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Contact the editorial office at [email protected] or refer to guidelines at www.us.elsevierhealth.com/nursoutlook for complete instructions.
Editorial policies Nursing Outlook welcomes unsolicited manuscripts related to nursing education, practice, research or health care policy and delivery. All manuscripts are accepted for publication with the understanding that they are contributed solely to Nursing Outlook. On acceptance, manuscripts become the permanent property of the Journal and may not be reproduced elsewhere without written permission from the publisher. Papers written to meet course requirements generally are not accepted unless they have been edited and conform to the mission and scope of Nursing Outlook. In accordance with the Copyright Act of 1976, all manuscripts must be accompanied by the following statement signed by all authors: The undersigned authors transfer all copyright ownership of the manuscript (title of article) to Elsevier Inc., in the event the work is published or included in any product that may derive from the published journal, whether print or electronic media. The undersigned authors warrant that the article is original, is not under consideration by another journal, and has not been previously published.
Manuscript preparation A special message for Nursing Outlook authors and reviewers. Nursing Outlook is pleased to announce the availability of a new Web-based system for the submission of manuscripts and reviews. Authors and reviewers may log into the new system at http://www205.ees.elsevier.com/ymno. Assistance is needed from all reviewers to update the reviewer database. If you have not received your reviewer ID and password, please select login and “forgot your password” and enter your name and e-mail address. Your password will be sent to your e-mail address. If you are not registered in the system, select Register when the login screen appears and provide the requested information. Please update your areas of review expertise by logging into the new system and selecting “change details” when the first screen appears after the log in screen. The next screen will provide an option for selecting “personal classifications”. Please be sure to submit the updated personal classifications before leaving that screen and select update to submit any changes in your demographic information. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.” For detailed instructions, refer to the requirements as published (Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47) or www.icmje.org. General requirements. Submit 1 copy of the manuscript and supporting materials (reference list, tables, figures, and figure legends) in electronic format to: http://www205.ees.elsevier.com/ ymno/. First time corresponding authors will need to register in the system to obtain a user ID and password. If the corresponding author has previously registered in the system, they may proceed EDITOR Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and University Dean School of Nursing, Indiana University 1111 Middle Dr, NU 132 Indianapolis, IN 46202-5107 317-274-1486 (phone) 317-278-1842 (fax) [email protected]
directly to submit paper to begin the submission process. Assistance with submitting manuscripts to the Web-based system may be obtained by contacting Wilma Powell Stuart, Assistant Editor, at [email protected]. The copyright statement may be faxed to 325-658-8295. Number all pages of the manuscript (including reference list, tables, and figure legends) in the upper right-hand corner of the page, beginning with the title page. The body of the manuscript and supporting materials should not contain any reference to identify the author(s). All revisions will be submitted in the Web-based system at www205.ees.elsevier.com/ymno/ with the user ID and password assigned with the initial submission. Title page. The title page should include the manuscript title and the full names of the authors, their highest earned academic degrees, and their institutional affiliations and status. Give the complete mailing address, business and home telephone numbers, fax number, and e-mail address of the author to whom correspondence and galley proofs should be directed. If applicable, include a brief acknowledgment of grants or other financial assistance. Abstract. A structured abstract of approximately 150 words in length including the headers background, purpose, method, discussion, and conclusions or a summary abstract of approximately 150 words should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper after the title page. Length. Manuscripts should be no longer than 12 to 15 doublespaced typed pages except under unusual circumstances. Approximately 3.5 manuscript pages equal 1 journal page. References. References must be cited consecutively in the text as superscript numbers. A reference that is mentioned more than once in the text can be designated by the same superscript number. The reference list must be typed double-spaced in numeric order on a separate sheet at the end of the text. The format of the reference list should conform to that set forth in “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals” (Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47). Figures and legends. Number figures consecutively in the order of text mention; all illustrations must be mentioned in text. Mark lightly in pencil on the back of each illustration the figure number and indicate the top. Do not send original artwork or x-ray films. Illustrations will be returned only if the author requests such at the time the manuscript is submitted. Special arrangements must be made with the publisher for color illustrations. Type legends double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper. Spell out in the legends any abbreviations used as labels on figures. If the figure is taken from previously published material, the legend must give full credit to the original source. Contact editorial office or refer to online information for authors for complete instructions regarding electronic submission of illustrations. Tables. Number tables consecutively in the order of text mention; all tables must be mentioned in the text. Data appearing in tables should supplement, not duplicate, the text. Provide a brief title for each table, and provide a footnote to the table spelling out any abbreviations used therein. If the table is taken from previously published material, a footnote must give full credit to the original source.
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Contact the editorial office at [email protected] or refer to guidelines at www.us.elsevierhealth.com/nursoutlook for complete instructions.
