Instructions to Authors

 

Nursing Digest. Journal of Clinical Nursing, Education, Training and Career DevelopmentNursing Digest, one of the few journals dedicated to the field of nursing is published quarterly.  The journal is multi disciplinary and welcomes articles in English, from nurses, doctors and any other person whose work is related to nursing and medicine.

 

The journal publishes original articles, brief reports on clinical and laboratory observations, case reports of substantiate value, invited editorials, invited papers on recent advances, clinical diagnosis, announcements of meetings, courses, job advertisements, summary reports of conferences, and book reviews.

 

The articles should not exceed 2500 words, with not more than six figures, tables, and photographs. Brief reports and case reports should not exceed 1200 words, with not more than two tables and figures or photographs and six references.

 

Brief reports of new observations can also be presented as letters not exceeding 400 words.

 

Manuscript Format: 

              F          Titles and subtitles        

              F          Abstract

              F          Key words

              F          Introduction

              F          Methods

              F          Results

              F          Discussion

              F          Conclusion 

Figures, Tables, Graphs and Photographs can be included. They must be accompanied by appropriate legends. Photographs must be sent in .jpeg or .tif format only. Photographs must be of a reasonable resolution

 

Acknowledgments: Only those who have made substantial contributions to the study and/or preparation of the paper should be acknowledged. The source(s) of grant support, equipment, and drugs should be included.

 

References: Please provide references as numbered table at the end of the article.

 

Post submission: An acknowledgment will be sent against the receipt of the manuscript. 

 

Editor has the right to make necessary changes in the manuscript and also to reduce the length of the manuscript, if requiredOne copy of the journal will be provided to the authors free of cost after the issue has been published. 

 

For papers with more than 1 author, we agree to allow the corresponding author to serve as the primary correspondent with the editorial office.

 

Please enclose the filled up copyrights transfer form, in the format given below and mail it along with the paper for publication

 

 

 

Copy Right Transfer Format :

Manuscript Title

I/We certify that the manuscript represents valid work and that neither this manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under my/our authorship has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere.

 

I/We have seen and approved the submitted manuscript. All of us have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the contents. All the authors have made substantial contributions to the intellectual content of the paper.

 

 I/We also certify that all my/our affiliations with or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript are completely disclosed on the title page of the manuscript. My/our right to examine, analyze, and publish the data is not infringed upon by any contractual agreement.

 

The author(s) undersigned hereby transfer(s), assign(s), or otherwise convey(s) all copyright ownership, including any and all rights incidental thereto, exclusively to the Nursing Digest, in the event that   such work is published in Nursing Digest.

 

Authors' name(s) in order of appearance in the manuscript.

 

Signatures  with date

 

Checklist :

Send soft copy of the manuscript in MS Word format to : nursingdigest@gmail.com

 

Complete details of the corresponding author, including address for communication, telephone and fax and email address

 

Statement signed by each author on or statement signed by corresponding author that written permission has been obtained from all persons named

 

Hard-copies may be sent to:

The Managing Editor, Nursing Digest

Arrow Medical Information Service, 

# 5, Binny Layout, Behind Athiguppe,

Vijayanagar, Bangalore - 560 040,  INDIA.

E mail: nursingdigest@gmail.com 

Phone: 09742131061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions to Authors

 

Nursing Digest, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Education, Training and Career Development.   Nursing Digest, one of the few journals dedicated to the multi disciplinary field of nursing care is published quarterly.

 

The journal publishes original articles, brief reports on clinical and laboratory observations, case reports of substantiate value, invited editorials, invited papers on recent advances, clinical diagnosis, announcements of meetings, courses, job advertisements, summary reports of conferences, and book reviews.

 

The journal is multi disciplinary and welcomes articles in English, from nurses, doctors and any other person whose work is related to nursing and medicine.

 

The articles should not exceed 2500 words, with not more than six figures, tables, and photographs. Brief reports and case reports should not exceed 1200 words, with not more than two tables and figures or photographs and six references. Brief accounts of new observations can also be presented as letters not exceeding 400 words.

 

Guidelines to be followed while preparing and submitting a manuscript are given below.

 

Manuscript Format

Titles and subtitles

Titles should be short, concise, specific, and informative.

 

Abstract

Abstract of a research paper summarizes the main points of an article: (1) the study objective and background, (2) the study design and methods, (3) results and (4) conclusion.

 

Key words

Key words are descriptors representing the key topics presented in the article.

