Journal of Holistic Nursing

Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal of Holistic Nursing (JHN)’s submission site to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned. Remember you can log in to the submission site at any time to check on the progress of your paper through the peer review process.

Sage Publishing disseminates high-quality research and engaged scholarship globally, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion in publishing. We encourage submissions from a diverse range of authors from across all countries and backgrounds.

Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of JHN will be reviewed.

There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this Journal. Open Access options are available - see section 3.3 below.

As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere. Please see our guidelines on prior publication and note that JHN may accept submissions of papers that have been posted on pre-print servers; please alert the Editorial Office when submitting (contact details are at the end of these guidelines) and include the DOI for the preprint in the designated field in the manuscript submission system. Authors should not post an updated version of their paper on the preprint server while it is being peer reviewed for possible publication in the journal. If the article is accepted for publication, the author may re-use their work according to the journal's author archiving policy. If your paper is accepted, you must include a link on your preprint to the final version of your paper.

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1. What do we publish?

1.1 Aims & Scope

1.2 Article types

1.3 Writing your paper

2. Editorial policies

2.1 Peer review policy

2.2 Authorship

2.3 Acknowledgements

2.4 Funding

2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests

2.6 Research ethics and patient consent

2.7 Clinical trials

2.8 Reporting guidelines

2.9 Research Data

3. Publishing policies

3.1 Publication ethics

3.2 Contributor’s publishing agreement

3.3 Open access and author archiving

4. ORCID

4.1 Information required for completing your submission

4.2 Permissions

6. On acceptance and publication

6.1 Sage Production

6.2 Online First publication

6.3 Access to your published article

6.4 Promoting your article

7. Further information

 

1. What do we publish?

1.1 Aims & Scope

Sage Publishing disseminates high-quality research and engaged scholarship globally, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion in publishing. We encourage submissions from a diverse range of authors from across all countries and backgrounds.

The purpose of JHN is to publish work that contributes to development of the knowledge, advancement of the science, and promotion of the practice of holistic nursing and health care. Therefore, all manuscripts should address this purpose by including:

• An introduction that provides a compelling argument for the relevance of the manuscript for holistic nursing and health care
• A conceptual model, theoretical framework, or explicit theoretical perspective related to holistic nursing that guides or informs the work, or may be an outcome of the work, such as in the case of critical reviews.
• A section that indicates implications for advancing knowledge, research and/or practice in holistic nursing and health care
• Research manuscripts must contain a section titled “Ethical Considerations” that describes procedures used for ensuring voluntary and informed consent (whether it was written or verbal), maintaining confidentiality, and safeguarding anonymity.

It is essential that the author makes the connection between the topic of manuscript and holistic nursing explicit.  It is also highly recommended to weave information about holistic nursing throughout the manuscript. Manuscripts that do not address the elements noted above may be returned to the author.

1.2 Article types

• Research (quantitative)
• Research (qualitative)
• Research (mixed methods)
• Critical Literature Reviews
• Concept Analysis and Theory Development
• Philosophical Analysis
• Education
• Practice
• Aesthetics

Specific guidelines for each type of manuscript submitted follow:

Research. Manuscripts should be written in a format consistent with the design of the research. A wide variety of forms of inquiries are acceptable. All research manuscripts should include a clear and concise summary of the purpose and aims of the research, background and significance including relevant literature, theoretical framework or orientation, the design, the participants, data collection and analysis processes and procedures, ethical considerations, credibility and legitimacy issues and approaches, findings, and implications of findings, particularly as they relate to research, practice, and or knowledge development in the field of holistic nursing.  The ethical considerations section should address conditions of obtaining voluntary participants, providing detailed and appropriate informed consent, maintaining confidentiality, and safeguarding anonymity of participants.  There should be a description of the process for obtaining approval from an institutional review board that oversees and maintains standards of human participant protection.

Concept Analysis and Theory Development. Manuscripts that address conceptual analysis and theoretical development associated with holism and holistic health and nursing are critical to the advancement of knowledge. Format should reflect the manuscript’s purpose and include a review of relevant literature upon which the work builds and implications for research, practice, and theory development specific to holistic nursing and health care. Priority will be given to manuscripts that provide an in-depth analysis of existing concepts and theories, propose extensions or alternative concepts and theories based on critical analysis, address comparative analyses of different related concepts and theories, and those that generate innovative conceptual and theoretical thinking that leads model and framework development.  Concept analysis manuscripts that focus on a simple analysis of a single concept are generally not acceptable for publication.