Editorial policies Nursing Outlook welcomes unsolicited manuscripts related to nursing education, practice, research or health care policy and delivery. All manuscripts are accepted for publication with the understanding that they are contributed solely to Nursing Outlook. On acceptance, manuscripts become the permanent property of the Journal and may not be reproduced elsewhere without written permission from the publisher. Papers written to meet course requirements generally are not accepted unless they have been edited and conform to the mission and scope of Nursing Outlook. In accordance with the Copyright Act of 1976, all manuscripts must be accompanied by the following statement signed by all authors: The undersigned authors transfer all copyright ownership of the manuscript (title of article) to Elsevier Inc., in the event the work is published or included in any product that may derive from the published journal, whether print or electronic media. The undersigned authors warrant that the article is original, is not under consideration by another journal, and has not been previously published.
Manuscript preparation A special message for Nursing Outlook authors and reviewers. Nursing Outlook is pleased to announce the availability of a new Web-based system for the submission of manuscripts and reviews. Authors and reviewers may log into the new system at http://www205.ees.elsevier.com/ymno. Assistance is needed from all reviewers to update the reviewer database. If you have not received your reviewer ID and password, please select login and “forgot your password” and enter your name and e-mail address. Your password will be sent to your e-mail address. If you are not registered in the system, select Register when the login screen appears and provide the requested information. Please update your areas of review expertise by logging into the new system and selecting “change details” when the first screen appears after the log in screen. The next screen will provide an option for selecting “personal classifications”. Please be sure to submit the updated personal classifications before leaving that screen and select update to submit any changes in your demographic information. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.” For detailed instructions, refer to the requirements as published (Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47) or www.icmje.org. General requirements. Submit 1 copy of the manuscript and supporting materials (reference list, tables, figures, and figure legends) in electronic format to: http://www205.ees.elsevier.com/ ymno/. First time corresponding authors will need to register in the system to obtain a user ID and password. If the corresponding author has previously registered in the system, they may proceed EDITOR Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and University Dean School of Nursing, Indiana University 1111 Middle Dr, NU 132 Indianapolis, IN 46202-5107 317-274-1486 (phone) 317-278-1842 (fax) [email protected]
directly to submit paper to begin the submission process. Assistance with submitting manuscripts to the Web-based system may be obtained by contacting Wilma Powell Stuart, Assistant Editor, at [email protected]. The copyright statement may be faxed to 325-658-8295. Number all pages of the manuscript (including reference list, tables, and figure legends) in the upper right-hand corner of the page, beginning with the title page. The body of the manuscript and supporting materials should not contain any reference to identify the author(s). All revisions will be submitted in the Web-based system at www205.ees.elsevier.com/ymno/ with the user ID and password assigned with the initial submission. Title page. The title page should include the manuscript title and the full names of the authors, their highest earned academic degrees, and their institutional affiliations and status. Give the complete mailing address, business and home telephone numbers, fax number, and e-mail address of the author to whom correspondence and galley proofs should be directed. If applicable, include a brief acknowledgment of grants or other financial assistance. Abstract. A structured abstract of approximately 150 words in length including the headers background, purpose, method, discussion, and conclusions or a summary abstract of approximately 150 words should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper after the title page. Length. Manuscripts should be no longer than 12 to 15 doublespaced typed pages except under unusual circumstances. Approximately 3.5 manuscript pages equal 1 journal page. References. References must be cited consecutively in the text as superscript numbers. A reference that is mentioned more than once in the text can be designated by the same superscript number. The reference list must be typed double-spaced in numeric order on a separate sheet at the end of the text. The format of the reference list should conform to that set forth in “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals” (Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47). Figures and legends. Number figures consecutively in the order of text mention; all illustrations must be mentioned in text. Mark lightly in pencil on the back of each illustration the figure number and indicate the top. Do not send original artwork or x-ray films. Illustrations will be returned only if the author requests such at the time the manuscript is submitted. Special arrangements must be made with the publisher for color illustrations. Type legends double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper. Spell out in the legends any abbreviations used as labels on figures. If the figure is taken from previously published material, the legend must give full credit to the original source. Contact editorial office or refer to online information for authors for complete instructions regarding electronic submission of illustrations. Tables. Number tables consecutively in the order of text mention; all tables must be mentioned in the text. Data appearing in tables should supplement, not duplicate, the text. Provide a brief title for each table, and provide a footnote to the table spelling out any abbreviations used therein. If the table is taken from previously published material, a footnote must give full credit to the original source.
Permissions and consents Send written permission of the copyright holder and author for any quotation, table, or figure taken from previously published material. Patient or guardian consent must accompany any photograph that shows a recognizable likeness of a person. ●
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