期刊名称:QUALITY & SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE
期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Quality & Safety in Health Care
Founded in 1992, to meet the growing need for a journal to reflect and report initiatives to improve quality of health care. It is an interdisciplinary journal with an international readership and contributions from all healthcare professions. Published quarterly, Quality & Safety in Health Care is fully refereed and indexed in ISI current contents, EMBASE, MEDLINE and CINAHL. The journal includes: original papers; editorials; quality improvement reports; commentated case studies; and reviews.
Instructions to Authors
All manuscripts should now be submitted via Bench>Press. Manuscripts should be typed in double line space and paginated, with the name, postal and e-mail address of a corresponding author clearly marked on the title page :
The Editor, Quality and Safety in Health Care, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR UK Tel +44 (0)20 7383 6651 Fax: +44 (0)20 7383 6668 Email: qshc@bmjgroup.com
General
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•Papers should be prepared according to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (Vancouver agreement) (BMJ 1991;302:338-41). • All material submitted for publication is assumed to be submitted exclusively to the journal unless the contrary is stated. • All authors must give signed consent to publication. (Guidelines on authorship are given in BMJ 1991;302:338-41.) • The editor retains the customary right to style and if necessary to shorten material accepted for publication. • Authors should submit questionnaires not established and well known. • If requested, authors shall produce the data on which the manuscript is based for examination by the editor. • Type all manuscripts (including letters) in double spacing with 5 cm margins at the top and left hand margin. • Number the pages. • Give the name and address and telephone and fax numbers of the author to whom correspondence and proofs should be sent. • Do not use abbreviations. • Express all scientific measurements (except blood pressure (mm Hg)) in SI units. • Permission to reproduce previously published material must be obtained in writing from the copyright holder (usually the publisher) and the author and acknowledged in the manuscript. • Keep a copy of the manuscript for reference. • An acknowledgement of receipt of the manuscript will be sent.
Specific points Articles Articles report research and studies relevant to quality of health care. They may cover any aspect, from clinical or therapeutic intervention, to promotion, to prevention. They should usually present evidence indicating that problems of quality of practice may exist, or suggest indications for changes in practice, or contribute towards defining standards or developing measures of outcome. Alternatively, they should contribute to developing approaches to measuring quality of care in routine practice. The journal is interprofessional and welcomes articles from anyone whose work is relevant, including health professionals, managers, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, or information technologists. Papers are usually up to 2,000 words long with up to six tables or illustrations.
Shorter practice reports, which may not be original in concept but must contain information sufficiently novel to be of importance to other units, are also invited. Articles of a discursive or debating nature, which do not conform to the criteria for original papers given above, will be considered.
• Give the authors' names, initials, and appointment at the time of the study. • Articles should generally conform to the conventional format of structured abstract (maximum 250 words; see BMJ 1988;297:156), introduction, patients/materials and methods results, discussion, and references. • Give up to three keywords/phrases. • Whenever possible give numbers of patients/ subjects studied (not percentages alone). • Articles may be submitted to outside peer review and assessment by the editorial board as well as statistical review; this may take up to 10 weeks. • Manuscripts rejected for publication will not be returned.
Letters • Should normally be a maximum of 400 words and 10 references. • Must be signed by all authors. • Preference is given to those taking up points in articles published in the journal. • Authors do not receive proofs.
Tables Where possible, tables should be submitted in the same format as your article and embedded in the article (preferably where cited). Tables should be self-explanatory, and the data they contain must not be duplicated in the text or figures. Please note: Bench>Press CANNOT accept Excel files. In extreme circumstances, Excel files can be uploaded as supplementary files; however, if you article is accepted it will be returned to you before processing to enable you to embed the tables in the text. Excel files can easily be copied and pasted into your Word file.
Figures • Should be used only when data cannot be expressed clearly in any other form. • Should not duplicate information given in the text of the article. • Should be accompanied by the numerical data in the case of graphs, scattergrams, and histograms (which may be converted into tables). • Should include numbers of patients/subjects (not percentages alone) whenever possible and relevant. Legends should be given on a separate sheet. •Black and white illustrations (artwork) should be supplied as (or "exported as") EPS files. Our preferred formats are Illustrator or Corel Draw. Black and white images (photographs) should be supplied as TIFF files, to a minimum of 300 dpi. This will ensure the quality of the final image. Our preferred format is Photoshop. Digital graphics supplied in formats other than those listed above may be refused due to quality considerations. •Wherever possible colour images should be supplied digitally. These should be on formatted floppy disks as TIFF files, preferably at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi or high quality JPEG files along with at least one hard copy of the figure.
