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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

 

Scope and policy

The Journal of Nursing Referência  is a peer reviewed scientific journal, edited by the Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing. This Research Unit is hosted by the Nursing School of Coimbra and accredited by the Foundation for Science and Technology.

The objective  of the journal is to disseminate scientific knowledge produced in the specific field of nursing science with an interdisciplinary approach encompassing education, life sciences and health sciences.

All  papers  are required to be scientifically relevant and original and to show a clear significance for the scientific progress, health promotion, health education, health care effectiveness and health professionals' decision making. More than 75% of the  articles  are published as scientific and original articles, less than 25% of the articles are Review papers (systematic review), theoretical papers and essays.

The  double-blind review process  includes 10 stages from submission to dissemination (Pre-analysis; Checklist; Peer review; article Management; technical and documentary Support; final Review; Translation; Layout and DOI Registration; HTML; Database Dissemination). The following documents are available to authors: checklist, Author's statement and critical analysis topics to help the writing of scientific papers according to its specific type. Reviewers can access evaluation systematic structures.

The  management of the review process  is fully automated. This allows an effective action in controlling, regulating and evaluating (authors, reviewers and article management).

The Journal has an  international scope  and is published in a  bilingual format  (the English version is required). It is directed at students, researchers and professionals from the life sciences, health sciences and education area.

Rolling pass publishing system , digital dissemination, open access at www.esenfc.pt/rr.

 

Form and preparation of manuscripts

The Journal of Nursing Referência meets the criteria of an international journal, indexed in several national and international databases, released in electronic form. The authors' interest in submitting high quality papers means prestige to our journal. For that reason, we give great attention to the review process in order to safeguard scientific and ethical principles of editing and dissemination.

Articles submitted for publication in the journal of nursing referência must meet the following criteria:

1 – The Article

1.1     – Type:  It ought to be an original paper focused on themes related to health, nursing and education and structured according to the guide that is appropriate to its typology.

1.2     – Title:  The article ought to include a brief informative title, written in the affirmative form, in Portuguese, English and Spanish (maximum of 16 words), without abbreviations or indication of the research site.

1.3     – Authors:  A maximum of 7 authors is allowed. These ought to be properly identified by their names and corresponding qualifications, ORCID iD, professional categories, institutions where they work, countries, contact information (address, email address, telephone number) and funding sources of the study (if applicable).

1.4     – Abstract:  The article's abstract ought to be written in Portuguese, English and Spanish. It is limited to 170 words and be structured according to the topics of critical analysis specific to each type of article.

1.5     – Keywords:  The article is limited to a maximum of 6 keywords, presented according to the  MeSH   and/or DeCS descriptors, and written in Portuguese, English and Spanish. (Search in:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html  and/or  http://decs.bvs.br/ ). If no descriptor is available for a specific keyword, regarded as relevant to the study, it may be included by decision of the author.

1.6 – Text:

Structure of the text:

The Empirical Research Articles should include the following sections:  Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Background/Theoretical Framework, Research Questions/Hypothesis, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusion , as according to the Critical Analysis Topics for Empirical Research Articles available on  http://esenfc.pt/rr/?module=rr&target=page&id=11681 . The author should pay attention to all items and validate the checklist to be submitted with the article.

The Theoretical Articles/Essays should include the following sections:  Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Development/Dissertation and Conclusion, as according to  the Critical Analysis Topics for Theoretical Articles/Essays available on  http://esenfc.pt/rr/?module=rr&target=page&id=11681 . The author should pay attention to all items and validate the checklist to be submitted with the article. 

The Systematic Review Articles should include the following sections:  Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Systematic Review Method, Presentation of Results, Interpretation of Results and Conclusion , as according to the Critical Analysis Topics for Systematic Review Articles available on  http://esenfc.pt/rr/?module=rr&target=page&id=11681 . The author should pay attention to all items and validate the checklist to be submitted with the article.

The Historical Investigation Articles should include the following sections:  Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Selection of the Topic, Focus and Formulation of Questions or Hypotheses, Documentation Gathering and Data Collection, Critical Analysis and Data Interpretation, Results and Conclusion , as according to the Critical Analysis Topics for History and Memory Articles available on  http://esenfc.pt/rr/?module=rr&target=page&id=11681 . The author should pay attention to all items and validate the checklist to be submitted with the article.

