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5、期刊刊期：双月刊，一年出版六期。
2021年3月10日星期三
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【官网信息】
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing
Online Submission and Review System
SCOPE
MCN's mission is to provide the most timely, relevant information to nurses practicing in perinatal, neonatal, midwifery, and pediatric specialties. MCN is a peer reviewed journal which meets its mission by publishing clinically relevant practice and research manuscripts aimed at assisting nurses toward evidence-based practice.
General Manuscript Preparation:
All content must be double spaced, Times Roman 12-point type, 1½ inch margins all around.
MCN uses APA format (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed, 2019) with a few exceptions as noted here.
The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number must accompany references in the reference list.
MCN is committed to removing error-prone abbreviations from professional journal publications, and adheres to the suggestions from the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP). Please view the following website and make sure that your manuscript contains only approved abbreviations, symbols and dose designation: www.ismp.org/Tools/errorproneabbreviations.pdf
Use the line numbering function in Word to number each line of text in the left margin continuously for all of the text, and then add page numbers at the top center of each page
Twenty-three pages are the maximum, including title page, abstract, key words and callouts, text, references (maximum of 50), tables and figures (each table or figure must be on a separate page, these tables and figures count as part of the 23 page limit).
The entire manuscript file should not exceed 23 pages unless you have consulted with the editor about page limits have her approval to go over.
1 page Title Page
1 page 5 Callouts and 4-5 Key Words
1 page Structured Abstract
20 pages Everything else including text, references, tables, figures. Everything must be double-spaced, with 1.5-inch margins all around, and all lines of text and references should be numbered.
MCN has received many complaints from readers and reviewers about use of nonstandard acronyms because they have to repeatedly go back in the text to understand their meaning. Please avoid using acronyms that were created specifically for your study or manuscript. If the acronyms are not generally known, don’t use them.
Plain language is much preferred as is elimination of unnecessary words. For example, instead of employ or utilize, use works better. Regarding can usually be replaced with about or on. In order to can usually be replaced with to etc.
If you used "track changes" during the writing of your manuscript, do not submit the manuscript with the track changes showing.
If you used electronic reference software such as "EndNote" please remove the codes in text and on the reference list before submitting the manuscript.
There should be no identifying information about any of the authors anywhere in the manuscript. A title page with information about the authors should be uploaded separately and should include full author names, affiliations, credentials, position, city, state, country (if not USA), and email addresses. It should be formatted single-spaced on the title page as:
Full name and credentials
Position
Department of Hospital, School of Nursing, or Affiliated Agency
Hospital, School of Nursing, or Affiliated Agency
City, State
Email address
Provide a 250-word (or less) abstract (research submissions require a structured abstract)
Please include a bulleted list of at least 5 clinical implications on a separate page at the end of the manuscript before the reference page. Do not label this list as a table in text.
Please include a section on clinical implications as the last section of the manuscript. This is in place of conclusions and should be a discussion of what nurses should do or consider based on your findings.
Notify the editor if data from the submitted research has been used in other publications (see number 2 below)
If you have published articles on the same topic previously in other journals, send PDF copies of those articles to the Editor by e-mail at the time of submission. Do not send these through Editorial Manager.
Submit manuscript through Editorial Manager using this URL: http://mcn.edmgr.com
Authorship
MCN adheres to authorship guidelines from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html By signing the Authorship Responsibility, Disclosure, and Copyright Transfer agreement, each author warrants that he or she has participated sufficiently in the intellectual content, the analysis of data, if applicable, and the writing of the Work to take public responsibility for it. Each has reviewed the final version of the Work, believes it represents valid work, and approves it for publication. All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship, and all those who qualify should be listed as authors (ICMJE). Should the editor request the data upon which the work is based, the authors shall produce it. The editor may request justification of assignment of authorship, including details of the role each of the listed authors had in the Work. All others who contributed to the work but do not meet criteria for authorship should be named in the Acknowledgments and what they did should be described.
Specific Instructions:
1. Conflicts of interest: Authors must state all possible conflicts of interest in the manuscript, including financial, consultant, institutional and other relationships that might lead to bias or a conflict of interest. If there is no conflict of interest, this should also be explicitly stated as none declared. All sources of funding should be acknowledged in the manuscript. All relevant conflicts of interest and sources of funding should be included on the title page of the manuscript with the heading "Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding." This is covered during the electronic submission process.