Philosophical Analysis. Manuscripts are sought which provide a significant analysis of philosophies and philosophical points of view that explicitly inform holistic nursing and health care.   Writers are encouraged to systematically raise and deeply explore questions about the nature of the science and practice of holistic nursing and offer a philosophical analysis focused on key phenomena of relevance to holistic nursing. Manuscripts that describe philosophical inquiries are useful in extending and deepening holistic nursing knowledge. These manuscripts should be written in a style that illuminates the key questions or inquiries addressed, describe overtly the methods of analysis and/or inquiry used, substantiate conclusions using literature, and provoke enriched dialogue on questions and issues of concern to holistic nursing and holistic health.

Critical Literature Review. Critical analyses and evaluation of literature is foundational to advancing knowledge in holistic nursing and holistic health. Manuscripts that provide a systematic, rigorous analysis and evaluation of current literature are welcome. The author should clearly state which type of review was used including an overview of the criteria for that particular critical review format.  Manuscript format should include the focus of the review; scope of and rationale for the literature selected; detailed description of the analysis and evaluation criteria and processes used; significant findings, issues, and gaps identified; and implications for research, practice, and knowledge development. Priority will be given to manuscripts that have highest potential for expanding knowledge regarding topics of concern to holistic health and holistic nursing.

Practice. Manuscripts should address issues and concerns critical to practice from a holistic perspective. Focus on extension of current practice knowledge or innovations in practice knowledge is welcomed. Manuscripts should be written in a style that appeals to practitioners, providing a clear description of the focus, populations and conditions addressed, overview of relevant literature and current state of practice knowledge, detailed description of approaches and strategies and how they are applied, evaluation of practice, and implications for research, education, and practice. All practice manuscripts that report on research should include the ethical considerations content described for research manuscripts.

Education. Manuscripts should address issues and concerns critical to educating for advancing the science and art of holism in nursing and healthcare. Manuscripts are accepted on a wide array of topics that include teaching holistic content and teaching holistically. Educating teachers, practitioners, leaders, artists, and scientists are within the scope of this emphasis area. Manuscripts should be written in style that appeals to educators, providing a clear description of the focus; types of students and teaching situations addressed; overview of relevant literature related to the educational topic; detailed description of educational processes, approaches, and practices; evaluation of educational processes, approaches, and practices; and implications for research, education, and practice. All education manuscripts that report on research should include the ethical considerations content described for research manuscripts.

Aesthetic. Manuscripts of this type will be by invitation only from the Editor of the journal.  Should a perspective author which to be considered for such an invitation, please address the Editor directly via email (richardcowling3@gmail.com).

All manuscripts must have a:

• Cover letter
• Title page
• Abstract
• Main document (includes references)

Manuscripts may have:

• Figures
• Tables
• Supplementary file (only used if no other file category fits)

Cover Letter. The cover letter should address the editor, note the title and authors, and indicate that the submission is an original manuscript not been published or submitted for publication in whole or part to any other publishing source.

Title Page. The title page should include:

• Title
• Running header
• Author information
• Acknowledgements

Title. The title should be succinct and clear and accurately reflect the manuscript's topic.

Running header. This is an abbreviated title that should be no longer than 4-5 words.

Author information. For each author include: (a) name; (b) degrees/certifications; (c) title/position, institution, and location; and (d) email address. Indicate to whom correspondence should be sent with full address, phone and fax numbers of that individual. If the corresponding author is unavailable for periods of time, please note periods of absence and alternate contact information. Corresponding authors are responsible for verifying the accuracy of their co-authors’ information, including name, degrees, institutions, and biographical paragraphs.

Acknowledgments. If desired, provide a brief statement of acknowledgment (e.g., funding source, grant number).

