Editorial Policy

The main article types we accept are as follows:

Case Reports (≤1000 words): Case reports should outline a clinical situation that illustrates unique or atypical features or provide a lesson to be learned that is relevant to dermatological care. Case reports should include a brief introduction, a description of the case and discussion, including relevance, implications and recommendations. Case reports do not require an abstract. Articles in this section should not exceed 1000 words in length and may contain up to 2 figures and/or tables. The reference list should not exceed 20 references. Written informed consent from the patient(s) or their guardians(s) should be obtained before submission.

Practical Dermatology (≤2000 words): Articles under this section should be structured like review articles, be well-referenced and focus on any aspect of the care of people with dermatological disease. Practical Dermatology articles must also include an abstract, although it need not be structured (maximum 250 words). Practical dermatology articles could include review of new resources relevant to the care and education of people with dermatological disease. Articles in this section should not exceed 2000 words in length and may contain up to 2 figures and/or tables. The reference list should not exceed 25.

Perspectives in Practice (≤2000 words): This section provides a format for authors to discuss new programs or services, ideas, insights or practical approaches to dermatological care and education or professional development. Papers in this section should be well-referenced. Articles in this section should not exceed 2000 words in length and may contain up to 2 figures and/or tables. The reference list should not exceed 25 references.

Innovations in Dermatological Care (≤700 words): Papers in this section review new resources relevant to the care and education of people with dermatological disease. They may comment on range and depth of contents, readability level, design, approach, price and graphic elements. Articles in this section should not exceed 700 words in length and may contain 1 figure or table. The reference list should not exceed 10 references.

Dermatological Dilemmas (≤850 words): This feature is intended to highlight interesting and challenging cases in dermatology. This may include: diagnostic considerations, a picture to illustrate a clinical feature, management challenges and complications. The case should illustrate an approach to the problem and provide a succinct summary of take-home points. The case presentation should be 250 words (maximum) and clearly demonstrate the clinical dermatological challenge. Alternatively, a picture or illustration can be submitted instead of the case presentation provided it demonstrates the challenge. The case presentation should be followed by a discussion that is 600 words (maximum) outlining the approach to the clinical dermatological challenge. One figure or table may be included. Reference list should not exceed 10 references. Written informed consent from the patient(s) or their guardians(s) should be obtained before submission.

Submission Process

Manuscripts for Canadian Dermatology Today should be submitted online at info@catalytichealth.com. The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer-review process and must ensure that queries, revisions and approvals can be provided in a 72-hour time period during the review of their manuscript.

Accepted File Formats

Authors must use Microsoft Word to prepare their manuscript. Manuscripts prepared in Microsoft Word must be converted into a single file before submission. When preparing manuscripts in Microsoft Word, please insert graphics (schemes, figures, etc.) in the main text after the paragraph of its first citation.

We do not have strict formatting requirements, but all manuscripts must contain the required sections as appropriate for the type of manuscript being submitted, such as the following in the case of an article:

Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Conclusions, Figures and Tables with Captions, Funding Information, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest and other Ethics Statements.

References
References are preferred in MLA format but may be submitted in any style, provided that you use the consistent formatting throughout. It is essential to include author(s) name(s), journal or book title, article or chapter title (where required), year of publication, volume and issue (where appropriate) and pagination. DOI numbers (Digital Object Identifier) are not mandatory but highly encouraged. The bibliography software package EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, Reference Manager are recommended.

Author Biography and Headshot

Authors are required to provide a biography (maximum 150 words) with their submission and publish it. This should be a single paragraph and should contain the following points:

• Authors’ full names followed by current positions;
• Education background including institution information and year of graduation (type and level of degree received);
• Work experience;
• Current and previous research interests;
• Memberships of professional societies and awards received
• A hi-resolution headshot must accompany the author’s manuscript. Typically, these can be taken with any current smartphone and should include an image of the author’s full face from the shoulders up.