Author guidelines

Mandatory Author Declaration

All manuscript submissions must be accompanied by a filled-in and signed Mandatory Author Declaration. The document must be signed by the author(s) in their own hand and the current date must be indicated. It must be scanned and uploaded into the online editorial system on the Nursing Perspectives web pages in the form of a graphic (picture) file or pdf. Other forms of declaration will not be accepted.

Proofreading, corrections and editing

The editorial board reserves the right to final editing and adaptation of the manuscript, including graphic form, minor proofreading corrections and typography. The resulting form of the manuscript will be forwarded to the author for final corrections. At this moment, it is not allowed to alter the text significantly or add any parts to it. The final proof should be returned to the editorial office before the date stated by the editor.

Submission of manuscripts

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically using the registration form at the journal web pages (link Submit manuscript).

Submission deadlines

The submission deadline for the first issue in a given year is set to February 10, the submission deadline for the second issue in a given year is set to October 10. Submissions received after the respective deadlines may not be fully reviewed prior to publication of the respective issue and their publication may be postponed.

Common parts of article structure

Title: The title of the article and its English translation are written in capital bold letters, 16-point font. The title should be concise and correspond well to the contents of the article. It should normally not exceed eight words in total. The title should not contain abbreviations, unless justified by title length.

Author: Please state full name and surname of all authors, without indication of academic and other degrees, e.g. Jana Malá¹, Lucie Novotná², Martina Dostálová²

Affiliation: Full name of the place of affiliation (workplace) and corresponding superscript for the respective authors’ names, e.g. ¹ The Institute of Paramedical Health Studies, Faculty of Public Policies in Opava, Silesian University in Opava; ² Surgical Clinic, Hospital Horní)

Original research articles

As stated above, the title of the article and its English translation are written in capital bold letters, 16-point font. The title should be concise and correspond well to the contents of the article.

Abstract: The recommended length of the abstract should not exceed 1,500 characters, including spaces. The abstract should be provided both in the language of the article and in English (unless English is the language of the article) and it should include the following: introduction/theoretical background, goals and objectives, methods, results, discussion and conclusion.

Keywords: Keywords should be provided in the language of the article and in English (unless English is the language of the article). Four to eight keywords are usually provided, indicating the topics discussed, research methods, techniques or research instruments.

Main part/Body of the article: Subheadings of respective sections should be written in capital bold letters on a separate line. The body of the article is structured as follows: Introduction/Theoretical background, Goals and objectives, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Summary, Acknowledgements, Reference list.

Introduction/Theoretical background: This part provides the readers with a general overview of the research issue, corresponding literature and findings and publications by other authors with references.

Goals and objectives: Describes the goals and objectives of the research and its organisation.

Methods: Provides description of research sample characteristics, eligibility criteria, type of research study, methods and techniques applied, research design, data collection, statistical processing, including the name and version of statistical software etc.

Results: Provides an overview of results for respective research goals and objectives. May include tables, figures, graphs, illustrations and various presentations of statistical data.

Discussion: Discusses results of the research involved, compares the results with those of other authors, considers differences and discrepancies, attempts to identify possible causes, describes the limitations and benefits of the research presented.

Conclusion: Provides succinct summarization of research results and suggests questions for further research in the area.

Acknowledgements: Acknowledges financial support of the research presented (e.g. grants), if any, and dedication of the project. May also express thanks to persons assisting in the preparation of the manuscript.

In-text referencing (citations): In-text referencing should comply with the Harvard style and current referencing standards (ISO/ČSN). If two or more references are provided parenthetically (e.g. at the end of a paragraph), the resources should be separated by a semicolon.

Reference list: Provides the list of all resources used and referenced in the text (and only those). Resources should comply with current referencing standards (ISO/ČSN) and should be listed alphabetically, based on author surnames. See examples listed below.

Contact: Refer to the example below in the Author Guidelines.

Length: The length of original research articles should normally not exceed between 3 to 8 pages, with a maximum limit of 38,000 characters.

Review articles and theoretical studies

The article title, abstract and keywords follow the same rules as those of an original research paper.

Main part/Body of the article: Section subheadings should be written in bold capital letters on a separate line.

Text structure: Introduction, literature search strategy, literature review, inferences, summary, reference list, contact.

In-text referencing (citations): In-text referencing should comply with the Harvard style and current referencing standards (ISO/ČSN). If two or more references are provided parenthetically (e.g. at the end of a paragraph), the resources should be separated by a semicolon. Reference list at the end of the article provides the list of all resources used and referenced in the text (and only those).

Book reviews

Article title: Full reference of the book/publication reviewed (compliant with current bibliographic standards, including ISSN and/or ISBN).

Main part/Body of the article: Compact, unstructured text, including information on the author(s) and their expertise. Characteristics of the book/publication in question, its focus and audience, its structure and length, a concise description of its contents, importance and specificity of the publication, its merits, limitations and possible shortcomings.

Length: A maximum of 9,000 characters.

Book/publication cover thumbnail: The image is attached to the end of the manuscript; if downloaded from the publisher’s website, it should contain full reference to the source (Image source: web page, year-month-day notation of reference).

