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The Cureus Journal of Medical Science presents a publishing competition

Radiation Therapy as a Modality to Create Abscopal Effects: Current and Future Practices

Peer Review Panel

All article submissions will undergo an independent pre-publication peer review conducted by a world-class team of experts.

Mark A. Hallman

Mark A. Hallman

MD, PhD, Assistant Professor | Radiation Oncology

Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ricky Sharma

Ricky Sharma

MD | Radiation Oncology

Department of Radiation Oncology, University College London, London, GBR
Karen J. Kirkby

Karen J. Kirkby

PhD, Professor | Radiation Oncology

Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester / Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR
Heinz Schmidberger

Heinz Schmidberger

MD, Professor | Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, DEU
Chandan Guha

Chandan Guha

PhD, Professor | Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
Sandra Demaria

Sandra Demaria

MD, Professor | Pathology

Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Ralph R. Weichselbaum

Ralph R. Weichselbaum

MD | Radiation Oncology

University of Chicago, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Ralph Vatner

Ralph Vatner

MD, PhD, Assistant Professor | Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Mary  Barcellos-Hoff

Mary Barcellos-Hoff

PhD, Professor | Radiation Oncology

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Amit Maity

Amit Maity

MD, Professor | Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Competition Entries

The entry period is now closed. Competition entries appear below as they are published. Now is your chance to score and discuss these articles. Remember, honorariums will be awarded to the three highest-scoring articles!

Requirements

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 All submitted work must be previously unpublished.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

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

Statement of Independence

  • Cureus Publishing Competitions are intended to encourage medical discovery and 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 the sponsoring company.
  • Winning articles are selected exclusively via peer review panel and community crowdsourced scoring. Neither the sponsoring company, nor Cureus, can determine the competition outcome.

Key Dates

  • Tuesday, September 11, 2018 – Competition begins; articles may now be submitted.
  • Tuesday, January 8, 2018 – Article submission deadline @ 5:00 pm PT (UPDATED)
  • Tuesday, February 12, 2018 – Peer review of all eligible articles concludes.
  • Monday, March 18, 2019 – Crowdsourced scoring (SIQ) complete @ 5:00 pm PT. (UPDATED)
  • Thursday, March 21, 2019 – Winning articles announced