Author’s Guidelines
The inspire zone- ACONC will serve as a platform, to any authentic work like original
research, case studies, ,articles, reviews or reflections relevant to Nursing Education,
Practise, Management and Research that will contribute towards continuing competence in
nursing.
It aims to support continued career competence and advance body of nursing knowledge
through continuing nursing education and staff development.
Guidelines for Manuscript Submission
1. Research manuscript
Publication of any personal information about a patient in the Inspire zone will require the
signed consent of the patient.
For research manuscript, provide the declarative statement regarding the following:
• Ethical clearance from the Institution Review Board/Ethics committee
• Approval from the funding agency if applicable
• Written informed consent for manuscripts that include human subjects
2. Conflicts of interest
A conflict of interest can occur when you (or your employer or sponsor) have a financial,
commercial, legal, or professional relationship with other organizations, or with the people
working with them, that could influence your research. To facilitate readers' determining the
accuracy and value of published works, authors must disclose. Full disclosure is required
when you submit your paper to a journal, please include such a declaration at the end of your
manuscript, following any acknowledgments and prior to the references, under the heading
'Conflict of Interest Statement'.
Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
Format - Title page - Abstract - Text - References.
• Title page - Includes only the title of the manuscript not exceeding 12 words.
• Abbreviations to be avoided.
• Author information should be listed on a separate page. Includes name (s) of
author(s) preferred form of an author's name is first name, middle initial (s), and last name,
higher academic degree, designations, current position, and name of the institution, address
for correspondence, telephone and e-mail address. In case of multiple authors, the names
should be listed in the order of authorship with the consent from all authors. Omit all titles
and degrees.
• Abstract should not exceed two hundred and fifty words and must describe the purpose of
the manuscript and the clinical implications. Research manuscript abstract needs to have the
purpose, study design, method, results, and clinical implications.
• Text - The format for writing the text depends on the type of article.
• References must conform to APA style and the author must assume responsibility for the
accuracy of reference.
Examples
1. Journal - Single author
Author, A. A. (2020). Title of article. Title of Journal, actual Vol (No), actual page numbers.
2. Journal - Two to seven authors
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2020). Title of article. Title of Journal, actual Vol (No),
actual page numbers.
3. Journal - More than seven authors
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., . . .
Author, Z. Z. (2020). Title of article. Title of Journal, actual Vol (No), actual page numbers.
4. Journal - online article
Author, A. A. (2020). Title of article. Title of Journal, actual Vol (No), actual page numbers.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/
5. Book - Single author
Author, A. A. (2020). Title of Book. Location: Publisher.
6. Book – online
Author, A. A. (2020). Title of Book. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/
7. Book - More than one author
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2020). Title of Book. Location: Publisher.
9. Chapter in a book (Single author)
Author, A. A. (2020). Title of chapter. In A. Editor, B. Editor & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of
Book (pp. 100-110). Location: Publisher.
10. Chapter in a book (More than one author)
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2000). Title of chapter. In C. C. Editor (Ed.), Title of book
(pp. 517-552). Location: Publisher.
Guidelines for Presentation of Content
• Style -Present ideas in an orderly and precise manner. British and American spellings are
acceptable.
• Pages - Should be 1 to 3 pages with not more than twenty seven lines of text on each page,
Number all pages (except art work for figure) in the upper right hand corner starting from the
title page.
• Tables - Tables should be typed double spaced on separate sheets and numbered with an
Arabic numeral.
- Indicate their placements in the text.
- The maximum number of tables and figures can be only upto two per manuscript.
- Do not duplicate tables and text.
• Figure Captions - Each figure must have a corresponding caption, typed in double space on
a separate sheet of paper and numbered with an Arabic numeral.
- Explain all symbols used.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND REVIEW PROCESS:
All manuscripts will be reviewed. The review process will take a minimum of 3
months. The editorial committee members judge manuscripts suitable for publication
and decision by the editorial committee members are final.
The decision of acceptance/rejection/ recommendation for resubmission after revision
will be intimated to the corresponding author.
The authors should submit the article enclosed with passport photo only through the
given email- apolloejournal@gmail.com