 

Introduction

The introduction should provide the objective of the study and state the hypothesis or research question, how and why the hypothesis was developed, and why it is important.

 

Methods

This section includes a description of:

 

Study design or type of analysis and period of study

Condition, factors, or disease studied

Details of sample (eg, study subjects and the setting from which they were drawn)

Intervention(s)

 

Outcome measures

Statistical analysis

 

Results

The results given in the manuscript should be specific and relevant to the research hypothesis. Figures, Tables, Graphs, Photographs etc must be

accompanied by appropriate legends.

Photographs

Must be sent in jpeg. or pif. format only

Photographs must be of a reasonable resolution

 

Discussion

This section should be a formal consideration and critical examination of the study. The results should be considered in this section in the context of other studies.

 

Conclusion

This section summarizes the consensus statement. It may include benefits and harms of the study. The type of future studies, if appropriate, should be mentioned here.

 

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments are considered to be a continuation of the text and precede the references. Only those who have made substantial contributions to the study and/or preparation of the paper should be acknowledged. The source(s) of grant support, equipment, and drugs should be included.

 

References

Authors cite a reference: To support their arguments or lay the foundation for their theses.  As a source of information or to credit other authors.

 

Please provide references as numbered table at the end of the article.

All references must be made in the Vancouver style of referencing.

 

Post submission

An acknowledgement will be sent against the receipt of the manuscript

Manuscripts not accepted for publication will not be returned

 

Editor has the right to make necessary changes in the manuscript and also to reduce the length of the manuscript, if required

 

One copy of the journal will be provided to the author free of cost after the issue has been published. No reprints will be sent.

 

Please enclose the filled up copyrights transfer form, in the format given below and mail it along with the paper for publication.

 

Manuscript Title

I/We certify that the manuscript represents valid work and that neither this manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under my/our authorship has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere.

 

For papers with more than 1 author, we agree to allow the corresponding author to serve as the  primary correspondent with the editorial office.

 

I/We have seen and approved the submitted manuscript. All of us have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the contents. All the authors have made substantial contributions to the intellectual content of the paper and fulfil at least 1 condition for each of the 3 categories of contributions: i.e.

Category 1 (conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data),           Category 2 (drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content) and Category 3 (final approval of the version to be published).

 

I/We also certify that all my/our affiliations with or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript are completely disclosed on the title page of the manuscript. My/our right to examine, analyze, and publish the data is not infringed upon by any contractual agreement.

 

Manuscript are completely disclosed on the title page of the manuscript. My/our right to examine, analyze, and publish the data is not infringed upon by any contractual agreement.

 

I/We certify that all persons who have made substantial contributions to the work reported in this manuscript (e.g., data collection, writing or editing assistance) but who do not fulfill the authorship criteria are named along with their specific contributions in an acknowledgment section in the manuscript.  If an acknowledgment section is not included, no other persons have made substantial contributions to this manuscript.

 

I/We also certify that all persons named in the acknowledgment section have provided written permission to be named.

 

The author(s) undersigned hereby transfer(s), assign(s), or otherwise convey(s) all copyright ownership, including any and all rights incidental thereto, exclusively to the Nursing Digest, in                the event that   such work is published in Nursing Digest.

 

Authors' name(s) in order of appearance in the manuscript Signatures (date)

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MANUSCRIPT CHECKLIST

S. No.	Tick Box	Document
1		Original manuscript along with 2 photocopies.
2		Soft copy of the manuscript in MS Word format
3		Complete details of the corresponding author, including address for communication, telephone and fax and email address
4		Keep a copy of the manuscript for your reference
5		Statement signed by each author on: -             Authorship criteria and responsibility -             Financial disclosure -             Copyright transfer form
6		Statement signed by corresponding author that written permission has beenobtained from all persons named
7		Acknowledgment for research or project support / funding.
8		Written permission from each individual identified as a source for personal communication
9		Consent forms for identifiable patient descriptions, photographs, and pedigrees
10		Written permission from publishers and authors to reproduce or adapt previously published illustrations and tables

 

Please send the entire document to :   

(Hard Copy)                                                 

The Managing Editor, Nursing Digest                                                                      

Arrow Medical Information Service, 

# 5, Binny Layout, Behind Athiguppe,

Vijayanagar, Bangalore - 560 040, 

INDIA.

 

(Soft copy)                                                    e-mail: nursingdigest@gmail.com