期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The International Journal of Mental Health Nursing is the official journal of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc. It is a fully refereed journal that examines current trends and developments in mental health practice and research.
The International Journal of Mental Health Nursing provides a forum for the exchange of ideas on all issues of relevance to mental health nursing. The Journal informs you of developments in mental health nursing practice and research, directions in education and training, professional issues, management approaches, policy development, ethical questions, theoretical inquiry, and clinical issues.
The Journal publishes feature articles, review articles, clinical notes, research notes, first person accounts, conference reports, book reviews and abstracts in all of these areas. Contributions on any aspect of mental health nursing are welcomed.
Statements and opinions expressed in the journal reflect the views of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc.
Instructions to Authors
AIMS AND SCOPE
The International Journal of Mental Health Nursing is the official English journal of the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Inc, and publishes original research articles dealing with current trends and developments in mental health practice and research.
Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor. The Editorial Board reserves the right to refuse any material for publication and advises that authors should retain copies of submitted manuscripts and correspondence as material cannot be returned. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board.
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
All articles submitted to the journal must comply with these instructions. Failure to do so will result in return of the manuscript and possible delay in publication.
Manuscripts should be written so that they are intelligible to the professional reader who is not a specialist in the particular field. Where contributions are judged as acceptable for publication on the basis of scientific content, the Editor or the Publisher reserve the right to modify typescripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader. If extensive alterations are required, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision.
Manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words.
Covering letter
Papers are accepted for publication in the journal on the understanding that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. This must be stated in the covering letter.
Authors must also state that the protocol for the research project has been approved by a suitably constituted Ethics Committee of the institution within which the work was undertaken and that it conforms to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki in 1995 (as revised in Tokyo 2004), available at http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm. All investigations on human subjects must include a statement that the subject gave informed consent and patient anonymity should be preserved. In general, submission of a case report should be accompanied by the written consent of the subject (or parent/guardian) prior to publication; this is particularly important where photographs are to be used or in cases where the unique nature of the incident reported makes it possible for the patient to be identified. While the Editorial Board recognises that it might not always be possible or appropriate to seek such consent, the onus will be on the authors to demonstrate that this exception applies in their case.
Authors should declare any financial support or relationships that may pose conflict of interest.
Submission
The Journal conducts an electronic review process so manuscripts must be submitted in an electronic version to ScholarOne Manuscripts (formerly known as Manuscript Central) at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijmhn
Authors must supply an email address as all correspondence will be by email. two files should be supplied: the covering letter and the manuscript (in Word or rich text format (.rtf)). The covering letter should be uploaded as a file not for review.
Please note that Word 2007 is not yet compatible with journal production systems. Unfortunately, the journal cannot accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents until such time as a stable production version is released. Please use Word's 'Save As' option therefore to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.
Copyright
Authors publishing in the Journal will be asked to sign an Exclusive Licence Form. In signing the form it is assumed that authors have obtained permission to use any copyrighted or previously published material. All authors must read and agree to the conditions outlined in the form, and must sign the form or agree that the corresponding author can sign on their behalf. Articles cannot be published until a signed form has been received. Authors can download the form here.
PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Submissions should be prepared double spaced with the top, bottom and side margins 30 mm. All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right-hand corner, beginning with the title page. Indent new paragraphs. Turn the hyphenation option off, including only those hyphens that are essential to the meaning.
Style
The journal uses UK spelling and authors should therefore follow the latest edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary.
All measurements must be given in SI units as outlined in the latest edition of Units, Symbols and Abbreviations: A Guide for Medical and Scientific Editors and Authors (Royal Society of Medicine Press, London).
Abbreviations should be used sparingly and only where they ease the reader's task by reducing repetition of long, technical terms. Initially use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter use the abbreviation.
Drugs should be referred to by their generic names, rather than brand names.
Parts of the manuscript
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) title page, (ii) abstract and keywords, (iii) text, (iv) acknowledgements, (v) references, (vi) figure legends, (vii) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes) and (viii) figures.
Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.
Title page
The title page should contain: (i) the title of the paper, (ii) the full names of the authors and their qualifications, (iii) the addresses of the institutions at which the work was carried out together with (iv) the full postal and email address, plus facsimile and telephone numbers, of the author to whom the correspondence about the manuscript, proofs and requests for offprints should be sent.
In keeping with the latest guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, each author's contribution to the paper is to be quantified.
The title should be short, informative and contain the major key words. A short running title (less than 40 characters, including spaces) should also be provided.
Abstract and key words
Articles must have an abstract that states in 250 words or less the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references. Five key words, for the purposes of indexing, should be supplied below the abstract, in alphabetical order, and should be taken from those recommended by the US National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html).
Text
Authors should use subheadings to divide the sections of their manuscript: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References.
Acknowledgements
The source of financial grants and other funding should be acknowledged, including a frank declaration of the author's industrial links and affiliations. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged. Thanks to anonymous reviewers are not allowed.
References
The Harvard (author, date) system of referencing is used. In the text give the author's name followed by the year in parentheses: Sago (2000). If there are two authors use 'and': Baskin and Baskin (1998); but if cited within parentheses use '&': (Baskin & Baskin 1998). When reference is made to a work by three or more authors, mention the first name followed by et al.: e.g. Powles et al. (1998).
In the list references should be listed in alphabetical order. Cite the names of all authors when there are seven or fewer, when more than seven cite the first three plus et al.
