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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The contribution is original and unprecedented, and is not being evaluated for publication by another journal; otherwise, it must be justified in "Comments to the editor".
  • I declare that I have read the Section Policy and have all the documents necessary for this submission and that these documents will be submitted.
  • The submission file in is Microsoft Word format, following the template made available in the editorial policy.
  • Where available, the URLs corresponding to the references were provided.
  • The REME rules in editorial policy were read.
  • The instructions to the authors were read.

Author Guidelines

Any and all submissions shall comply with the guidelines presented in the Instructions to the Authors.

Research

Research: Communications of original and unpublished research results, with a qualitative and/or quantitative methodological approach, which contribute to the construction of knowledge in Nursing and related areas. It must contain the following: introduction, objective(s), method, results, discussion and conclusion. It is limited to a maximum of 15 pages, nearly 27,000 characters without spaces and up to 25 references. It constitutes 80% of the publication.

Documents required for submission:

Observations and instructions to fill in these documents can be found here.

For more information about the Research section, see the Instructions to the Authors.

Review

Review: A critical and methodological evaluation of the literature in relation to topics of major importance for Nursing in current or seasonal themes, with impacts on well-being and care. Reviews based on methodological rigor that present critical evaluations of the literature in the scope of Nursing and related areas will be considered. A systematic review - followed or not by meta-analysis or meta-synthesis - is published, as well as integrative reviews and scoping review, among others, as long as they are strictly guided by the checklist and flowcharts included in the EQUATOR Network guides and guidelines. It is limited to a maximum of 20 pages, nearly 36,000 characters without spaces and up to 40 references. It constitutes part of 20% of the publication.

Documents required for submission:

Observations and instructions to fill in these documents can be found here.

For more information about the Review section, see the Instructions to the Authors.

Report

Report: Descriptions of interventions, experiences or cases encompassing Health Care, Nursing Care and Education in Health. It must contain the following: introduction, description of the experience, discussion and conclusion (limited to a maximum of 10 pages, nearly 18,000 characters without spaces and up to 10 references). It constitutes part of 20% of the publication.

Documents required for submission:

  • Declaration of Compliance with Open Science (click here to download)
  • Disclaimer and Transfer of Copyright and Author Contributions (click here to download)
  • Approval by the Research Ethics Committee - Required for studies directly or indirectly involving human beings

Observations and instructions to fill in these documents can be found here.

For more information about the Report section, see the Instructions to the authors.

Reflection

Reflection: A reflective text of special relevance that makes contributions to the evolution of thinking and knowledge in Nursing and Health. It is limited to a maximum of 10 pages, 18,000 characters without spaces and up to 15 references. It constitutes part of 20% of the publication.

Documents required for submission:

  • Declaration of Compliance with Open Science (click here to download)
  • Disclaimer and Transfer of Copyright and Author Contributions (click here to download)
  • Approval by the Research Ethics Committee - Required for studies directly or indirectly involving human beings

Observations and instructions to fill in these documents can be found here.

For more information about the Reflection section, see the Instructions to the Authors.

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