Author Guidelines
Registration with Nursing Research and Science Journal (NURS)
Please note that the corresponding and all submitting authors must Register with NURS before submitting an article. After registration, you must Login to your personal NURS account to submit your article.
Article Types and Word Count
The specific article types include:
- Research Paper
- Review Paper
All papers should be between 3500 – 5000 words in length.
Title
The title should not exceed 14 words in length and must be in 15-point normal Times New Roman font.
Author’s Affiliation
All names are listed based on the following format:
- First Author#, (12)
# Institution Affiliation, Country
E-mail: xxx@yyy.zzz - Second Author*,
Institution Affiliation, Country
E-mail: xxx@yyy.zzz - Third Author#
Institution Affiliation, Country
E-mail: xxx@yyy.zzz
Abstract
The abstract should include the general significance and conceptual advance of the work clearly accessible to a broad readership. In the abstract, minimize the use of abbreviations and do not cite references. The abstract should be between 250 and 350 words. The text of the abstract section should be in 12-point normal, 1.15 spacing, Times New Roman.
Keywords
All article types: You may provide up to 6 keywords; at least 4 are mandatory.
Text
The body text should be in 12-point, normal, 1.15 spacing, Times New Roman font. New paragraphs should be separated with a single empty line.
Article Section
- Introduction: Succinct, with no subheadings.
- Literature Review: This section may be divided by subheadings.
- Research Methods: This section may be divided by subheadings.
- Result/Findings: This section may be divided by subheadings.
- Discussion: This section may be divided by subheadings.
- Conclusion: Succinct, with no subheadings.
References
NURS uses reference management software (Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, RefWorks). APA Style is used for NURS. Below are examples taken from Finger Lakes Community College Charles J. Meder Library, State University of New York, New York (2017):
Book with Single Author:
Gire, A. (2006). An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It. Emmaus, PA: Rodale.
In-text reference: (Gire, 2006)
In-text reference for direct quote: (Gire, 2006, pp. 29-30)
Book with Two Authors:
Mike, P. J., & Balling, R. C., Jr. (2000). The Satanic Gases: Clearing the Air About Global Warming. Washington, DC: Cato Institute.
In-text reference: (Mike & Balling, 2000)
Magazine Articles:
Allen, L. (2004, August). Will Tuvalu disappear beneath the sea? Global warming threatens to swamp a small island nation. Smithsonian, 35(5), pp. 44-52.
In-text reference: (Allen, 2004)
Website:
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2007, May 4). Climate Change. Retrieved from the Environmental Protection Agency website: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange
In-text reference: (United States Environmental, 2007)
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