Line drawings • Should be in Indian ink on heavy white paper or card or presented as photographic prints. One original and two photocopies of each must be submitted.
Half tones • Should usually be submitted as prints, not negatives, transparencies, or x ray films. • Should be no larger than 30x21 cm (A4). • Should be trimmed to remove all redundant areas. • The top should be marked on the reverse in pencil. • Labelling should be on copies, not the prints. • The identity of patients in photographs should be concealed or their written consent to publication obtained.
References • Should be numbered sequentially in the text. • Should be typed in double spacing. • Should give the names and initials of all the authors (unless there are more than three, when the first three should be given followed by et al); the title of the article or chapter, and the title of the journal (abbreviated according to the style of Index Medicus), year of publication, volume number, and first and last page numbers or the names of any editors of the book, title of the book, place of publication, publisher, and year of publication, and first and last pages of the article. • Information from manuscripts not yet in press, papers reported at meetings, or personal communications should be cited in the text, not as formal references. • Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references.
Proofs and Reprints • Corrections to proofs should be kept to a minimum and should conform to the style shown in Whitacker's Almanack. • Corrections other than printers' errors may be charged for. • Justification for corrections, if necessary, should be given in a letter and not on the proof. • Reprints are available; an order form and scale of charges are included when the proof is sent out.
QSHC Instructions for Contributors
All manuscripts should now be submitted via Bench>Press. Manuscripts should be typed in double line space and paginated, with the name, postal and e-mail address of a corresponding author clearly marked on the title page :
The Editor, Quality and Safety in Health Care, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR UK Tel +44 (0)20 7383 6651 Fax: +44 (0)20 7383 6668 Email: qshc@bmjgroup.com
General
Back to Guidelines to Bench>Press
•Papers should be prepared according to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (Vancouver agreement) (BMJ 1991;302:338-41). • All material submitted for publication is assumed to be submitted exclusively to the journal unless the contrary is stated. • All authors must give signed consent to publication. (Guidelines on authorship are given in BMJ 1991;302:338-41.) • The editor retains the customary right to style and if necessary to shorten material accepted for publication. • Authors should submit questionnaires not established and well known. • If requested, authors shall produce the data on which the manuscript is based for examination by the editor. • Type all manuscripts (including letters) in double spacing with 5 cm margins at the top and left hand margin. • Number the pages. • Give the name and address and telephone and fax numbers of the author to whom correspondence and proofs should be sent. • Do not use abbreviations. • Express all scientific measurements (except blood pressure (mm Hg)) in SI units. • Permission to reproduce previously published material must be obtained in writing from the copyright holder (usually the publisher) and the author and acknowledged in the manuscript. • Keep a copy of the manuscript for reference. • An acknowledgement of receipt of the manuscript will be sent.
Specific points Articles Articles report research and studies relevant to quality of health care. They may cover any aspect, from clinical or therapeutic intervention, to promotion, to prevention. They should usually present evidence indicating that problems of quality of practice may exist, or suggest indications for changes in practice, or contribute towards defining standards or developing measures of outcome. Alternatively, they should contribute to developing approaches to measuring quality of care in routine practice. The journal is interprofessional and welcomes articles from anyone whose work is relevant, including health professionals, managers, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, or information technologists. Papers are usually up to 2,000 words long with up to six tables or illustrations.
Shorter practice reports, which may not be original in concept but must contain information sufficiently novel to be of importance to other units, are also invited. Articles of a discursive or debating nature, which do not conform to the criteria for original papers given above, will be considered.
• Give the authors' names, initials, and appointment at the time of the study. • Articles should generally conform to the conventional format of structured abstract (maximum 250 words; see BMJ 1988;297:156), introduction, patients/materials and methods results, discussion, and references. • Give up to three keywords/phrases. • Whenever possible give numbers of patients/ subjects studied (not percentages alone). • Articles may be submitted to outside peer review and assessment by the editorial board as well as statistical review; this may take up to 10 weeks. • Manuscripts rejected for publication will not be returned.
Letters • Should normally be a maximum of 400 words and 10 references. • Must be signed by all authors. • Preference is given to those taking up points in articles published in the journal. • Authors do not receive proofs.
