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
Articles published in JRSM Open will also be mentioned in the print edition of JRSM. Here are the articles published in JRSM Open in June 2016:
Case reports
Eleanor G Seaby, Rodney D Gilbert, Reuben J Pengelly, Gaia Andreoletti, Antonia Clarke, and Sarah Ennis. Progressive myoclonic epilepsy with Fanconi syndrome. JRSM Open June 2016 7: 2054270415623145, doi:10.1177/2054270415623145 Mohammad S Diab, Amr Diab, Walid Dihmis, and Samir Diab. Acute right atrial and pulmonary artery bone cement mass emboli following vertebroplasty. JRSM Open June 2016 7: 2054270416643891, doi:10.1177/2054270416643891
Research
Abdul Shlebak, Polly Sandhu, Vernisha Ali, Garth Jones, and Christopher Baker. The impact of the DoH Commissioning for Quality and Innovation incentive on the success of venous thromboembolism risk assessment in hospitalised patients. A single institution experience in a quality outcome improvement over a 4-year cycle. JRSM Open June 2016 7: 2054270416632702, doi:10.1177/2054270416632702 Colin Pritchard, Tamas Hickish, Emily Rosenorn-Lanng, and Mark Wallace. Comparing UK and 20 Western countries’ efficiency in reducing adult (55–74) cancer and total mortality rates 1989–2010: Cause for cautious celebration? A population-based study. JRSM Open June 2016 7: 2054270416635036, doi:10.1177/2054270416635036