Editorial guidelines
Manuscript Preparation
Editors accept the work written in English. The volume of work, together with illustrative material, references and abstract should not exceed 15 pages (1 page manuscript is 1800 characters). The work should be written on one side of A4 paper, in Word, font 12 points., double spacing, and the margins of about 2.5 centimeters. The text should not be formatted. Each part of the manuscript should start on a new page: title page, abstract with key words (English), text, references, tables and figures. References to literature should be marked in the text with Arabic numerals and placed in curly braces, with no space between the comma and the next number, eg [3,4,8-10] in the order of citation. The authors are advised to carefully verify the accuracy of citations. Tables and figures should be kept to a minimum. Tables and figures (photographs, drawings, graphs, etc.) are numbered with Arabic numerals.
In the text cannot be used any enhancements. Pages should be numbered consecutively, starting with the title page. Abbreviations, along with the development, should be given in brackets after the shortened term on their first appearance in the text. Avoid abbreviations not accepted by international experts. It is advisable to give the international drug names, rather than commercial ones. The results of biochemical and other tests should be reported in units consistent with the SI system.
Original Article
Original article should have the following system:
- title page
- abstract with keywords
- introduction with the aim of paper
- material and Methods
- results
- discussion
- conclusions
- implications for Nursing Practice (this part must be included)
- acknowledgments
- references
- tables and figures
The title page should include: title of the work in English and a short title in English (up to 50 characters), names of authors, name of the institution where the work was prepared, details of any grants or other sources of funding, mailing address (name, address, tel./fax, e-mail).
The abstract should be written in English (up to 300 words). It must have the following structure: Introduction, Aim, Material and Methods, Results, Conclusions. No abbreviations can be used. Under the abstract should be placed from 3 to 6 key words in English recommended by the Index Medical Subject Headings.
Review Article
The Editorial Board accepts review articles only ordered or prepared by the authorities in the field of neurological nursing after consulting the Editorial Board.
The article should have the following system:
- title page
- abstract with Keywords
- introduction with the aim of paper
- review
- conclusions
- acknowledgments
- references
- tables and figures
The title page should include: title of the work in English and a short title in English (up to 50 characters), names of authors, name of the institution where the work was prepared, mailing address (name, address, tel./fax, e-mail).
The abstract should be written in English (up to 250 words). It must have reflect the paper structure with conclusions. Under the abstract should be placed from 3 to 6 key words in English recommended by the Index Medical Subject Headings.
Case Report Article
The Editorial Board accepts articles presenting interesting clinical case description, or new methods of patient care and management.
The article should have the following system:
- title page
- abstract with Keywords
- introduction with the aim of paper
- case presentation
- discussion
- conclusions
- acknowledgments
- references
- tables and figures
The title page should include: title of the work in English and a short title in English (up to 50 characters), names of authors, name of the institution where the work was prepared, mailing address (name, address, tel./fax, e-mail).
The abstract should be written in English (up to 250 words). It must have reflect the paper structure with conclusions. Under the abstract should be placed from 3 to 6 key words in English recommended by the Index Medical Subject Headings.
Acknowledgments
Colleagues who do not meet the criterion of authorship, but contributed in any way to the creation of the paper should be listed in the acknowledgments. At the same time it is observed that any detected cases of scientific misconduct will be exposed, including notifying the appropriate entities (eg, institutions employing the authors, societies, associations, scientific editors, etc.).
Tables
Tables should be attached to work separately, outside the text (in separate files). Tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals. Title of the table in English must be placed above the table. Descriptions in the table should be in English. It should be noted in the text in which specific places the tables are to be included.
Figures, photographs
Photographs should be attached to work separately, outside the text (in separate files). Figures (photographs, drawings, graphs, etc.) must be numbered with Arabic numerals. Title engravings in English must be put under the figures. Descriptions within the figures must be included in English. Figures should be prepared in TIFF, JPG (300 dpi) or EPS. It should be noted in the text in which specific places where figures are to be included. Photographs in color or black and white should be provided with a resolution of 300 dpi, taking into account the size, which will be published. It is unacceptable to hack a photo to MS Word. Scanned material should be submitted in separate files, saved as bitmap formats: TIFF, JPEG or EPS. Place of intrusion should be noted in the left margin. Outside photographs should bear the author’s name, along with the attached consent to their publication. Note! Photocopies or material from the Internet are not accepted.
References
The authors bear the responsibility for the correctness of the cited literature. Quoting the work should be limited only to the newest positions and connecting directly to the presented text. The works cited should be numbered and arranged in order of citation (not in alphabetical order). Do not use the phrases “in press”, “in preparation”, “word of mouth”.
Example of journal articles. Please provide the names and initials of all authors, title of article, full journal title, year of publication, volume number, page number (first and last). If the number of authors is seven or more, list the names of the first three, followed by the placement of “et al”
- Hinkle J.L., Fitzpatrick E. Needs of American relatives of intensive care patients: Perceptions of relatives, physicians and nurses. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. 2011;27(4):218–225.
- Ślusarz R., Beuth W., Książkiewicz B. Postsurgical examination of functional outcome of patients having undergone surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysm. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 2009;23(1):130–139.
Example of book citation. Please provide the names and initials of all authors, title, publisher’s name, place and year of publication. If the number of authors is seven or more, list the names of the first three, followed by the placement of “et al”
- Woodward S., Waterhouse C. Oxford handbook of neuroscience nursing. Oxford University Press, New York 2009.
- Ślusarz R. Wybrane standardy i procedury w pielęgniarstwie neurochirurgicznym. Naczelna Izba Pielęgniarek i Położnych, Warszawa 2008.
Example of citing a chapter of the book, a collective publication. Please provide the names and initials of all authors, chapter title, last name and initials of editor’s, book title, publisher’s name, place of publication, year and page. If the number of authors is seven or more, list the names of the first three, followed by the placement of “et al”
- Hickey J.V., Buckley D.A. Cerebral aneurysms. In Hickey J.V. (Ed.), Neurological and neurosurgical nursing. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2003;521–548.
- Ślusarz R. Diagnoza pielęgniarska i plan opieki nad chorym na stwardnienie zanikowe boczne. W: Jaracz K., Kozubski W. (Red.), Pielęgniarstwo neurologiczne. PZWL, Warszawa 2008;379–386.
Example of citation of electronic sources. Please provide the names and initials of all authors, title, date of entry to the site page. If the number of authors is seven or more, list the names of the first three, followed by the placement of “et al”
- Altschul D. Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation. Retrieved April 27, 2011, from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/
Sending a Manuscript to the Editor
All manuscripts with attachments, including Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 should be sent using the Editorial System to handle manuscripts JNNN on the website: https://apcz.umk.pl/PNIN
The editors reserve the right to correct stylistic errors and perform abbreviations. For papers published in the journal the authors do not receive a fee. Editorial writers are not provided with free copies of the magazine.