About the Journal

MENA Journal of Case Reports is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online academic journal committed to providing a dedicated platform for the publication of high-quality, original case reports, case studies, case series, and scholarly reviews authored primarily by students, early-career researchers, medical doctors and individuals engaged in field of medical knowledge, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The journal also welcomes submissions from other regions.   

MENA Journal of case reports aims to highlight and promote dissemination of evidence-based knowledge to a broad international audience. The journal will contribute to the development of evidence-based practices by supporting integration of education and research in the field of medicine.

Focus and Scope

MENA Journal of case reports focuses on publishing high-quality case reports, case series, case studies, N of 1 trials, meta-analyses of published case reports, reviews on case reporting, retrospective studies with case-specific information for patients, commentary, short communications and letter to the editor conducted by early career researchers, graduate, undergraduate students, medical doctors, nurses and individuals working in the field of medical sciences (genetic counselors, geneticists, patient coordinators etc.). Topics of interest include:

• Unusual presentations, diagnoses and management of disease
• Unexpected or novel associations in disease processes or symptoms
• Unreported side effects or adverse events involving medications
• Cases of rare diseases
• Unexpected event during treatment of patients
• Genetic or biological findings that shed light on possible novel pathogenesis associated with a disease or adverse effect

Through this focus, the journal seeks to provide an international forum for early-career researchers, students, medical doctors and individuals from the medical field working in the MENA and other regions to contribute to global dissemination of evidence-based practices and research.

Open Access Policy

MENA Journal of Case Reports is an open-access journal. Articles, once accepted, are immediately available on the journal website for citation and dissemination. All content is freely available without charge to the user, or his/her institution and users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. To ensure long-term digital preservation, all published articles will be archived on the journal website. MENA Journal of Case Reports is Google Scholar indexed.