Unrestricted access to medical case reports

distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page SAGE Open Medical Case Reports is an open access journal that publishes short case reports providing key insights into real medical cases that are essential for physicians, and that ultimately help to improve patient outcomes. It publishes online only and does not limit content due to page budgets or thematic significance. Since publishing their first articles in the summer of 2013, SAGE Open Medical Case Reports and its sister journal, SAGE Open Medicine, have grown rapidly and are now firmly established as a key part of the journal literature in their field. Authors who have published in SAGE Open Medical Case Reports and SAGE Open Medicine rate the journals highly. In a recent survey: • • All rated the value of peer review comments to be fair, good or excellent; • • 86% found the time to first decision to be excellent or good; • • All authors found time from acceptance to online publication to be good or excellent; • • All reported that they would publish in the journals again. Submitted articles undergo rigorous peer review, and the editorial team and the reviewers encourage a collaborative process with authors in order to facilitate the publication of high-quality articles. To ensure that manuscripts are thoroughly and fairly reviewed, they are assessed by at least two experts in the relevant field. The quality of articles published in SAGE Open Medical Case Reports is strengthened by our reviewers, who provide valuable constructive criticism to authors and help to enhance the presentation and interpretation of cases. The input of all our reviewers is very much appreciated by both the journal team and the authors; therefore, we would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our reviewers for their time and dedication. The individuals listed below have provided expert opinion on manuscripts submitted to SAGE Open Medical Case Reports from launch up until the end of 2014. In order to further highlight the valuable work of the reviewers of SAGE Open Medical Case Reports and SAGE Open Medicine, the journals will be part of a scheme to help reviewers to record, showcase and verify their peer review activities via Publons. Full details can be found at https://pub-lons.com/. This service is provided to give our reviewers validated credit for all …