SAGE Open Medical Case Reports (SCO) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes case reports and case series across all areas of medicine and health sciences. Many primary research journals do not publish case reports and case series; however, we believe they are an important part of the evidence base and provide real-world clinical insights that can help physicians to improve patient outcomes. Please see the Aims and Scopes tab for further information. Journal Highlights Global visibility due to international audience of multidisciplinary researchers. Official Impact Factor is 0.6 (ESCI), CiteScore is 0.6. Indexed in: Clarivate Analytics Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), PubMed Central (PMC), PubMed, Scopus, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). This journal a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Gold open access journal: all articles are made freely available online on our website and on PubMedCentral. Rigorous peer review and decision making with high standards of publication. Publication in the journal is subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC). Reviewers get credit for their work via journal partnership with Clarivate Reviewer Recognition (formerly Publons). Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement Sage Open Medical Case Reports promotes inclusive, open science that reflects the disciplinary, human, and geographic diversity of the research community. Diversity as a core value embodies inclusiveness, mutual respect, and multiple perspectives. We welcome editors, editorial board members, peer reviewers and authors from all backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, nationalities, races, religions, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, mental or physical (dis)abilities, ages, career stages, socioeconomic status or any other individual status. We are committed to continually improving our editorial and review processes whilst playing our part in eradicating bias and inequality in all forms. Submission Information Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sageopencasereports Please see the Submission Guidelines tab for more information on how to submit your article to the journal. APC Information Publication in the journal is subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC). The APC serves to support the journal and ensures that articles are freely accessible online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons licence . The article processing charge (APC) for this journal is currently 2250 USD. The APC is payable when a manuscript is accepted for publication after peer review before it is published. The APC is subject to taxes where applicable. Please see further details here . Contact For pre-submission queries, or if you would like help with the submission of your manuscript , please contact SOMCR@sagepub.co.uk .
