Writing for professional publication. Part 3: following journal guidelines.
Recognizing your motivation and identifying the content of your potential article are the first two steps in writing for publication. However, you will almost certainly receive a rejection letter if you do not plan and structure your article to meet the style of the specific journal you intend submitting to. In the third part of a series of articles, John Fowler, an experienced nursing lecturer and author, highlights the importance of downloading and reading carefully the author instructions which are found on the websites of nearly all professional journals.
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D035081:Editorial Policies; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014956:Writing / Q000592:standards*