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SharethisThank you for your interest in submitting a case for the “Case of the Month” section of CTSNET.
Case selection: Any case that is of clinical relevance and interest to the subspecialty.
Case content: Cases should contain relevant clinical information pertaining to the subject augmented by the use of photographs and video clips. The discussion should be evidence based and provide useful information regarding any of the following: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, or outcomes of the topic being presented. It is not necessary to include all elements in each case presentation.
The text of the presentation should have adequate detail of the clinical information pertaining to the case and a detailed description of the management that was undertaken. Extraneous material that does not add directly to the utility of the presentation should not be included.
The body of the text should be limited to 1000 words, with rare exceptions. It is expected that the presentation will rely heavily on figures to emphasize the salient features of the case. The quality and relevance of these figures will be considered as important as the text of the presentation. The figures should be used to illustrate the clinical details, investigations, and management of the case. They can be line drawings, photographs, radiologic studies, and videos.
Thank you in advance for your submission. If you have concerns or questions regarding the same, do not hesitate to contact me.
Please do not submit material that has been previously published.
All “Case of the Month” submissions should include the following:
Title/Cover Page
- Title
- Authors—List a maximum of six authors in the order they should appear including for each: first name, family name, and institutional affiliation (department is optional).
- Corresponding Author—Provide the name, e-mail address and telephone number, of the author to whom communications should be directed.
- Announcement Text—300-character (including spaces and punctuation) or less description of the content to be used for an announcement on the CTSNet Home Page.
- Subject/Classification Terms—One or more terms from the CTSNet Content Subject Classification list that identify the primary subject category of the content.
- Disclosure—Include disclosure information if it is applicable.
Text
- Content Format—A Microsoft Word document with figure and video (if included) locations denoted in the text with figure legends at the end of the text.
- Structure—The subject material should be organized under the following headings.
- Introduction - outlining the relevance of the subject and including general pertinent information on the subject.
- Case presentation - consisting of the history and physical, relevant investigations, management, and outcomes. Photographs, other illustrations, photomicrographs of histopathology, and videos of the case may be appropriate to include.
- Discussion - a brief review of the current literature and a thoughtful analysis of the same, highlighting diagnosis, etiology, pathology, management, and the likely future direction the field of medicine will take in this area.
- Summary - mentioning the salient features of the discussion and providing an evidence-based strategy for management.
- References - a list of approximately 5-10 recently published and important articles should be provided.
- Illustrations/Video—Because this is a multimedia internet presentation, please provide pertinent illustrations, images, tables, and brief video clips as applicable.
- Illustrations—Submit images as JPG files. The size of the files is unimportant, assuming they are of adequate pixel density to render well on the screen. Large files can always be converted to smaller files, so file size should not be a concern of the author, although bigger (600 x 400 pixel range) is preferable to smaller.
- Video—Videos should be brief and clear and should be prepared as per CTSNet Video Submission Instructions.
- Images or videos that are embedded in a file, such as a Microsoft Word document, are not acceptable.
- Illustrations/Video Legends—Each figure and video must have an accompanying explanatory legend and be clearly labeled.
- Please ensure that the text, images, and video contains no specific patient information and are HIPPA compliant.
CTSNet Conditions for Publication must be completed and signed by all authors.
If you are not the copyright holder of a portion of your submission (artist illustrations, images from books, photos, cartoons, music, video, etc.), you must obtain permission to publish the item(s) from the copyright holder. A form for that purpose is available. Likewise, if any part (artist illustrations, images from books, cartoons, music, video, etc.) of your submission was previously published you must obtain written permission from the publisher for republication. Submit copies of permissions with your submission.
The signed Conditions for Publication form, permission letters and other supplemental material should accompany the submission. Submissions will not be considered for publication until all of the required information and documents have been received. Send all related content and documents to:
CTSNet, Inc
P.O. Box 5308
Baltimore, Maryland USA 21209
Email: submission@ctsnet.org
