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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are uploaded as separate files.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

The following components are required for all submissions. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements will be returned to the corresponding author for technical revisions before undergoing peer review.

The manuscript should be submitted in separate files in the following order: title page; abstract with key words; main text including references; and figures/tables. A cover letter may be supplied at the authors’ discretion.

Title page

Include:

  • Title of the manuscript (concise and informative)
  • Short running title of fewer than 40 characters
  • Full names, highest academic degrees, and affiliations of all authors with email address and telephone/fax number of corresponding author
  • Authors’ institutional affiliations (department, institution, city, country) where research work was conducted

Any acknowledgements (including disclosure of funding), credits, or disclaimers, conflict of interest statement for all authors.

Abstract and key words

Submit structured or summary abstract of up to 250 words. Word limit includes headers in a structured abstract (e.g., background, purpose, method, findings, and discussion).

The abstract should be a succinct summary of the major issue, problem, or topic being addressed, and the findings and/or conclusions in the manuscript. It should not duplicate material in the main text. It should not contain subheadings, abbreviations, or reference citations.

Provide up to eight key words that describe the contents of the manuscript.

Main text

  • Maximum length 15-20 pages, double-spaced
  • Use the Use the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition (copyright 2020) for style and format guidelines.
  • As manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed, the main text should not include any information that might identify the authors. Therefore, do not include any identifying information (i.e., authors’ names).
  • Number all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner.
  • Cite tables/figures consecutively.
  • Be sure to approve or remove all tracking changes in your Word document before uploading.

References

  • Use only sources from credible and high-quality journal.
  • Double-spaced at the end of the manuscript
  • Citations and reference list is to be styled according to the APA 7th edition (copyright 2020).
  • Provide URL for all references where available.
  • Ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa).

Tables/figures

  • Submit each table or figure as a separate file, and as editable text and not as an image.
  • Prepare tables/figures according to APA 7th edition (copyright 2020).
  • Cite tables/figures consecutively in the text, and number them in that order. Do not embed tables/figures in the manuscript text file.
  • Number table and figure consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text and place the title of the table/figure and any table/figure notes below the table/figure body.
  • Use tables sparingly and ensure that the data presented in them clarify and supplement, rather than duplicate, results described in the main text. Only tables that are 3 manuscript pages or shorter will be accepted to be published within the article.
  • Authors using previously published tables and figures must include written permission from the original publisher. Such permission must be attached to the submitted manuscript.

Articles

We prefer manuscripts that present new clinical information or address issues of special interest to nephrology nurses and technologists. In particular, we are looking for:

  • Original research reports
  • Relevant clinical articles
  • Innovative quality improvement reports
  • Narratives that describe the nursing experience
  • Interdisciplinary practice questions and answers
  • Literature or systematic reviews

CANNT Journal operates on a double-blind peer review process. The names of the reviewers will not be disclosed to the author(s) submitting the manuscript, and the name(s) of the author(s) will not be disclosed to the reviewers.

All contributions will be initially assessed by the editors for suitability for the journal. Manuscripts deemed suitable are sent to two independent expert reviewers to assess the quality of the paper. A manuscript will only be sent for review if the editors determine that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements in keeping with the particular aim and scope of CANNT Journal.

The editors are responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of the manuscript. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers which they have written themselves or have been written by family members or colleagues or which relate to products or services in which the editor has an interest. All manuscript submissions are subject to the journal’s usual independent peer review process.

The criteria for acceptance for all manuscripts include the quality and originality of the research or intellectual material, its significance/appeal to journal readership, and the general writing style.

Letters to the Editor

We also encourage letters to the editor as a way to promote dialogue and alternative perspectives to articles published in CANNT Journal.

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