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Asian Nursing Research is a peer-reviewed research journal
devoted to the publication of a wide range of research that
will
contribute to the body of nursing science. The editors
invite manuscripts prepared on nursing practice, education,
administration, and
history; on health issues relevant to
nursing; and on the testing of research findings in practice.
The language of the manuscript should
be English. The
minimum standard of proficiency in English should be met
before a manuscript is submitted for review.
It is understood
that submitted manuscripts are prepared
specifically and solely for Asian Nursing Research .
Accepted manuscripts become the
property of Asian
Nursing Research and may be reproduced in other publications
in whole or in part only with the permission ofAsian
Nursing Research . Asian Nursing Research has
exclusive rights to the article and to its reproduction and
sale in all
countries. Asian Nursing Research reserves the
right to edit all manuscripts to its style and space requirements
and to clarify
the presentation. Declined manuscripts
will not be returned.
Criteria for initial consideration of papers submitted
are originality,
credibility of data, and applicability to the
aims of the Journal as a whole. If the submitted manuscripts
are originated in a thesis
or dissertation, the author(s) should
disclose the source. Additional weight will be afforded
to submissions that are concise and comprehensible.
All
potentially acceptable manuscripts will be subject to peer
review.To aid with the peer review process, please include
names, affiliations,
e-mail addresses, and phone/fax numbers
of three potential reviewer candidates suggested to
review the manuscript.
To increase the
usefulness of Asian Nursing Research
to the readership, submissions in the following categories,
in addition to original manuscripts,
will be deemed appropriate
for consideration by the Editors and Editorial Board:
Editorials: Comments by organizations or individuals
on
topics of current interest. By invitation only.
Review Articles: Critical presentations of topics of interest
to those relevant
to nursing theory, practice, and education.
Generally by invitation only, but unsolicited reviews will
be considered for publication
if topical, of high quality
and subject to peer review.
Case Studies: Limited to the presentation and discussion
of case
studies that help advance nursing practice for better
outcome.
Letters to the Editor: Responses to previous articles and
editorials.
Announcements: Announcements of pertinent forthcoming
meetings or events.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Manuscripts should
be typewritten, double-spaced, using
a standard sized typeface and margins of at least 1 inch.
Place three returns after every element,
such as title,
headings, paragraphs, and figure and table callouts. Manuscripts
are accepted for publication with the understanding
that
their contents, or their essential substance, have not
been published elsewhere, except in abstract form or by
the express consent of
the Editors. Materials taken from
other sources must be accompanied by written permissions
for reproduction, obtained from the original
copyright
holder. Statistical methods should be identified. Priority
claims are discouraged. The length of manuscripts is limited
to
6,000 words including tables and references.
Acknowledgments of aid or criticism should be approved
by the person whose help is being
recognized. Grantors
may be listed at the conclusion of the text.
Ethical Considerations
Manuscripts will only
be considered if they comply with
internationally recognized standards of ethical research.
The authors must be able to demonstrate that:
- Research involving humans or animals has been
approved by an institutional review board and has
been conducted according to
accepted national and
international standards.
- Informed consent has been obtained from human
subjects or their guardians prior
to their participation
in a study.
- Privacy of study subjects is maintained or informed
consent obtained if they are in any
way identifiable.
- Any potential conflicts of interest are disclosed.
- All individuals named as authors qualify for
authorship.
All persons listed as authors should have participated
sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility
for the content
of the manuscript.
Title Page
On the title page include: title; running head; first name,
middle initial,
and last names of each author, with academic
degrees; name of department(s) and institution(s)
to which the work should be attributed;
disclaimer(s) (if
any); name and address of author to whom requests for
reprints should be sent. The address, telephone and fax
numbers,
and e-mail address of the person responsible for
negotiations concerning the manuscript should be listed
separately and clearly labeled
as such.Authors are required
to sign a statement conferring the copyright to the manuscript
to Asian Nursing Research.
Abstract
and Key Words
An abstract of 100 to 250 words for articles (including
reviews), should be typed double-spaced on a separate
page. It should cover the main factual points, including
statements of the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions.
The abstract should
be accompanied by a list of
three to five key words for indexing purposes; be very
specific in your word choice. Use MESH key words
( http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html
) when
possible.
Text
Headings and subheadings should be provided in the
methods and results sections, and, where
appropriate, in the
discussion section. Please keep the text clear and concise.
Because the readership of Asian Nursing Research
spans
many disciplines, jargon should be avoided as it may not be
familiar to some readers. Organize the manuscript in the
following
order: title page, acknowledgments, abstract, text,
references, tables, figure legends and figures. Do not use
appendices. The text of
articles is usually divided into
sections with the headings: Introduction, Methods, Results,
Discussion, and Conclusion(s). Articles
may need subheadings
within some sections to clarify their content.