The copyright transfer agreement includes a section on the disclosure of potential conflicts of interest based on the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals" (www.icmje.org/update.html).
2. First Page: The title of the article should be 60 characters in length or less.
Full information about all authors including credentials, affiliations, positions, city, state, and email addresses should be listed. This page will be uploaded separately from the rest of the manuscript as the Title Page and will not be sent to reviewers. MCN uses a blind review process in which the reviewers are not provided the identities of the authors and the authors are not provided the names of the reviewers.
On the title page, identify research funding sources. Conflict of interest must be disclosed here as well, including any financial interest or affiliation with any organization or company related to the material in this manuscript. If no conflict of interest exists, please include a statement indicating this is true.
If data in this manuscript have been used in other publications, or if this is a secondary analysis, please send the editor a copy of all publications which have come from this research. Call or email the editor with any questions about this.
3. Next page: 5 callouts and 4 key words. Callouts are single sentences which highlight the important themes of the manuscript, and make the article interesting for the reader (see past issues of MCN for examples of callouts in each article). Key words are single words which classify the manuscript. Use MeSH (Index Medicus) key words only. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh
4. Next page: Abstract of 250 words describing the purpose of the article and the clinical implications. Clinical research articles require a structured abstract with the headings: Purpose; Study Design and Methods (including data collection, sample, instruments, analysis); Results; Clinical Implications. Quality improvement articles will use the SQUIRE guidelines (see number 6 below) to format the abstract. Systematic review articles will use the PRIMSA guidelines (see number 7 below) to format the abstract. Randomized clinical trials will use the CONSORT guidelines (see number 8 below) to format the abstract.
5. Next page: Start the next page with the title of the article as the first line before the Introduction. Twenty pages are the maximum, starting with the introduction, and including references, tables and figures. The 23-page limit including the title page, abstract, key words or callouts. Each table and figure must be on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. Manuscripts detailing practice issues should have clearly labeled sections starting with Introduction and ending with Clinical Implications.
6. Quality Improvement Projects
Quality Improvement Projects are welcomed as submissions if they include detailed descriptions of the intervention and outcome data. Authors should use the SQUIRE guidelines for publishing QI projects, which can be found at www.SQUIRE-statement.org and http://journals.lww.com/jncqjournal/Documents/SQUIRE_2_0__Standards_for_QUality_Improvement.99672.pdf
7. Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are welcomed as submissions if they cover an important clinical topic in maternal child nursing. Authors should use the PRIMSA guidelines for publishing systematic reviews and meta-analyses, which can be found at http://www.prisma-statement.org/
These types of articles often require more pages to cover the topic and provide tables of the published evidence that has been reviewed. Contact the editor if the systematic review or meta-analysis will be over the 20-page limit. Exceptions to the page limit can be made on a case by case basis, but only after consulting with the editor prior to submission. MCN often publishes an abbreviated version of the summary of articles table with the full table published on line as supplemental digital content. This content is available by accessing the link in the PDF of the article.
8. Clinical research submissions: Label sections as Introduction (which functions as the literature review), Study Design and Methods, Results, Clinical Nursing Implications. If a survey instrument, questionnaire or psychometric instrument has been used, indicate where the reader can obtain the full instrument. Description of psychometric instruments should include reliability and validity statistics. Sample size must be described fully. Provide a power analysis to justify your sample size if you are submitting an experimental study and intend to include p values demonstrating statistical significance. If submitting a manuscript reporting results of a randomized clinical trial, please see the CONSORT statement http://www.consort-statement.org/
9. Clinical implications table: Include a separate table at the end of the manuscript containing a bulleted list of at least 5 Suggested Clinical Nursing Implications. MCN only publishes research with strong Clinical Nursing Implications sections. Insert this table on the page before the references. Do not cite is as a table in text.
10. Pilot study submissions: MCN prefers not to publish pilot studies. If you choose to submit a pilot study, it will be considered based on the perceived value of the subject matter to the literature. Contact the editor prior to submission of a pilot study.
11. Pre- and Post-Test Projects: MCN prefers not to publish pre- and post-test projects. Contact the editor prior to submission of a manuscript about this type of project.
12. References (check each carefully for completeness and accuracy before submitting):
Reference citation programs often produce reference lists with citations with missing data, the name of the journal not fully spelled out or incorrect, the title of the article with all words capitalized, and other inaccuracies. Please review the reference list carefully to identify and correct these issues.
