Writing for Publication: Scientific Writing

LCCW Clinical Case Report Checklist

• Duggins-Rames, K and others.  LCCW clinical case report checklist: Step by step guideline for using LCCW Health Center patient files to write-up and submit a Case Report to a peer-reviewed journal
  Hayward, CA : LCCW, Faculty Development on Canvas. 2016 Sept 15. [Word, 4 pages]

A team of faculty members consulted the research department: to provide this excellent guide that describes the attributes of a publishable case, considerations for selecting co-authors,  a method of organizing the work, and the writing process.  

Classic Articles Cover the Basics

• Budgell B. Commentary. Guidelines to the writing of case studies.
  J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2008 Dec;52(4):199-204.

This article is open-access.
 

• Green BN,Johnson CD. Writing patient case reports for peer-reviewed journals: Secrets of the trade.
  J Sports Chiropr & Rehabil. 2000 Sep;14(3):51-59.   

The PDF of this classic article is posted at Faculty Development on Canvas.   
 

• Vintzileos AM, Ananth CV. How to write and publish an original research article.
  Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Apr;202(4):344.e1-6. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.038. 

The full text of this article is available to students and faculty.   

More Resources at ICL

The editors of the Index to Chiropractic Literature provide links to many articles and websites related to scholarly publication.

 Canvas Pages

Featured Resource

Submit your ideas for

• Webpage content
• New purchases 
• Library services