About the Journal

The American Journal of Medical Case Reports (AJMCR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to high-quality case reports, clinical images, and brief case series that advance clinical reasoning, highlight rare or atypical presentations, and share pragmatic lessons for patient care and safety.

AJMCR welcomes submissions across all specialties, including internal medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, cardiology, neurology, dermatology, infectious diseases, anaesthesiology, radiology, pathology, psychiatry, and primary care. We particularly encourage contributions that:

Illustrate diagnostic challenges, cognitive biases, and decision support
Describe novel/repurposed therapies or procedure innovations
Document adverse drug reactions and pharmacovigilance signals
Provide imaging, dermatologic, or endoscopic “teaching images”
Report perioperative and critical care complications and solutions
Show telehealth or resource-limited management strategies
Include concise evidence reviews that generalize the case

Reporting & Ethics

Authors should follow the CARE guidelines for case reports and include a completed checklist.
Patient Consent Policy: Written informed consent (or IRB/ethics waiver) is required for publication.
Ensure de-identification of all images and data; disclose conflicts of interest and funding.
Data sharing (e.g., de-identified images, diagnostic workflows) is encouraged when feasible.

Article Types

Case Reports (up to ~2,500 words)
Brief Case Series (2–5 cases; structured synthesis)
Clinical Images (concise figure-led reports)
Technical Notes (procedural tips, device use, POCUS)
Correspondence (diagnostic pearls, responses)

Peer Review & Access

All manuscripts undergo rigorous double-blind peer review by clinicians with relevant expertise. As an open-access journal, AJMCR provides immediate, free access to all content to support global medical education and practice.

The journal publishes quarterly and is working toward inclusion in major indexing services to maximise visibility and impact.