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Scope and Purpose
Boston Medical Case Journal publishes real-world medical case reports and applied medical use cases for educational and informational purposes. Submissions should describe documented cases encountered in clinical practice, healthcare operations, digital health, or applied medical contexts. The journal does not publish clinical guidelines, prescriptive treatment recommendations, or original clinical trial results.

Editorial Assessment and Review
All submissions are initially assessed by the editorial team to determine alignment with the journal’s scope and quality standards. Submissions considered a good fit may be sent for single-blind peer review. The editorial team reserves the right to make an editorial decision without external review when appropriate.

Anonymization and Consent
All submissions must be fully anonymized. Authors are responsible for ensuring that no patient-identifiable information is included in text, figures, tables, or supplementary materials. Where applicable, authors must confirm that appropriate patient consent has been obtained in accordance with institutional and ethical requirements.

Manuscript Preparation
Authors should submit a complete case manuscript as the primary submission file. Figures and tables may be uploaded separately. Disclosure statements, funding information, and anonymization confirmations should be included as supplementary files.

Ethical and Legal Responsibility
Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted content complies with applicable ethical standards, copyright requirements, and data protection regulations. All content published in the journal is intended for educational use only and does not constitute medical advice.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements:

  • This submission describes a real-world medical case or applied medical use case and is intended for educational purposes only.
  • The manuscript does not contain any patient-identifiable information and has been fully anonymized.
  • Appropriate patient consent has been obtained where applicable.
  • The manuscript has not been published previously and is not under consideration elsewhere.
  • All authors have reviewed and approved the submission.
  • Any potential conflicts of interest or funding sources have been disclosed.
  • The submission complies with the journal’s scope and author guidelines.

Medical Case Reports

This section publishes structured medical case reports describing real-world clinical or applied healthcare cases. All submissions must be fully anonymized and intended for educational purposes only.

Applied Medical Use Cases

This section publishes applied medical and healthcare use cases, including digital health, operational, and technology-enabled case studies encountered in practice.

Invited Case Perspectives

This section publishes invited case perspectives and expert commentary. Submissions are by invitation only.

Copyright Notice

Copyright and License

Authors retain the copyright to their work published in the Boston Medical Case Journal. By submitting a manuscript, authors grant the journal the right of first publication.

All published content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. This license permits others to copy, distribute, and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, provided appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the original publication in this journal is cited.

By completing the submission, authors confirm that the work is original, that they have the right to submit it for publication, and that the submission complies with the journal’s ethical, legal, and anonymization requirements.

Privacy Statement

The Boston Medical Case Journal (BMCJ) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and personal data of all users of this journal site, including authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.

Use of Personal Information

The names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, and other personal information entered into this journal site will be used exclusively for the scholarly, editorial, and administrative purposes of the journal. These purposes include manuscript submission, peer review, editorial decision-making, publication, indexing, archiving, and journal-related communication.

Personal information will not be used for commercial marketing or disclosed for purposes unrelated to the operation of the journal.

Disclosure to Third Parties

Personal data will not be shared, sold, or distributed to third parties, except where required for the normal operation of scholarly publishing (e.g., DOI registration, indexing, archiving services) or where disclosure is required by law. In such cases, only the minimum necessary information is provided.

Manuscripts, Data, and Author Responsibility

All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential during the editorial and peer-review process.

Authors bear sole responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, originality, and ethical compliance of all content they submit, including but not limited to:

  • the correctness and completeness of data, analyses, and interpretations

  • compliance with ethical standards, regulations, and institutional requirements

  • proper anonymization of patient or participant information

  • obtaining and documenting informed consent where applicable

  • appropriate permissions for figures, tables, and third-party materials

The journal, its editors, reviewers, publisher, and hosting platform do not assume responsibility for errors, omissions, misrepresentations, or ethical breaches in submitted or published content.

Peer review and editorial assessment are conducted to evaluate scholarly suitability and relevance but do not constitute verification, validation, or certification of the underlying data or clinical claims.

Clinical and Medical Disclaimer

All content published in the journal is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute medical advice, clinical guidance, or recommendations for patient care. Clinical decisions must be made by qualified healthcare professionals based on their independent judgment and applicable standards of care.

Data Security

The journal employs reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. Access to editorial and administrative data is restricted to authorized personnel involved in journal operations.

User Rights

Users may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal data held by the journal, subject to applicable legal, editorial, and archival requirements. Requests may be directed to the journal’s editorial office via the contact information provided on the website.

Cookies and Usage Data

The journal site may use cookies and standard usage analytics solely to support site functionality, security, and aggregated usage statistics. No personal data are collected for advertising, profiling, or commercial tracking.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the journal and its publisher disclaim any liability arising from the use, interpretation, or reliance on published content. Responsibility for the content rests entirely with the authors.

Changes to This Statement

This Privacy and Responsibility Statement may be updated periodically to reflect changes in editorial practice, legal requirements, or technical infrastructure. Updates will be posted on the journal website.