Personal communication, unpublished data and publications from informal meetings are not to be listed in the reference list but should be listed in full in the text (e.g. Smith A, unpubl. data, 2000). References should be listed in the following form.
Journals
Meehan, T. (1994). Questionnaire construction and design for surveys in mental health. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 3, 59-62.
Books
Taylor, J. & Muller, D. (1994). Nursing adolescents: Research and psychological perspectives. Oxford: Blackwell Science.
Chapter in a book
Bergen, A. & Labute, L. (1993). Promoting mental health. In: A. Dines & A. Cribb (Eds), Health promotion: Concepts and practice (pp. 93-109). Oxford: Blackwell Science.
Electronic material
World Health Organisation (3 July 2003). Update 94: Preparing for the Next Influenza Season in a World Altered by SARS. http://www.international/csr/disease/influenza/sars. Accessed: 15 September 2003.
References in Articles
We recommend the use of a tool such as EndNote or Reference Manager for reference management and formatting.
EndNote reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp
Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp
Tables
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Each table should be presented on a separate sheet of A4 paper with a comprehensive but concise legend above the table. Tables should be double-spaced and vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations should be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶, should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. The table and its legend/ footnotes should be understandable without reference to the text.
Figures
All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Each figure should be labelled on the back in very soft marker or chinagraph pencil, indicating name of author(s), figure number and orientation. (Do not use an adhesive label.) Figures should be sized to fit within the column (69 mm), intermediate (100 mm) or the full text width (144 mm). Line figures should be supplied as sharp, black and white graphs or diagrams, drawn professionally or with a computer graphics package; lettering should be included.
Photographs should be supplied as sharp, glossy, black and white photographic prints and must be unmounted. Individual photographs forming a composite figure should be of equal contrast, to facilitate printing, and should be accurately squared. Photographs need to be cropped sufficiently to prevent the subject being recognized, or an eye bar used; otherwise, written permission to publish must be obtained. Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration. If supplied electronically, graphics should be supplied as high resolution (at least 300 d.p.i.) files, saved as .eps or .tif format. A highresolution print-out must also be provided. Digital images supplied only as low-resolution print-outs cannot be used.
Figure legends
Legends should be self-explanatory and typed on a separate sheet. The legend should incorporate definitions of any symbols used and all abbreviations and units of measurement should be explained so that the figure and its legend is understandable without reference to the text. (Provide a letter stating copyright authorisation if figures have been reproduced from another source.)
ELECTRONIC MANUSCRIPTS
Authors are required to provide their manuscripts electronically. The entire article (including tables) should be supplied as a single file; only electronic figures should be supplied as separate files. The following instructions should be adhered to.
• Do not use the carriage return (enter) at the end of lines within a paragraph.
• Turn the hyphenation option off.
• Specify any special characters used to represent non-keyboard characters.
• Take care not to use l (ell) for 1 (one), O (capital o) for 0 (zero) or ß (German esszett) for β (Greek beta).
• Use a tab, not spaces, to separate data points in tables.
• If you use a table editor function, ensure that each data point is contained within a unique cell, i.e. do not use carriage returns within cells.
• Digital figures must be supplied as .tif or .eps files at a resolution of at least 300 d.p.i. (high-resolution print-outs are also required).
Online guidelines
If possible, authors should visit the Blackwell Publishing websites for submission guidelines and digital graphics standards, which detail further information on the preparation and submission of articles and figures.
BLACKWELL AUTHOR SERVICES
Author Services enables authors to track their article, once it has been accepted, through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated emails at key stages of production so they do not need to contact the Production Editor to check on progress. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources, including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.
PROOFS AND OFFPRINTS
Proofs
It is essential that corresponding authors supply an email address to which correspondence can be emailed while their article is in production. If absent, authors should arrange for a colleague to access their email, retrieve the PDF proof and check and return it to the Publisher on their behalf.
Notification of the URL from where to download an Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) typeset page proof, associated forms and further instructions will be sent by email to the corresponding author and should be returned within 3 days of receipt. The purpose of the PDF proof is a final check of the layout, and of tables and figures. Alterations other than the essential correction of errors are unacceptable at proof stage and authors may be charged for excessive alterations. The proof should be checked, and approval to publish the article should be emailed to the Publisher by the date indicated; otherwise, it may be signed off on by the Editor or held over to the next issue.
Offprints
A minimum of 50 offprints will be provided upon request, at the author's expense.
Editorial Board
Editor
Brenda Happell, Institute for Social Science Research, CQUniversity Australia, Rockhampton, Queensland
Deputy Editor
Trish Martin, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health/University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Associate Editors
Sally Wai-chi Chan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin
Hong Kong
John Cutcliffe
University of Maine
Maine
United States
Tony Warne
University of Salford
Greater Manchester
United Kingdom
Editorial Board
Wendy Austin, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Michelle Cleary, Sydney South West Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
Michael Clinton, Visiting Professor in the Discipline of Nursing, Rafic Hariri School of Nursing, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Marie Crowe, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand
Richard Gray, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
Michael Hazelton, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Richard Lakeman, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Kim Lützén, Högskolegatan Dalarna, Sweden
Brian McKenna, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Lorna Moxham, Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia
Eimear Muir-Cochrane, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
Anthony J. O'Brien, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Louise O'Brien, University of Western Sydney, Nepean, Sydney
Robert Ryan, NorthWestern Mental Health/Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Elisabeth Severinsson, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
Stuart Thomas, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria
Timothy Wand, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Dianne Wynaden, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia
Jintana Yunibhand, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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