Iran Journal of Nursing

 Submission: manuscripts should be submitted electronically through the submission form of the journal's website.
In case of electronic submission of the manuscript the authors must declare that it is being exclusively contributed to Iran Journal of Nursing. The text should be submitted in Microsoft word format. The figures should be sent in a format of JPEG or GIF.

 "Iran Journal of Nursing" (IJN), Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Vali asr st., Yasemi st., Tehran, Iran. Manuscript must be accompanied by a covering letter to the editor-in-chief, including title and author(s) name and undertaking that it has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

  In case the manuscript was earlier submitted in some other journal and was rejected, the authors must provide full information for proper analysis. The length of manuscript must not exceed 6000 words (14pages) for review articles and 4000 words (12pages) for original papers including the main text, charts, tables, and photographs. Tables as well as illustrations should be typed and drawn on a separate paper. Do not submit tables as photographs.

Reporting Guidelines Requirements

To improve the scientific quality, methodological transparency, and reproducibility of submitted manuscripts, the Iran Journal of Nursing (IJN) requires authors to use the appropriate international reporting guidelines based on the design of their study.
Authors must download the relevant checklist from the EQUATOR Network and upload the completed checklist as a supplementary file during submission.

EQUATOR Network: https://www.equator-network.org
Required Reporting Checklists by Study Type

1. Randomized Controlled Trials

• CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/consort/

2. Observational Studies

• STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/strobe/

3. Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

• PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/prisma/

4. Qualitative Research

• COREQ (Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/coreq/

5. Non-Randomized Intervention Studies

• TREND (Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/trend/

6. Diagnostic Accuracy Studies

• STARD (Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/stard/

7. Study Protocols

• SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/spirit/

8. Narrative Reviews

• SANRA (Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/sanra/

9. Case Reports

• CARE (Case Report Guidelines)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/care/

10. Health Economic Evaluations

• CHEERS (Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards)
  https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/cheers/