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 May 2017:
Research
Peter D Wallbridge, Simon A Joosten, Liam M Hannan, Jeremy Goldin, Daniel P Steinfort, Louis B Irving and Mark Hew. A prospective cohort study of thoracic ultrasound in acute respiratory failure: the C3PO protocol. JRSM Open May 2017 8(5), doi: 10.1177/2054270417695055 Harri Hemilä. Zinc lozenges and the common cold: a meta-analysis comparing zinc acetate and zinc gluconate, and the role of zinc dosage. JRSM Open May 2017 8(5), doi: 10.1177/2054270417694291 Sarah Jenkins, Sharon Anne Maria Stevelink and Nicola Townsend Fear. Factors associated with poor self-reported health within the UK military and comparisons with the general population: a cohort study. JRSM Open May 2017 8(5), doi: 10.1177/2054270417692729
Case reports
Hisanori Fukunaga, Kazumasa Kawashima, Hiromi Kumakawa, Yuko Hashimoto and Yuta Takahashi. An autopsy of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with hemophagocytic syndrome. JRSM Open May 2017 8(5), doi: 10.1177/2054270417695054 Eric Buenz and Brent A Bauer. Potential role of high-stress employment in hypertension. JRSM Open May 2017 8(5), doi: 10.1177/2054270417694292