Formal requirements for manuscripts:

• Submissions should be made in MS Word format.
• Times New Roman font should be used throughout the manuscript.
• Font size: 16 points article title (bold letters), 14 points section subheadings (bold letters), 12 points main text. A vertical space of 6 points should be inserted after each subheading.
• Single spaced lines, paragraphs alignment to the left, and 2.5 cm margins should be used.
• Paragraphs: the first line in a paragraph is not indented, but make 6-point spaces between paragraphs. ENTER is only used for beginning a new paragraph.
• Language of submissions: the journal accepts articles in Czech, Slovak, English, German or Polish language.
• Do not use underlined text.
• Text processing: no spaces should be made before punctuation marks, there should always be a space after punctuation marks. Insert one space only. Differentiate numbers 1 and 0 from letters O and I. Do not use automatic editing functions (line-break hyphenation, contents generation, automatic remarks, live headings, styles, image links...).
• Try to avoid abbreviations. Each abbreviation should be explained at first occurrence, e.g. World Health Organisation (further referred to as WHO). Abbreviations should be avoided in the Summary.
• SI units should be used whenever possible; blood pressure, heart rate and temperature should be provided in conventional units.
• In-text referencing: use the Harvard style for referencing, do not use footnote referencing. In-text references should include the author’s surname, year of publication and, if direct quotations are used, also the page number.
• Tables, figures, charts, images or photographs are included in the text. The graphic format of these items should allow for high-quality printing. Photographs should be submitted in a glossy format. Tables, figures/charts and images are numbered 1, 2, 3 etc., respectively (each category with a separate sequence). The use of graphic items should be justified and should correspond to the text.
• Tables should not duplicate text or its parts. The table, its columns and rows are concisely named and the table is sized so as to fit in a B5 format page.
• The figure/chart titles (captures) are placed below the respective figure/chart.
• The table titles (captures) are placed below the table and sized 12 points, Times New Roman, unless the size of the table and clear arrangement require otherwise (a smaller font).
• Images: images, figures, charts, photographs etc. should only be used when indispensable and should have an appropriate function. These elements are adjusted for B5 format publication, clearly arranged and readable even in greyscale print format.
• Acknowledgements for financial support, if any (grants, subsidies etc.) should be provided after Conclusion and before the Reference list.
• For original research articles, as well as review/theoretical articles, a complete reference list is included at the end of the manuscript, followed by the contact section. The format of these two parts is specified below and should be strictly followed, including punctuation and font/letter type. Reference list items are listed alphabetically, based on the author’s surname. If two or more publications by the same author are listed, they are further ordered alphabetically by the publication title. The reference list is not divided into publication subtypes (books, articles etc.), yet the examples below have been so divided for the sake of clarity. Resources in other languages are formatted analogically, with abbreviations (vol., no., etc.) corresponding to the language of the respective publication (English abbreviations for an English document etc.)

Reference list

Books, monographs, dictionaries, textbooks, lecture notes

NEWHOUSE, R. P. et al. Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-based Practice Model and Guidelines. Indianapolis: Sigma Theta Tau International, 2007. ISBN 1-930538-71-5. (For publications with more than three authors, only the last name of the first author is provided, followed by et al.)

Journal articles

MERTZ, S. E., NGUYEN, T. D. and SPIES, L. A. Ichthyosis Vulgaris: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association. 2018, Vol. 10, No. 5, p. 235-237. ISSN 1945-760X.

Conference proceedings

MURRAY, P. J. (ed.). Nursing Informatics 2020: Towards Defining our own Future: Proceedings of NI2006 Post Congress Conference. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-58603-772-7.

Contributions in conference proceedings

ERDLEY, W. S. and MURRAY, P. J. Why Nursing Needs to Explore and Shape Its Own Future – The Background to the NI2006 Post Congress Conference. In: MURRAY, P. J. (ed.). Nursing Informatics 2020: Towards Defining our own Future: Proceedings of NI2006 Post Congress Conference. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2007, p. 85-93. ISBN 978-1-58603-772-7.

Bachelor, diploma, or PhD theses and similar works

GILBERT, J. H. Social Capital and Human Capital of Nurse Managers and Registered Nurses. PhD thesis. Bloomington: Indiana University, School of Nursing: 2012. Supervised by D. VON AH.

Legislative documents

CZECHIA. Act No. 561/2004 Coll. as of 24 September 2004 on Pre-school, Basic, Secondary, Tertiary Professional and Other Education (the Education Act). In: Collection of Law. 10. 11. 2004. ISSN 1211-1244.

Electronic documents

Specify:
1. media specification (online, CD ROM, database, data file)
2. download date (cit. 08. 10. 2010)
3. web address (available from: http://www.czso.cz)

CD ROM

POTTER, P. A. Mosby's Nursing Skills CD-ROM – Student Version 2.0 [CD-ROM]. Maryland Heights: Mosby, 2005. ISBN 978-03-23041-37-9.

Online resources

ALANO, A. Clinical Skills Book [online]. Nottingham: University of Nottingham, 2007. [cit. 13. 6. 2013]. Available from: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/practice/mentors/ resources/Clinical-Skills-Book-CFP-and-Adult-Branch.pdf.

If the web page concerned has no author indicated, it is referenced by its title. Should any data be missing, a maximum amount of available data is provided in the reference.

Lectures from conferences

MANDÁK, A. Issues in the Study of Migrations in the Czech Lands in the Early Modern Period. Contribution presented at the History of Migrations in the Czech Lands Conference. Brno, 14. 3. 2013.

Table and graph captions

Tab. 1: Population movement, 1990–2010

Graph 1: Relative age structure of foreigners and the total population of the Czech Republic, 31. 12. 2009

Contact

Ivana Novakova, MA, PhD
Faculty of Health Sciences, E. Sova University
Nová Lhota 399, 696 74 Nová Lhota, Czech Republic
ivana.novakova@fzvues.cz

Manuscripts which do not comply with the above requirements and formal criteria, or manuscripts violating publication and/or research ethics will not be accepted for publication.

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