Unpublished data, personal communication, submitted manuscripts, and non-peer reviewed publications may not be listed as references.
Do not use commercial or proprietary web sources such as WebMD, UptoDate, MedScape, or other general information sites such as Wikipedia. Acceptable Web sites include government sites such as the CDC, NIH, NCHS, and reputable national or world organizations such as WHO or UNICEF.
If you are referencing vital statistics such as birth data from NCHS, please check before submission to make sure you have cited the latest publication.
You may submit up to 50 references for an article.
References should not be more than 10 years old unless a specific reference is considered a classic in the field. If you are using a classic reference, mention that fact in the text when you cite the source for your point.
Include the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) along with each reference, as required in APA 7th edition (DOI numbers can be found in PubMed when you view the "Medline" display setting, and are often listed there as "AID"[article identifier]). MCN requires both volume and issue number.
Before submission, double check to make sure all citations in text are listed on the reference list and all references on the reference list are cited in text.
12. Tables and Figures: Combined maximum is 5, each on a separate page. Tables and figures should be the original work of the author. If you want to use a table or figure which appeared in another source (book, journal article), you must obtain permission from the original copyright holder (usually the publisher of that book or journal), and submit the permission at the same time as submitting the manuscript to MCN. In those cases, the table or figure must have a clear citation to the original source, and the words "Used with permission of xxxxxxxxxxxxx" under the table or figure. Please see ‘Creating Digital Artwork (PDF)’ for information regarding the publication requirements for figures.
13. Supplemental Digital Content: Authors may submit supplemental digital content to enhance their article’s text and to be considered for online-only posting. Do not upload any materials as supplemental digital content with the article submission because the reviewers will not be able to see them. If the article is accepted, the editor will decide what material will be included as supplemental digital content.
Supplemental digital content may include the following types of content: text documents, graphs, tables, figures, graphics, illustrations, audio, and video. Cite all supplemental digital content consecutively in the text. For audio and video files, also include the author name, videographer, participants, length (minutes), and size (MB). Authors should mask patients' eyes and remove patients' names from supplemental digital content unless they obtain written consent from the patients and submit written consent with the manuscript. Copyright and Permission forms for article content including supplemental digital content must be completed at the time of submission.
Supplemental Digital Content Size & File Type Requirements: To ensure a quality experience for those viewing supplemental digital content, it is suggested that authors submit supplemental digital files no larger than 10 MB each. Documents, graphs, and tables may be presented in any format. Figures, graphics, and illustrations should be submitted with the following file extensions: .tif, .eps, .ppt, .jpg, .pdf, .gif. Audio files should be submitted with the following file extensions: .mp3, .wma. Video files should be submitted with the following file extensions: .wmv, .mov, .qt, .mpg, .mpeg, .mp4. Video files should also be formatted with a 320 X 240 pixel minimum screen size. For more information, please review LWW’s requirements for submitting supplemental digital content: http://links.lww.com/A142
14. Submit manuscript by going to: http://mcn.edmgr.com
Your manuscript will be reviewed by the editor and sent for peer review if it meets MCN's standards. If sent for peer review, you can expect to be notified about the disposition of the manuscript approximately 6-8 weeks after submission. It is rare that a manuscript is ever accepted without revision.
Permissions:
For permission and/or rights to use content for which the copyright holder is LWW, please go to the journal's website and after clicking on the relevant article, click on the "Request Permissions" link under the "Article Tools" box that appears on the right side of the page. Alternatively, send an e-mail to customercare@copyright.com.
For Translation Rights & Licensing queries, contact Silvia Serra, Translations Rights, Licensing & Permissions Manager, Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Ltd, 250 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8RD, UK. Phone: +44 (0) 207 981 0600. E-mail: silvia.serra@wolterskluwer.com
For Special Projects and Reprints (U.S./Canada), contact Alan Moore, Director of Sales, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Phone: 215-521-8638. E-mail: alan.moore@wolterskluwer.com
For Special Projects and Reprints (non-U.S./Canada), contact Silvia Serra, Translations Rights, Licensing & Permissions Manager, Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Ltd, 250 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8RD, UK. Phone: +44 (0) 207 981 0600. E-mail: silvia.serra@wolterskluwer.com
14. Open Access
Authors of accepted peer-reviewed articles have the choice to pay a fee to allow perpetual unrestricted online access to their published article to readers globally, immediately upon publication. Authors may take advantage of the open access option at the point of acceptance to ensure that this choice has no influence on the peer review and acceptance process. These articles are subject to the journal's standard peer-review process and will be accepted or rejected based on their own merit.
