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SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts are voluntary or invited contributions of authors’ own work submitted for review for publication in TIN. Manuscripts may not have been submitted or published in any other publication or journal.
The journal uses a plagiarism detection system, which also screens for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). By submitting a manuscript for review and possible publication, the authors agree that their work be screened for plagiarism and AI. Please note that artificial intelligence (AI) may only be used to improve scientific writing.

JOURNAL CONTENT
Trends in Nursing publishes the following:
• Research articles (3500 to 7000 words)
• Policy analysis and evaluation (3500 to 7000 words)
• Review articles with clear methodological processes (3500 to 7000 words)
• Reflective articles with clear methodological processes (3500 to 7000 words)
• Commentary or discussion on an issue or developments internationally, regionally and nationally, including policy briefs. These articles are aimed at stimulating academic and professional debate, by invitation only (2000 to 3000 words)
• Scientific correspondence on professional issues, by invitation only (1000 words)
• Book reviews on one or more books on a certain nursing topic, by invitation only (1000 words).

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The format of a typical manuscript depends on the type of article. However, all manuscripts must include the following:

Covering letter
This letter should address previous or pending publications from the same research, conflict of interest and confirmation of the adherence to author guidelines. In addition, the following information should form part of the covering letter.
• Acknowledgements: Briefly acknowledge assistance either financial or other. Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the manuscript before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research, for example providing language editing, technical editing, writing assistance or proofreading the manuscript.
• Conflict of interest: All authors must disclose any relationships that might inappropriately influence or bias the work presented. This could include employment, consultancies, honoraria paid or grant funding.
• Funding: Funding sources must be acknowledged.

Title page
The title page is inclusive of:
• Title: The title should indicate the focus of the article in as few words as possible and should not exceed fifteen words. It must be specific, concise and informative and avoid abbreviations and formulae. Where possible, include the design in the title.
• Authors information: For each author the following information must be provided: first name, and other initials and surname in this order; highest academic qualification; institution to which the person is affiliated; city and country in which the institution is situated; email address(es) and ORCID number.
• Corresponding author and contact details: Indicate to whom correspondence should be addressed and provide telephone / mobile number (add the country and area code) and email address. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, and post-publication. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
• Contributions of authors: Indicate how each author contributed to the conceptualisation, execution, writing and revision of the manuscript.

Abstract
Each manuscript must be accompanied by an abstract that is concise and clear and have no more than 300 words. Use the following structure:
• Introduction
• Purpose / aim
• Methodology
• Results / findings
• Conclusions

Keywords
List four to six key words to facilitate literature searches.

Content / body of manuscript
The manuscript must be structured according to the following headings:
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results / findings
• Discussion
• Conclusion

Table 1: below outlines the typical headings for different content of a manuscript.

Table 1: Typical headings for different content of a manuscript

Artwork/Design
Graphics are limited to tables, text boxes, and figures, created through standard word processing formats. Tables and figures are usually limited to five per manuscript.

Ethics approval
In the case of research, review and reflective manuscripts, authors must provide proof the ethical clearance of the project.

Referencing
The APA 7th Edition referencing style is used. In-text references should state the author's surname and the year of publication: (Garrett, 2006) for one author; (Warne & McAndrew, 2008) for two authors. When a source has more than two authors, provide the name of the first author followed by 'et al.'

The reference list is as follows:
Books
Barkway, D., & O’Kane, D. (2020). Psychology: Introduction for health professionals. Elsevier.

Journal articles
Issel, L. M., Bekemeier, B., & Kneipp, S. (2012). A public health nurse research agenda. Public Health Nursing, 29(4), 330-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00989.x

Web pages
Cuncic, A. (2019). The Mandela effect. Verywellmind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-mandela-effect-4589394 Date of access: 10 October 2023.

Refer to the following link for an explanation of the referencing style:
University of Newcastle. (2020). Quick Guide to APA 7th Referencing Library. https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/874032/Quick_Guide_to_APA_7_Feb2020.pdf  Date of access: 10 October 2023.