Please read over these instructions carefully so we can ensure all articles submitted to the site adhere to the same general layout and guidelines.

General Instructions for Submission

  • Articles must be submitted in English
  • Proofread your submission: Make sure all words are spelled correctly, the appropriate words are capitalized, there are no double spaces, etc
  • Minimize or avoid abbreviations. For example, WG should be spelled out “weeks gestation,” or CSF should be spelled out “cerebrospinal fluid.” Appropriate abbreviations include APGAR, G1P0.

What should I include in the article report?

  • Brief description of the article: age of the patient, pertinent past medical or family history, gestational age, pregnancy complications, etc.
  • Please include post-natal follow up information that confirms your diagnosis. For example, physical examination, genetic testing, surgical findings, post-natal imaging or photographs as appropriate.
  • For your Discussion, you have two options: (1) Select "blank text area" to add your text or (2) Select several of the most appropriate discussion categories such as Introduction/Definition, Incidence, and Differential Diagnosis, to structure your discussion text. Not all text boxes need to be filled in.

How should I present my images and video clips?

  • Carefully select the best and most demonstrative images, and only include normal images if they are necessary to exclude a differential diagnoses.
  • Please remove all patient information
  • Add a caption describing the findings in your image

References such as books and medical journals should be formatted according to the Modern Language Association (MLA). Your reference can either be listed alphabetically or incorporated in the text using square brackets, [reference #].

Online references
Last name Author, First initial author. “Title of the article.” Name of the website. Website address, Publish date month/year.
ex. [1] Kniffin, C. “#310400 Myopathy, Centronuclear, X-linked; CNMX” OMIM. https://omim.org/entry/310400, Publish date 12/2014.

Article within a book
Last name author, First initial author, et al (if more than one author). “Title of Article.” Name of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Page numbers of article.
ex. [1] Carvalho, J. “Lesions of the Right Heart.” Fetal Cardiology. Boca Raton: CRC Press; 2019. pgs 309-329.

Article within a journal
Last name author, First initial author, et al (if more than one author). Title of Article. Journal title. Publication date; Volume (issue): page numbers.
ex. [1] Coco C, et al. An isolated echogenic heart focus is not an indication for amniocentesis in 12,672 unselected patients. J Ultrasound Med. 2004;23(4):489-496.

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