Format : The text ought to be presented in Word format, Arial size 11, with 1.5 spacing, no justification, with continuous line numbers, A4 format (top and bottom margins of 2.5cm and left and right margins of 3cm), in a single column. The use of bold and underlining should be avoided, as well as font changing, coloured backgrounds, etc. The article should not include footnotes and it should have a maximum of 15 pages, including bibliographic references, tables and figures (charts, images, etc.). NB:  Authors should pay close attention to the morphological and syntactic aspects of speech, while avoiding mistakes, redundancies, jargon…

1.7 – Tables and figures (charts, images, etc.):  The authors ought to include only those which are absolutely necessary for understanding the article. These should be mentioned in the text and numbered consecutively by order of in-text references, according to the type of text.

Comments on data and results should precede the corresponding tables and figures (charts, images, etc.). Tables should present their numbers and titles as a heading and figures (charts, images, etc.) should have their numbers and titles below. The abbreviations used in the figures/tables should be described below them.

1.8 – Citations:  These may be direct or indirect. In the case of direct citations, or literal citations, the  ipsis verbis  transcription of the original text should appear between quotation marks and be followed by the author, date of publication and page number. Indirect quotations, or paraphrases, should be followed by the author and date of publication. Citations should comply with the rules of the  American Psychological Association  (APA 6 th  edition, 2010) in agreement with the examples shown in Table 1. All cited authors should be included in the list of bibliographic references.

 

Table 1

Basic Citation Styles – In-text citations according to APA style

Type of Citation

Direct and indirect citation

Parenthetical format

 

First citation in text

Subsequent citations in text

First citation in text

Subsequent citations in text

One work by one author

Borges (2018)

Borges (2018)

(Borges, 2018)

(Borges, 2018)

One work by two authors

Polit & Beck (2019)

Polit e Beck (2019)

Polit & Beck (2019)

Polit & Beck (2019)

One work by three authors

(Baskind, Osborn, & Roach (2019)

Baskind et al. (2019)

(Baskind, Osborn, & Roach, 2019)

(Baskind et al., 2019)

One work by four authors

Rima, Kerbyson, Jones e Schmid (2020)

Rima et al. (2020)

(Rima, Kerbyson, Jones e Schmid, 2020)

(Rima et al., 2006)

One work by five authors

Webster, Sanders, Ricci, Kyle e Carman (2020)

Webster et al. (2020)

(Webster, Sanders, Ricci, Kyle, & Carman, 2020)

(Webster et al., 2020)

One work by six or more authors

Santos et al. (2018)

Santos et al. (2018)

(Santos et al., 2018)

(Santos et al., 2018)

Groups (readily identified through abbreviation) as authors

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2003)

NIMH (2003 )

(National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2003)

(NIMH, 2003)

Groups (no abbreviation) as authors

University of Pittsburgh (2005)

University of Pittsburgh (2005)

(University of Pittsburgh, 2005)

(University of Pittsburgh, 2005)

Source: http://www.apastyle.org/

 

Please follow the example below in the case of multiple works by the same author(s) that were published in the same year.

Example: Several articles ( Webster, 2020a, 2020b, 2020c; Webster & Sanders, 2020 ) mention that (…).

•  Note: Please include the page number in case of in-text quotations: Pereira (2009, pg. 20) or (Pereira, 2009, pg. 20).

1.9 – References : Authors should preferably use primary sources. They should include the most important works on the state-of-the-art on the topic, particularly within the last five years. The sources should be identified, and priority should be given to the search in national and international indexed journals. The reference list should follow the guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA 6 th edition, 2010). All references should be cited in the text. Articles should include no more than 20 references .

 

Guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6 th Edition (2010) - Examples

Books

- One author

Borges, E. (2018). Enfermagem do trabalho: Formação, investigação e estratégias de intervenção . Lisboa, Portugal: Lídel.

- Two authors

Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2019). Fundamentos de pesquisa em enfermagem: A avaliação de evidências para a prática da enfermagem (9ª ed.). Porto Alegre, Brasil: Artmed.

- Three to five authors

Hach, S., Kaufman, D., Dawson, M., Wyndham, M., & Page, M. (2018). Medical symptons: A visual guide . New York, NY: DK Publishing.

- Six or more authors

NOTE: List up to seven authors in the reference entry

Santos, A., Gregório, M. J., Sousa, S. M., Anjo, C., Martins, S., Bica, M., & Graça, P. (2018). A importância do potássio e da alimentação na regulação da pressão arterial . Lisboa, Portugal: Direção Geral da saúde.

