MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts are voluntary contributions submitted for exclusive review for publication in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscripts containing original material are accepted for consideration if neither the article nor any part of its essential substance, tables, or figures has been or will be published or submitted elsewhere before appearing in JNS.
Authors of manuscripts agree to use E-mail and the Internet whenever possible for all communications after manuscripts have been submitted. Original submissions including a diskette and two copies of the manuscript should be sent to:
Melody Jones, JNS
Sigma Theta Tau International
550 West North Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
For additional information about manuscripts, please contact Melody Jones:
E-mail: melody@stti.iupui.edu
Phone: +888.634.7575 US & Canada toll free
+1.800.634.7575.1 international toll free
FAX: +317.634.8188
For queries about submitting manuscripts, please contact the editor by E-mail:
tjns@u.washington.edu
Subsequent communication with the editor will be done via E-mail as much as possible. The information below indicates the required presentation of manuscripts.
FORMAT AND STYLE
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Fifth Edition, provides the format for references, headings, and all other matters. Check here for additional information about APA style.
Note below that JNS guidelines differ slightly from APA guidelines, for example, the JNS requirement of a structured abstract and additional information about authors.
- Two copies of the manuscript and a diskette should be submitted on a PC-compatible disk in MS Word or as a text file only, e.g., ASCII or DOS text. Hard copies of manuscripts should be 12 font, double-spaced, with standard margins (about 1 inch). Fancy typefaces, italics, underlining, and bolding should not be used except as prescribed in the APA guidelines.
- Manuscripts must not exceed 20 pages, including abstract, text, references, tables, and figures. The author is responsible for compliance with APA format and for the accuracy of all information, including citations and verification of all references with citations in the text. Spelling may be in either English (American or British).
CONTENT
The content of a typical manuscript includes:
TITLE PAGE
Title
The title should indicate the focus of the article in as few words as possible. It should not contain a colon or other complex structure. Titles should not exceed about 10 words.
Running header
This header is an abbreviated wording of the title; it usually is not more than four or five words.
Author information
Indicate for each author: (a) name; (b) degrees and certifications; (c) Sigma Theta Tau International chapter, if applicable; (d) title or position, institution, and location; and (e) to whom correspondence should be sent, with full address, phone and fax numbers, and E-mail address; provide E-mail addresses for all co-authors.
Acknowledgements
If any acknowledgements are to be included, they should be briefly stated, such as name of funding source and grant number.
Precis
This one-sentence summary of the published article is printed with the title in the Table of Contents.
ABSTRACT
A structured abstract with headings should be included as part of the manuscript. The abstract denotes: (a) purpose of the article, without detailed background; (b) design, including type of study, sample, setting, dates of data collection if applicable;
(c) methods, such as interventions, measures, types of analysis; (d) findings; and (e) conclusions.
If the manuscript is focused on review or theoretical analysis instead of an empirical study, a structured abstract still is required, but the organizing construct may be stated instead of a design.
KEY WORDS
A few key words that are recommended for use in indexing should be listed at the end of the abstract.
TEXT
Successful articles have clear, succinct, and logical organization and flow of content. For additional information, please refer to "Tips for Getting Your Manuscript Accepted."
International literature
JNS is an international scholarly journal, distributed in over 90 countries. Thus the context of a study or analysis is important. The text should indicate the characteristics of the setting in which a study was conducted. Whenever possible, the review of literature and the discussion, interpretation, and comparison of findings should include reference to relevant works published in other countries, contexts, and populations.
REFERENCES
The list of references should include only those references that are important to the text. Long lists of references are not desirable because they consume too much space. All citations in the text must be listed in the references, and all references should be cited in the text. References should be the most current available on the topic.
TABLES AND FIGURES
Each table and figure should be presented on a separate page after the references. Placement of each table or figure should be noted in the text. Addenda and appendices are not used in JNS.
Permission to Quote
The author is responsible for securing written permission of first author and publisher for quotation or reproduction of any materials that require such permission. This documentation of permission should be included with the manuscript at the time of submission.
TIME FOR REVIEW, DECISION, AND PRODUCTION
The average time from manuscript submission to the author's receipt of the editor's decision about publication is approximately 3 months. During that time, each manuscript undergoes a rigorous double-blind peer review. The editor's possible decisions are (a) accept, with editing to follow immediately; (b) accept, pending satisfactory revisions by the author; (c) not accepted, but author is encouraged to make specified major revisions and return the manuscript to the editor for further consideration; (d) rejected. The editor might encourage the author(s) to continue the work and to revise and resubmit the manuscript, to reduce a full-length manuscript to an abstract, or to consider submitting the manuscript elsewhere. The time required for revisions is usually determined by the author(s).
The mean time from acceptance to publication is approximately 8 months; however, the range may vary because revisions sometimes require additional time. All manuscripts are edited and copyedited before they are sent to the printer. The corresponding author receives page proofs for approval about 2 months before publication.
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