Nurse Leader's mission is to provide the vision, skills, and tools needed by nurses currently in or aspiring
to leadership positions. The publication meets the needs of all nurses on the leadership learning curve-from administrators making the
transition from management to leadership to established leaders seeking to take their skills and experience to a higher level.
Style
The preferred writing style is direct and informal. The narrative should flow in a logical sequence with frequent
paragraphing. Feel free to use examples from personal experience and practice to illustrate certain points. Case histories also are helpful.
Please avoid excessive technical jargon.
Format
Refer to Guide for Authors at ees.elsevier.com/nl.
Submit only original manuscripts not under consideration by other publications. Article length should be 1500 words. Do not include an
abstract or keywords. Designate each illustration and table by placing the citation "Figure 1" or "Table 2," as appropriate, in the text.
References
Nurse Leader uses the AMA style for references, which assigns one number (and only one) for
each source and numbers them consecutively in the text as superscript numbers. Refer to http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html
for examples of correct formatting.
Graphics
JPG, TIF, or EPS formats are required (no word documents or power point
slides for figures or photos). Line art should have a minimum resolution of 1000 dpi, halftone art (photos) a minimum of 300 dpi, and
combination art (line/tone) a minimum of 500 dpi. Color figures should be submitted actual size.
Biographical data
Please include the credential initials (eg, RN, MBA, PhD) you would like after your name, your current title, employer, and the city
in which you work. The email address for the corresponding author will be published in the article.
Copyright transfer
If an article is accepted for publication, all authors must sign a copyright transfer form assigning all rights to the publisher.
Release for publication
If an accepted article identifies a particular facility, patient/client, etc., the author
is responsible for securing written authorization to use that name. The author also is responsible for obtaining written permission of
individuals identified in photographs or to use copyrighted materials, including illustrations, photographs, tables, etc.
Accountability
All authors must disclose any relationship-financial or otherwise-with facilities, institutions, organizations, or companies mentioned
in their work.
Nurse Leader will note that all statements, opinions, techniques, etc., presented in published articles
are those of the authors and do not represent the opinions of the publisher or editor. Nurse Leader also will disclaim any responsibility
for ensuring the validity of statements made in the articles, accuracy of methods suggested, etc.
Editing
All accepted
manuscripts are subject to editing, which may involve only minor changes of grammar, punctuation, paragraphing, etc. However, some editing
may involve condensing or restructuring the narrative. Corresponding authors will receive a proof to check their work before the issue
goes to press
