Author Guidelines

The mission of "The Nursing Scope" — a peer-reviewed international journal of the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA) — is to promote knowledge-based healthcare delivery through the global spreading of science-based knowledge in nursing, allied health sciences, medicine, and any field that deals with human health. Papers that convey science-based knowledge are accepted by this journal.

Papers submitted could be literature reviews, research studies, theoretical frameworks, clinical experiences, and other types of papers that can promote knowledge-based healthcare delivery or science-based knowledge in general. All documents are professionally peer-reviewed and evaluated. Following peer evaluation, the editors will get the work published in the next issue.

General Information

1. Goals: The main purpose of The Nursing Scope is to disseminate science-based knowledge globally in nursing, allied health sciences, medicine, and any field that deals with human health through the publication of original papers.
2. What to Do: The Nursing Scope is a place for information on scientific studies, research, theory, philosophy, and technology and advancements in health and healthcare.
3. Contributors: All researchers, scholars, individuals, and professional bodies are invited to submit manuscripts in nursing, medicine, social sciences, and any field that deals with human or human health.
4. Distribution: Articles on the UGONSA website of the journal are open to the world.
5. Article Submission Fee: Free of charge.
6. Publication Fee: $50 USD/article (online); $50 USD/issue (hard copy).
7. Advertisements: $20 USD/month on the advertisement banner at the homepage of the journal.
8. Originality Index and Proofreading Services: To ensure originality of work and eschew plagiarism, the originality index of any work to be published must not exceed 20% when tested with Turnitin plagiarism software. The editors will keep testing and returning every work back to the author(s) until the originality index shows that less than 20% of the work was duplicated from other sources. Proofreading services are also run by the editors to ensure that works being published are professional and meet international best standards.

Manuscript Submission Process

1. Submission Method: Electronic submission through email, gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com.
2. Reference and Format: APA style 7th edition, Microsoft Word; Font: Times New Roman, 12pt, double-spacing.
3. Indent: One tab indent at the beginning of each new paragraph.
4. Cover Page: Full details of the author(s).
5. Reviewers: Authors are encouraged to suggest at least two reviewers with their emails.

Manuscript Preparation

Every manuscript is recommended to incorporate the following parts; however, the author(s) is/are at liberty to vary the parts or style:

1. Title page: including article title; author's full name; institution(s) to which each author is affiliated, with city and country; and e-mail address for all correspondence. Freelance authors with no institutional affiliation are also welcome, but their base and address must be provided.
2. Abstract: including Background, Aims, Methods, Findings, and Conclusion.
3. Keywords
4. Introduction
5. Materials and Methods
6. Results
7. Discussion
8. Acknowledgements
9. References

Acknowledgment and Affirmation

When submitting manuscript(s) to the journal, you agree, acknowledge, and affirm the following:

• All the authors have contributed adequately and agree on responsibility for the contents of the article(s).
• There is no plagiarism or any other problems. The author(s) is/are fully responsible for the contents of the paper(s), and for any plagiarism or other problems of the paper(s).
• The manuscript(s) have not been published elsewhere.
• Copyright and Responsibility: Both the journal and author(s) accept that they have the same right to the copyright of the article(s), i.e. either the journal or the author(s) can utilize it in any way without notifying the other party.