Competition entry and article submission is entirely free. All submitted work must be previously unpublished. Eligible entries include original articles, case reports and technical reports.

All articles must be submitted and formatted via the template-driven, self-publishing Cureus platform. Authors are encouraged to include supporting animations and videos within their article submissions. Reference limits vary by article type. For additional information on publishing with Cureus, please refer to 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.