suitability for HMCR. Manuscripts deemed appropriate
are distributed to members of the Editorial Board for peer review.
Following peer review,
manuscripts may be accepted, returned to authors for revision,
or declined. Final publication decisions rest solely with the
Editor-in-Chief.
Accepted manuscripts
are published as PDF files and constitute the version of record.
Case
Report Format
Each case report should
include the following sections, in order:
Title
A concise, descriptive title.
Authors
Author names and degrees.
Date of Publication
Introduction
A brief orienting summary explaining why the case is clinically
relevant.
Case Presentation
A clear clinical narrative describing the patient presentation,
hospital course, diagnostic evaluation, and management. Relevant
laboratory data, tables, and images may be included here when
they add clinical value. All images and data must be de-identified.
Discussion
Focused interpretation and clinical reasoning. This section should
explain what makes the case instructive and place it in appropriate
clinical context without extensive literature review.
Key Teaching Points
Two to three concise bullet points summarizing the primary lessons
of the case.
Patient Consent
A required statement confirming that appropriate patient consent
for publication was obtained.
Disclosures
A statement of conflicts of interest. If none, state: “The authors
report no relevant disclosures.”
References
Key references only.
Submission
Requirements
Manuscripts must be
submitted to the Editor-in-Chief in Microsoft Word format.
Final, accepted manuscripts
will be published as PDF files.
HMCR does not require
a separate title page. Only the article title and author names
are included at the top of the manuscript.
Patient
Consent and Privacy
Authors are responsible
for obtaining appropriate patient consent for publication.
Consent must include
the patient’s agreement for their clinical information to be shared
publicly in an educational medical publication. Authors must ensure
that patients understand that the report will be publicly accessible.
Consent documentation
is not submitted to HMCR but must be obtained and retained by
the authors in accordance with their institutional policies.
All published material
must be de-identified. Authors must not include names, dates of
birth, medical record numbers, facial images, or other direct
identifiers. Indirect identifiers must be handled carefully to
prevent reasonable risk of identification.
Authenticity
and Ethics
All submissions must
describe real clinical encounters.
Fabrication, falsification,
or intentional misrepresentation of clinical information is unethical
and unacceptable. Manuscripts found to contain fabricated or knowingly
inaccurate content will be rejected or retracted.
Authors are expected
to adhere to accepted standards of medical ethics, patient privacy,
and scholarly integrity.
Use
of AI-Assisted Tools
AI-assisted tools
may be used for limited purposes such as grammar, spelling, or
clarity.
AI tools must not
be used to fabricate clinical details, generate fictional cases,
or replace the authors’ own clinical reasoning. Authors remain
fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity
of all content.
HMCR reserves the
right to reject manuscripts that rely substantially on AI-generated
clinical content.
Authorship
Authorship should
be limited to individuals who made meaningful contributions to
the clinical care, interpretation, or writing of the case report.
The submitting author
is responsible for ensuring that all listed authors have reviewed
and approved the final manuscript and agree to its submission.
Publication
Terms
By submitting a manuscript
to Hospital Medicine Case Reports, authors agree to the following:
Originality
The manuscript represents original work and is not under consideration
elsewhere.
Accuracy and Authenticity
The case reflects a real clinical encounter and is accurate to
the best of the authors’ knowledge.
Patient Consent
and De-identification
Appropriate patient consent has been obtained, and all published
material is adequately de-identified.
Editorial Review
All submissions are subject to editorial and peer review. Publication
decisions rest with the Editor-in-Chief.
Copyright
Authors retain copyright to their work.
Publication License
Authors grant Hospital Medicine Case Reports a perpetual, non-exclusive
license to publish, archive, and display the work as the version
of record.
Permanence
Published articles are part of the permanent scholarly record
and are not removed at an author’s request except in cases of
substantiated ethical, legal, or scientific concern.
Corrections and
Retractions
HMCR reserves the right to issue corrections, expressions of concern,
or retractions when warranted.
Commercial Influence
HMCR does not accept advertising, sponsorship, or industry funding.
Commercially influenced manuscripts are not eligible for publication.
Fees
HMCR does not charge submission or publication fees.
Author
Attestation
The following attestation
must be included in the submission email:
“I confirm
that all listed authors meet authorship criteria, have reviewed
and approved this manuscript, that appropriate patient consent
was obtained, and that I agree to the publication terms of Hospital
Medicine Case Reports.”