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The Nursing Journal of India is a
monthly publication, the official organ of The Trained
Nurses’ Association of India. It contains a mix
of special articles of professional interest and other
features on developments in the field of Nursing in
general and reports of activities from different Units
and Branches of the Association in particular. According
to the scheme of material approved by the Editorial
Advisory Board, each issue of the Journal would normally
contain two special articles, one concise Research Report
of an important study conducted by an individual or
a team, if available, plus regular features like ‘Nursing
World’, ‘Students forum’, ‘Branch
Affairs’, ‘Book Reviews’, ‘Readers
View’, other items like poems of interest to Nurses,
and Nomination Sheets, Ballot Papers and other forms,
Announcements and Circulars connected with the functioning
of the Association.
Special
Articles / Research Reports
1. Special Articles/ Research Reports
have to be on subjects related to Nursing Practice,
Management, Education, Research, etc.
2. Preference is given to articles
based on patient care studies concentrating on Nursing
components rather than medical aspects of treatment.
3. Articles should be exclusively for
publication in the Journal and concise, ideally running
into 1200 to 1800 words with CD as well as hard copy
of the articles.
4. Only essential illustrations or
one photograph with good contrast colour) may be sent
by contributors in a camera-ready form, i.e. neatly
finished in black ink, to be sent for printing so that
it is directly reproducible. Photographs in black and
white are preferred (printed on glossy paper). However,
photographs in colour may be accepted, if they have
good contrast of colours.
5. References of all works cited or
consulted in preparation of the article should be complete,
and in the format given below.
6. Research Articles should be sent
within three years of the studies; it should mention
the TNAI number, designation, address and the year in
which the study has been conducted.
Reference Sample
Books : Kakar DN (1980). Dais: The
Traditional Birth Attendants in Rural India, 1st edn.
New Delhi: New Asian Publishers, Ch 1-14; pp 11-57
Articles : Kakar, DN (1982). ‘The
Role of Midwife in North India with Special Reference
to Cultural Factors’. The Nursing Journal of India,
LXII (1), pp 32-35
Reports
1. Reports from TNAI and SNA Units
and Branches and other features should be very brief
(50 to 100 words only) and typed in double space on
one side of the paper.
2. Efforts should be made to lay emphasis
on reporting the new thoughts expressed by Nurses or
dignitaries invited to functions and ceremonies and
achievements of Nursing personnel or Student Nurses
instead of giving mere lists of officials or office
bearers who presided over or attended these events.
3. Photographs of all these events
are not expected to be the work of professionals. Care
should be taken to send only those photographs (in colour,
only if not available in black and white) that show
a good contrast and clear features and objects. Captions
of all photographs should be written on the back of
the photograph clearly.
4. The emphasis again should be on
creative work or achievements of Nurses or Nursing Students
instead of mere dignitaries inaugurating or participating
in a particular event. The person sending a report should
give her or his name, address and designation or post
held in the Unit or Branch.
Book
Reviews
Reviewers of books (commissioned or not commissioned
by the Editor) should deal with the subject content
of a book reviewed from an expert’s angle and
not only list chapters or give recommendations
that a particular book should be bought or acquired
by students or the likely readers.
Readers’
Views
Readers’ Views should be concise and concentrating
on issues or problems rather than supporting or criticising
individuals or certain groups and should avoid any element
of defamatory references.
Material intended for publication should be sent as
soon as the event is over. The date of posting of the
Journal is first or second day of the month of a particular
issue.
Advertisements
Special care has to be taken by advertisers with regard
to the deadline and date of posting. All advertisers
are advised to check the last dates of issue or submission
of application forms, etc., being advertised, before
sending the advertisements and ensure that the advertisements
appear well before such dates. For Admission Notices
for Nursing Schools and Colleges, copy of the INC recognition
certificate for the specific academic year should be
provided.
Advertisements for a particular issue are accepted till
the first day of the month preceding the month of the
issue of the Journal. For example, if you like to get
your advertisement published in the issue of August,
the advertisement matter and the payment (to be made
in favour of the Nursing Journal of India, New Delhi),
should reach TNAI Headquarters by July 1. Recruiting
Agencies are required to provide the authencity certificate.
Suitability
The Chief Editor is authorised to reject articles that
are not found suitable for publication and to edit articles,
reports or other features in the interest of space and
clarity.
All
manuscripts should be send in duplicate to:
The Chief Editor, The Nursing Journal of India, L-17,
Florence Nightingale Lane, Green Park,
New Delhi - 110 016. Fax: 26858304 Email: tnai@ndf.vsnl.net.in,
tnai_2003@yahoo.com.
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