Introduction: Clearly state the need for this study and
the
main question or hypothesis of the study. Summarize the
literature review or background in the area of the study.
Methods:
Describe the study design, setting and samples,
and measurements, procedure and analysis used.
Results: Describe the main
results in a concise paragraph.
This section should be the most descriptive. Note levels
of statistical significance and confidence intervals
where
appropriate.
Discussion: Discussion should be based only on the
reported results.
Conclusion(s): State
the conclusions and recommendations
for further study. Do not summarize the study results.
Abbreviations
Use standard
abbreviations and units recommended in the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
(5th ed.). Non-standard abbreviations
should be defined
the first time they appear in the text.
Drug Names
Generic names should be used. Proprietary
names may
be given (parenthetically) with the first use of the generic
name.
References
References should be cited
in the text by name(s) of
author(s) followed by year of publication in parentheses.
The reference list should be typed alphabetically
according
to the APA style detailed in the Publication Manual of the
American Psychological Association (5th ed.).
References
to articles that are in press must state the
name of the journal and, if possible, volume and year. References
to unpublished material,
if essential, should be
incorporated in the appropriate place in the text. Written
permission from authors of unpublished data should
be
obtained and submitted. Authors are responsible for the
accuracy of the references. Please recheck all references
before manuscript
submission.
Journal articles or books:
Hanson, R. L. (1982). Managing human resources. Journal
of Nursing Administration,
12, 17?23.
Knapp, R. G. (1985). Basic statistics for nurses (2nd ed.).
New York: John Wiley.
Matzo, M. L., & Sherman,
D. W. (2001). Palliative care
nursing: Ensuring competent care at the end of life.Geriatric Nursing, 22, 288?293.
Mintzberg,
H. (1979). The structure of organizations:
A synthesis of the research. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.
Nelson, M. L.,
Howell, J. K., Larson, J.C., & Karpiuk, K. L.
(2001). Student outcomes of the healing web: Evaluation
of a transformative model for
nursing education.Journal of Nursing Education, 40, 404?413.
Yi, M., & Yih, B. (2006). A conversation analysis of communication
between patients with dementia and their
professional nurses. Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi, 36,
1253?1264.
Theses/dissertations:
Almeida, D. M. (1990). Fathers' participation in family
work: Consequences for fathers' stress and father?child
relations. Unpublished
master's thesis, University of
Victoria,Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Kim, G. M. (2003). Effect of foot reflexology on fatigue
in
cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Unpublished
master's thesis, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Lim, K. S. (2004). Development
and evaluation of health
promotion program for vinyl house farmer. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation,Keimyung University, Daegu,Korea.
Yoo, E. K. (1993). An ethnographic study about Sanhujori,
the phenomenon of Korean postpartum care. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation,
University of California
San Francisco.
Tables/Figures
Each table and figure should be placed on a separate
sheet.
Number tables consecutively, and supply a brief title
at the top for each. Footnotes to a table are typed immediately
below the table,
indicated by superscript lowercase
letters (a, b, c, etc) with the footnotes arranged alphabetically
by the superscripts. Asterisks (*,
**) are used only to
indicate the probability level of tests of significance.Tables
and figures are printed only when they express more
than
can be done by words in the same amount of space. Do not
indicate placement of tables or figures in the text?the
editor will automatically
place your tables and figures.
Other than as specified above, manuscripts should be
prepared according to the Publication Manual
of the
American Psychological Association (5th ed.).
REVIEW AND ACTION
All contributions (including solicited articles)
are critically
reviewed by the Editors, members of the Editorial Board,
and/or appropriate consultant reviewers. Reviewers' comments
are usually returned to authors. The decision of the
Editors is final.
Review Process
All manuscripts are sent
simultaneously to three reviewers
for blind peer review.Authors will receive notification of
the publication decision, along with copies
of the reviews
and instructions for revision, if appropriate, approximately
2 months after receipt of the submission.
Final
Revised Manuscript
A final version of the accepted manuscript should be submitted
online. If submitting hard copies by mail,
please
submit two copies of the manuscript along with a disk
containing the final version. If aspects of the research are
reported elsewhere,
include a copy of the publication(s).
Include all material in one computer file (do not separate
the abstract, tables, etc., into separate
files). Paper copies
of the submitted manuscript should match exactly the
electronic version (including figures). Save your file as
MS
Word.
Reprints
Ten stapled reprints are supplied free of charge to the
first author. Additional reprints may be
purchased from
the publisher.
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Editor
Asian Nursing Research
Suite 814, The Korea Science and
Technology Center
635-4, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu
Seoul 135-703, Korea
Tel: (+82) 2 567 7236, (+82) 2 567 2590
Fax: (+82) 2 564 0249
E-mail: kaneditor@kan.or.kr
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