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 February 2016:
Research
Avril J Basey, Thomas D Kennedy, Adam J Mackridge, and Janet Krska. Delays and interruptions in the acute medical unit clerking process: an observational study. JRSM Open February 2016 7: 2054270415619323, doi:10.1177/2054270415619323
Research Letter
Simon J Howard and Wendy Surtees. A case series review of suicides associated with social media use in South Tyneside, England. JRSM Open February 2016 7: 2054270415619322, doi:10.1177/2054270415619322
Case report
Emily T Mudenha, Vikram G Aarella, Senthil Chandrasekaram, and Devaka JS Fernando. Rising HbA1c in the presence of optimal glycaemic control as assessed by self-monitoring – iron deficiency anaemia. JRSM Open February 2016 7: 2054270415619321, doi:10.1177/2054270415619321