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Suggestions to nurse authors from one manuscript reviewer
Author(s) -
Brooks Beth A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/nuf.12283
Subject(s) - reading (process) , conceptual framework , nursing theory , psychology , conceptual model , computer science , medline , engineering ethics , epistemology , linguistics , engineering , philosophy , political science , law
Many others have written about how to prepare a manuscript for publication. Therefore the purpose of this article is to share the experiences of one reviewer and suggest the need for using a theory or conceptual framework to guide research, practice, and publications. Many times while reading a manuscript I feel I am on a journey of discovery without a road map. My sense is authors may be confused about when to include the conceptual framework or the “theory part” in a manuscript if the work being described was not a research study per se. The author shares recommendations from a recent publication on how to use theory or a conceptual framework in manuscript preparation.