The article processing charge (APC) is charged on acceptance of the article and should be paid within 30 days by the author, funding agency or institution. Payment must be processed for the article to be published open access. For a list of journals and pricing please visit our Wolters Kluwer Open Health Journals page.
Authors retain copyright
Authors retain their copyright for all articles they opt to publish open access. Authors grant Wolters Kluwer an exclusive license to publish the article and the article is made available under the terms of a Creative Commons user license. Please visit our Open Access Publication Process page for more information.
Creative Commons license
Open access articles are freely available to read, download and share from the time of publication under the terms of the Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommerical No Derivative (CC BY-NC-ND) license. This license does not permit reuse for any commercial purposes nor does it cover the reuse or modification of individual elements of the work (such as figures, tables, etc.) in the creation of derivative works without specific permission.
Compliance with funder mandated open access policies
An author whose work is funded by an organization that mandates the use of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license is able to meet that requirement through the available open access license for approved funders. Information about the approved funders can be found here: http://www.wkopenhealth.com/inst-fund.php
FAQ for open access
http://www.wkopenhealth.com/openaccessfaq.php
Instructions for Authors revised April 2020
Editorial Board
Editor in Chief
Kathleen R. Simpson, PhD, RNC, CNS-BC, FAAN
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
St. Louis, MO
Associate Editor
Annie J. Rohan, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, CPNP-PC, FAANP, FAAN
Editorial Office
7140 Pershing Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63130
KRSimpson@prodigy.net
Editor Emerita
Margaret Comerford Freda, EdD, RN, CHES, FAAN
Editorial Board
Ellise D. Adams, PhD, CNM
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice Coordinator
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
E-mail: eda0001@uah.edu
Judy A. Beal, DNSc, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Dean, School of Nursing and Health Sciences,
Professor of Nursing, Robert Wood Johnson
Executive Nurse Fellow 2008-2011,
Simmons College, Boston, MA
E-mail: judy.beal@simmons.edu
Rachel Blankstein Breman, PhD, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD
E-mail: rbreman@umaryland.edu
Lynn Clark Callister, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Emerita, College of Nursing
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
E-mail: lynn_callister@byu.edu
Kathleen Leask Capitulo, PhD,
RN, FAAN
Chief Nurse Executive, James J. Peters
VA Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y. Assoc.
Professor, Case Western University,
Frances P. Bolton School of Nursing,
Cleveland, OH
E-mail: drkatiern@hotmail.com
Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Chatlos Foundation Endowed Chair in Nursing
College of Nursing
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
E-mail: Carmen.Giurgescu@ucf.edu
Laura L. Hayman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research,
Professor of Nursing,
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts—Boston
E-mail: laura.hayman@umb.edu
Heidi VonKoss Krowchuk, PhD, RN,
PNP, FAAN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
E-mail: Heidi_Krowchuk@uncg.edu
Eileen T. Lake, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jessie M. Scott Term Chair in Nursing
and Health Policy
Associate Professor of Sociology
Associate Director, Center for Health
Outcomes and Policy Research
Chair, Graduate Group in Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
E-mail: elake@nursing.upenn.edu
Terri H. Lipman, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of
Nutrition, Professor of Nursing of Children
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of
Endocrinology/Diabetes
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
E-mail: lipman@nursing.upenn.edu
Karen H. Morin, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Professor Emerita
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
E-mail: khmorin@sbcglobal.net
Nancy O’Brien-Abel, MN, RNC
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Affi liate Instructor
University of Washington, School of Nursing,
Seattle, WA
E-mail: nancy.obrien@live.com
Annie J. Rohan, PhD, RN, NNP-BC,
CPNP-PC, FAANP
Director of Pediatric Research,
School of Nursing
State University of New York at Stony Brook
E-mail: annie.rohan@stonybrook.edu
Cheryl Roth, PhD, WHNP-BC,
RNC-OB, RNFA
Nurse Practitioner
HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical
Center in Scottsdale, AZ
E-mail: Cheryl.Roth@HonorHealth.com
Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
Professor of Perinatal Nursing and Helen
M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Nurse Researcher-Lactation
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
E-mail: spatz@nursing.upenn.edu