NOTE: If an article has eight or more authors, list the names of the first six authors followed by an ellipsis (…) and then the last author's name

Franci, A., Braunwald, E., Kasper, D., Hauser, S., Longo, D., Jameson, J., . . . Houston, B. (2018). Harrison's principles of internal medicine: Self assessment and board review . New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Works by the same author in the same year

Netter, F. H. (2019a). Atlas of human anatomy (7 th ed.) Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier.

Netter, F. H. (2019b). Atlas of human anatomy with latin terminology (7 th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

Translated works

Yin, R. K. (2015). Estudo de caso: Planejamento e métodos (5ª ed.). (C. M. Herrera, Trad.). Porto Alegre, Brasil: Bookman. (Obra original publicada em 1984).

Corporate author (organisation, institution…)

Conselho Internacional de Enfermeiros. (2016). CIPE versão 2015: Classificação internacional para a prática de enfermagem . Lisboa, Portugal: Ordem dos Enfermeiros .

Direcção-Geral da Saúde. (2019). Plano de ação para a literacia em saúde: Portugal: 2019-2021 . Lisboa, Portugal: Autor.

Book with editor

Dudeck, T. R., & McClure, C. (Eds.) (2018). Applied improvisation: Bleading, collaborating and creating beyond the theatre . London, England: Methuen Drama.

Book chapter

Egry, E. Y., & Fonseca, R. M. (2016). Acerca da qualidade nas pesquisas qualitativas em enfermagem. In A. P. Costa (Ed.), Investigação qualitativa: Inovação, dilemas e desafios (4ª ed., Vol. 2, pp. 75-102). Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal: Ludomedia.

Theses

Braga, L. (2017). Práticas de enfermagem e a segurança do doente no processo de punção de vasos e na administração da terapêutica endovenosa (Tese de doutoramento). Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.

Articles in Periodicals

Fernandes, A. S., & Sá, L. (2019). Riscos psicossociais dos profissionais de socorro: A violência em contexto pré-hospitalar. Revista de Enfermagem Referência, 4 (21), 131-141. doi: 10.12707/RIV18067

Lee, D. J., Ding, J., & Guzzo, T. J. (2019). Improving operating room efficiency. Current Urology Reports , 20 (6), 28. doi: 10.1007/s11934-019-0895-3

Hilkner, S. H, Beck, A. R., Tanaka, E. Z, & Dini, A. P. (2019). Perceções de irmãos de crianças hospitalizadas por doença crónica.  Revista de Enfermagem Referência 4 (20), 77-86. doi: 10.12707/RIV18074

Morrissey, L., Lurvey, M., Sullivan, C., Challinor, J., Forbes, P. W., Abramovitz, L., . . . Day, S. (2019). Disparities in the delivery of pediatric oncology nursing care by country income classification: International survey results. Pediatric Blood & Cancer , 66 (6), 1-9. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27663

Legal documents

Decreto-Lei nº 5/20 de 14 de Fevereiro. Diário da República nº 32/2007 - I Série . Presidência do Conselho de Ministros. Lisboa, Portugal.

Regulamento nº 4299/20 de 8 de Abril. Diário da República nº 70/20 - II Série . Ministério da Saúde, Gabinete da Ministra. Lisboa, Portugal.

Electronic sources

Books

Pickering, G., Zwkhalen, S., & Kaasalainen (2018). Pain management in older adults: A nursing perspective . Recuperado de https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A1045796874#/oclc/1045796874

No author

Behaviour modification . (2007). Recuperado de http://www.educational-psychologist.org.uk/behaviour.html

No date

Society of Clinical Psychology. (n.d.). About clinical psychology . Recuperado de http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/ aboutcp.html

Articles in Periodicals

Sánchez-Migallón, P. D. (2020). Cambios en el control metabólico y en el uso de medicación antidiabética en los pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 en un Centro de Salud. Revista Clínica de Medicina Familiar , 13 (1), 22-31. Recuperado de http://scielo.isciii.es/pdf/albacete/v13n1/1699-695X-albacete-13-01-22.pdf

Clark, C. S. (2020). Medical cannabis: The oncology nurse's role in patient education about the effects of marijuana on cancer palliation. Journal of Oncology Nursing, 22 (1), E-1-E-6. doi: 10.1188/18.CJON.E1-E6

Theses

Institutional Database:

Pereira, J. S. (2017). Enfermagem forense no centro hospitalar de Leiria: Realidade dos serviços de urgência (Dissertação de mestrado). Recuperado de https://iconline.ipleiria.pt/handle/10400.8/3064

Reviewed on the internet:

