Eligible entries are limited to individual patient case reports, submitted and formatted via the template-driven, self-publishing Cureus platform. Case reports should aim for a 1,000 – 1,200 word target, with a 2,500 word maximum. A limit of five references is strongly encouraged (10 reference maximum).

Competition entry and case report submission is entirely free. All submitted work must be previously unpublished. For additional information on publishing with Cureus, please see our Author Guide.

Statement of Independence

• Cureus Publishing Competitions are intended to encourage medical discovery, document clinical experiences – be they positive, negative, or neutral - and foster broader educational outreach through open access publication that is free to both authors and readers.
• Article submissions must adhere to the described “call for articles” and are open to any and all related manufacturer or vendor technologies.
• As a firewall to ensure objective and credible science, article selection, editorial review, peer review and publication are strictly independent of sponsoring company.
• Winning articles are determined exclusively via peer review panel and community crowdsourced scoring. Neither sponsoring company, nor Cureus, can determine competition outcome.

Other Stipulations

• All clinical studies must be compliant with applicable regulatory, ethics / IRB, and other rules governing protection of human subjects.
• All non-clinical studies must be compliant with applicable AAUC, AAALAC, and other related regulations.
• This program is not intended to promote or otherwise encourage unapproved, un-cleared use of products or any product for unapproved new use.
• This program in no way promotes or purports to encourage any research that is not in compliance with any local, federal, or other applicable governing laws.