Abstract
JRSM Open is an online-only, peer-reviewed, open-access companion journal to JRSM. JRSM Open was launched in June 2010 and is rapidly developing into a leading international online resource of clinical papers, reviews and case reports on all aspects of improving patient care. As with other open access journals, authors are required to pay a small fee for published articles to cover the production costs and ensure that their article is freely available to readers. Articles published in JRSM Open are included in PubMed, PubMed Central and Google Scholar.
You can find JRSM Open on the Internet at http://jro.sagepub.com. To submit a clinical paper or case report to JRSM Open visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/shorts. For submission inquiries contact Dr Kamran Abbasi, editor of JRSM and JRSM Open, by email at kamran.abbasi@rsm.ac.uk.
Articles published in JRSM Open will also be mentioned in the print edition of JRSM. Here are the articles published in JRSM Open in January 2014:
Research
Ahmad A, Laverty AA, Aasheim E, Majeed A, Millett C and Saxena S. Eligibility for bariatric surgery among adults in England: analysis of a national cross-sectional survey. JRSM Open January 2014; 5: 2042533313512479, doi:10.1177/2042533313512479 Kiliari N, Theodosopoulou E and Papanastasiou E. Multimorbidity and unmet citizens’ needs and expectations urge for reforms in the health system of Cyprus: a questionnaire survey. JRSM Open January 2014; 5: 2042533313515860, doi:10.1177/2042533313515860
Clinical Reviews
Lee KYC and Levell NJ. Turning the tide: a history and review of hyperhidrosis treatment. JRSM Open January 2014; 5: 2042533313505511, doi:10.1177/2042533313505511 Chan JK, Shalhoub J, Gardiner MD, Suleman-Verjee L and Nanchahal J. Strategies to secure surgical research funding: fellowships and grants. JRSM Open January 2014; 5: 2042533313505512, doi:10.1177/2042533313505512 Laskaratos FM, Gkotsi D and Panteliou E. A critical review of the core medical training curriculum in the UK: a medical education perspective. JRSM Open January 2014; 5: 2042533313514049, doi:10.1177/2042533313514049
Research Letter
Fingleton J, Helm C, Tofield C, Weatherall M and Beasley R. A randomised controlled trial of topical Kanuka honey for the treatment of eczema. JRSM Open January 2014; 5: 2042533313509263, doi:10.1177/2042533313509263
Case Report
Lusi EA and Guarascio P. Vaccine-derived poliomyelitis and postpolio syndrome: an Italian Cutter Incident. JRSM Open January 2014; 5: 2042533313511241, doi:10.1177/2042533313511241