Tables Where possible, tables should be submitted in the same format as your article and embedded in the article (preferably where cited). Tables should be self-explanatory, and the data they contain must not be duplicated in the text or figures. Please note: Bench>Press CANNOT accept Excel files. In extreme circumstances, Excel files can be uploaded as supplementary files; however, if you article is accepted it will be returned to you before processing to enable you to embed the tables in the text. Excel files can easily be copied and pasted into your Word file.
Figures • Should be used only when data cannot be expressed clearly in any other form. • Should not duplicate information given in the text of the article. • Should be accompanied by the numerical data in the case of graphs, scattergrams, and histograms (which may be converted into tables). • Should include numbers of patients/subjects (not percentages alone) whenever possible and relevant. Legends should be given on a separate sheet. •Black and white illustrations (artwork) should be supplied as (or "exported as") EPS files. Our preferred formats are Illustrator or Corel Draw. Black and white images (photographs) should be supplied as TIFF files, to a minimum of 300 dpi. This will ensure the quality of the final image. Our preferred format is Photoshop. Digital graphics supplied in formats other than those listed above may be refused due to quality considerations. •Wherever possible colour images should be supplied digitally. These should be on formatted floppy disks as TIFF files, preferably at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi or high quality JPEG files along with at least one hard copy of the figure.
Line drawings • Should be in Indian ink on heavy white paper or card or presented as photographic prints. One original and two photocopies of each must be submitted.
Half tones • Should usually be submitted as prints, not negatives, transparencies, or x ray films. • Should be no larger than 30x21 cm (A4). • Should be trimmed to remove all redundant areas. • The top should be marked on the reverse in pencil. • Labelling should be on copies, not the prints. • The identity of patients in photographs should be concealed or their written consent to publication obtained.
References • Should be numbered sequentially in the text. • Should be typed in double spacing. • Should give the names and initials of all the authors (unless there are more than three, when the first three should be given followed by et al); the title of the article or chapter, and the title of the journal (abbreviated according to the style of Index Medicus), year of publication, volume number, and first and last page numbers or the names of any editors of the book, title of the book, place of publication, publisher, and year of publication, and first and last pages of the article. • Information from manuscripts not yet in press, papers reported at meetings, or personal communications should be cited in the text, not as formal references. • Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references.
Proofs and Reprints • Corrections to proofs should be kept to a minimum and should conform to the style shown in Whitacker's Almanack. • Corrections other than printers' errors may be charged for. • Justification for corrections, if necessary, should be given in a letter and not on the proof. • Reprints are available; an order form and scale of charges are included when the proof is sent out.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief Fiona Moss London Deanery London, UK fmoss@londondeanery.ac.uk
Editor Paul Barach University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami, USA pbarach@med.miami.edu
Associate Editors Glyn Elwyn University of Wales Swansea Clinical School Swansea, UK g.elwyn@swansea.ac.uk
Pam Garside Private address pg@pamgarside.com
Richard Grol Centre for Research on Quality in Health Care Nijmegen, The Netherlands r.grol@wok.umcn.nl
Carol Haraden Institute for Healthcare Improvement Boston, USA charaden@ihi.org
Hugh McKenna University of Ulster Jordanstown,UK hp.mckenna@ulst.ac.uk
Kathryn McPherson University of Southampton Southampton, UK k.mcpherson@soton.ac.uk
Julie Mohr University of Chicago Chicago, USA jmohr@dacc.uchicago.edu
Richard Thomson Newcastle Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK richard.thomson@newcastle.ac.uk
Technical Editor Elizabeth Stockman
Editorial Assistant Emilia Ioannou
Editorial Board N Barber UK
J Battles US
D Berwick US
J Carroll US
A Coulter UK
G Cunningham UK
A Darzi UK
F Davidoff US
S Dawson UK
D Detmer UK
M Dixon-Woods UK
L Doyal UK
J Firth-Cozens UK
R Fitzpatrick UK
A Frater UK
J Gabbay UK
C Humphrey UK
H Kaplan US
A Kitson UK
D Leach US
S Leatherman US
B Liang US
M Marshall UK
D Meltzer US
M Millenson UK
A Morris US
D Neuhauser US
A M Rafferty UK
J Reason US
W Runciman Australia
J Senders Canada
T Sheldon UK
C Vincent UK
K Walshe UK
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