Pereira, J. S. (2017). Enfermagem forense no centro hospitalar de Leiria: Realidade dos serviços de urgência (Dissertação de mestrado, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria). Recuperado de https://iconline.ipleiria.pt/bitstream/10400.8/3064/1/JoanaPereira5140008.pdf

NOTE: Please provide a digital object identifier for each reference wherever possible. Examples:

Printed document with DOI

Lopes, I., Delgado, B. M., Mendes, M. E., Preto, L. S., & Novo, A. F. (2018). Impacto de um programa de exercício físico domiciliário na capacidade funcional da pessoa com doença cardíaca isquémica. Revista de Enfermagem Referência , 4 (19), 71-80. doi: 10.12707/RIV18036

Electronic document with DOI

Gomes, J., Martins, M., Tronchin, D., & Fernandes, C. S. (2019). Validation of an instrument to measure the results of quality assistance in the operating room. Quality Management in HealthCare , 3 (2), 352-367. doi: 10.1097/QMH.0000000000000205

Rima, S., Kerbyson, G., Jones, E., & Schmid, M. C. (2020). Advantage of detecting visual events in the right hemifield is affected by reading skill. Vision Research, 169 , 41-48.   doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2020.03.001 

 

2 - ARTICLE SUBMISSION PROCEDURES

Step 1 : Go to the Journal's website: http://www.esenfc.pt/rr/ .

Step 2 : Click on “Authors - Register” in the menu on the left side of the screen and register as an author. If you are already registered, you just have to log in.

Step 3 : Fill in the required data (namely information on the authors).

Step 4 : Fill in and submit the following documents:

•  Checklist of critical analysis topics , select the checklist that corresponds to the type of article being submitted:

•  Critical Analysis Topics for Research Articles

•  Critical Analysis Topics for Theoretical Articles/Essays

•  Critical Analysis Topics for Systematic Reviews

•  Critical Analysis Topics for Historical Research Articles

•  Author checklist (all fields are mandatory);

•  Author's statement (ethical-legal, responsibility, and conflicts of interest);

•  Approval of the Ethics Committee (mandatory for research articles and if applicable for other types of articles);

•  Institutional authorization (if applicable).

Step 5 : Upload the article (no reference should be made to the authors) which was structured according to the specific critical analysis topics for each study design.

Step 6 : Upload the title page, in Word format, with the following information from each author:

- Names of the authors , in the order that they are to be presented in the article;

- ORCID iD ;

- Institution , city , state (if applicable), and country ;

- Author contributions , according to CRediT – Contributor Roles Taxonomy , available at https://casrai.org/credit/ and according to Table 2 .

 

Table 2

CRediT - Contributor Roles Taxonomy

Contributor Roles Defined

Function definition

Conceptualization

Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims.

Data curation

Management activities to annotate (produce metadata), scrub data and maintain research data (including software code, where it is necessary for interpreting the data itself) for initial use and later re-use.

Formal analysis

Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data.

Funding acquisition

Acquisition of the financial support for the project leading to this publication.

Investigation

Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments, or data/evidence collection.

Methodology

Development or design of methodology; creation of models.

Project administration

Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.

Resources

Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools.

Software

Programming, software development; designing computer programs; implementation of the computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components.

Supervision

Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution, including mentorship external to the core team.

Validation

Verification, whether as a part of the activity or separate, of the overall replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs.

Visualization

Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/data presentation.

Writing – original draft

Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft (including substantive translation).

Writing – review & editing

Preparation creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary or revision – including pre- or post-publication stages.

 

The title page should also include the name of the corresponding author and his/her e-mail address.

If applicable, the title page should also include the following information to keep the review process blind:

- Acknowledgments : Authors should identify institutions or individuals who have collaborated or contributed to the research/article, in accordance with ICMJE guidelines, as stated in the editorial policies of the Journal of Nursing Referência).

- Funding : Authors should identify the institutions that provided financial support to their research/article.

- Conflicts of interest : Authors should disclose any conflict of interest (personal, commercial, academic, political or financial).

3 – REVIEW PROCESS

All submissions go through a double-blind peer-review process (i.e. the intervening parties - authors, reviewers, article managers, and language, documentation and statistics experts - are anonymized). Please check the r eview process of articles submitted to the Journal of Nursing Referência and deadlines at http://rr.esenfc.pt/rr/index.php?module=rr&target=page&id=11899 .

The final decision on the publication of articles is made by the Editor-in-Chief. Only a limited number of Theoretical Articles/Essays, Review Articles, and Historical Research Articles is published.

 

Address:

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