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Writing for Infant
Infant is produced for the multidisciplinary team that cares for sick or premature babies in their first year of life. The journal is practically and clinically based. It aims to support infant and paediatric nursing and medical practice by publishing authoritative articles written by experts in their field and providing a vehicle for
discussion of neonatal and paediatric best practice. Articles submitted for possible publication in Infant are subject to peer review.
Infant does not impose a rigid house style, but writing should
be clear and direct. We encourage authors to use plain English
and avoid jargon, as this is not only easier to read, it is also far
more likely to hold the reader's interest. Aim for an article
length of 2,500-3000 words with no more than 40 references.
Once you have written your article it needs to be presented
following the rules below:
TITLE PAGE
This must contain the title of your article, the names and
initials and professional and academic qualifications of each
author; the department and institution to which the work
should be attributed; the name, address, telephone and email
of the author responsible for correspondence.
TEXT
The article should be typed using double spacing and wide
margins at the top, bottom and sides to allow for typesetting
instructions to be added. Each page should be numbered.
SCOPE
A short summary to your article (3 or 4 sentences) should
be included outlining what is covered in the article.
KEYPOINTS
Include three or four brief sentences summing up the most
important points of the article.
KEYWORDS
Supply three to eight words suitable for indexing.
LAYOUT
The use of headings within the text makes the article easier
to read and understand. Subdivide the text into main
sections with sub-headings. Headings should be kept short,
succinct and meaningful and similar in sense and style.
TABLES, ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
These are welcomed where they enhance the clarity of the
text and should be clearly labelled and/or numbered, with
relevant captions. The text should indicate where they are to
be placed. The author is responsible for obtaining written
permission for their use where necessary. Photographs
should be in colour and if supplied digitally, be high
resolution (300dpi at 6-9 cm wide) for printing. Original
photographs will be returned after publication.
REFERENCES
These should be made according to the Vancouver system.
References should be identified by numbers in parenthesis in
the text and listed in numerical order at the end of the article.
Please give the names and initials of all authors (if more than
six, list the first three only followed by et al). Authors are
responsible for the accuracy of all relevant citations.
To cite web publications available for viewing or downloading,
give the author's name (if known), the full title,
site/journal name, the full http address (URL) and the date
of visit or date the page was last updated.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author must acknowledge substantive contributions to
the article. Authors are responsible for obtaining written
permission from everyone acknowledged.
EDITING
The journal reserves the right to edit all manuscripts
according to style and space requirements and if necessary to
clarify content. Authors will be fully involved in the editorial
process, although the final decision lies with the editors/
publisher. Article proofs will be sent to authors for approval
prior to publication.
COPYRIGHT
All manuscripts must be submitted exclusively to Infant and
must be original i.e. not published previously in another
journal. Copyright of all published material will belong to
Infant and Stansted News Ltd.
PAYMENT
The journal will pay a £100 honorarium for each full article
published in Infant.
SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES
If possible, authors are requested to use the downloadable
copyright consent form (PDF) and submit it with their
article. Keep one copy of the article for your own reference.
Papers should be sent either as an email attachment to
christine@infantgrapevine.co.uk or on a disk or CD together
with a printed copy to:
Christine Bishop, Publisher Infant, 134 South Street,
Bishop's Stortford, Herts CM23 3BQ.
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