Abstract. The abstract should accurately reflect the manuscript’s topic in no more than 200 words. For research manuscripts, structure the abstract with headings denoting: (a) purpose of study, without detailed background; (b) design of study; (c) methods used; (d) findings; and (e) conclusions. If the manuscript is another type (critical literature review, concept analysis and theory development, philosophical analysis, education, practice, or aesthetics), a structured abstract is required. The structure for these types of manuscripts should reflect the manuscript’s purpose. No abstract is required for invited manuscripts or letters to the editor, but the author should note “N/A” per instructions for online submissions.

Main Document (Text). The main document should include: (a) title; (b) text of the manuscript; and (c) references. Manuscripts are more likely to be accepted for publication if they are written in clear, concise, and logical organization and content flow.

The author is responsible for compliance with the most recent published APA format and for the accuracy of all information including citations and verification of all references with citations in the text. Spelling must be in American English. There is currently no limit on manuscript length.

To maintain author anonymity, do not include any identifying information in the manuscript text. If you cite your works, list them as “Author, YYYY” in the text and the reference list.

JHN requests that authors use gender-neutral text unless directly quoting another author who does not use gender-neutral language or unless the context of the manuscript appropriately calls for a specific gender.

1.3 Writing your paper

Manuscripts should not be right justified. Every element in the manuscript must be double-spaced, including tables and references, and must follow the style recommendations of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.; click here for APA style resources).

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to the Journal of Holistic Nursing manuscript submission site, http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jhn.

Please follow the submission guidelines below.

All manuscripts must have:

• cover letter
• title page
• abstract
• main document (includes references)

Manuscripts may have:

• figures
• tables
• supplementary file (only used if no other file category fits)

Cover Letter. The cover letter should address the editor, note the title and authors, and indicate that the submission is an original manuscript not been published or submitted for publication in whole or part to any other publishing source.

Title Page. The title page should include:

• title
• running header
• author information
• acknowledgements

Title. The title should be succinct and clear and accurately reflect the manuscript's topic.

Running header. This is an abbreviated title that should be no longer than 4-5 words.

Author information. For each author include: (a) name; (b) degrees/certifications; (c) title/position, institution, and location; and (d) email address. Indicate to whom correspondence should be sent with full address, phone and fax numbers of that individual. If the corresponding author is unavailable for periods of time, please note periods of absence and alternate contact information. Corresponding authors are responsible for verifying the accuracy of their coauthors’ information, including name, degrees, institutions, and biographical paragraphs.

Acknowledgments. If applicable, provide a brief statement of acknowledgment (e.g., funding source, grant number).

Abstract. The abstract should accurately reflect the manuscript’s topic in no more than 200 words. For research manuscripts, structure the abstract with headings denoting: (a) purpose of study, without detailed background; (b) design of study; (c) methods used; (d) findings; and (e) conclusions. If the manuscript is another type (critical literature review, concept analysis and theory development, philosophical analysis, education, practice, or aesthetics), a structured abstract is required. The structure for these types of manuscripts should reflect the manuscript’s purpose. No abstract is required for invited manuscripts or letters to the editor, but the author should note “N/A” per instructions for online submissions.

Main Document (Text). The main document should include: (a) title; (b) text of the manuscript; and (c) references. Manuscripts are more likely to be accepted for publication if they are written in clear, concise, and logical organization and content flow.

The author is responsible for compliance with the most recent published APA format and for the accuracy of all information including citations and verification of all references with citations in the text. Spelling must be in American English. There is currently no limit on manuscript length.

To maintain author anonymity, do not include any identifying information in the manuscript text. If you cite your works, list them as “Author, YYYY” in the text and the reference list.

JHN requests that authors use gender-neutral text unless directly quoting another author who does not use gender-neutral language or unless the context of the manuscript appropriately calls for a specific gender.

Racial and ethnic identity is covered in Section 5.7 of the APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition.  JHN requests that authors use this guidance which is more clearly specified for all groups and covers all conventions at this website: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language/racial-ethnic-minorities

References. Authors are responsible for references’ accuracy. The list of references should include only those that are important to the text and should not be long lists consuming space unnecessarily. References should be the most current available on the topic. It is the authors’ responsibility to ensure the accuracy of all components of a reference (name(s) of author(s); publication date; title of work; title of journal, book, or other source; location of publisher; publisher; and relevant pages). All citations in text must be listed in the references, and all references should be cited in text. Reference citations in text and the references list should be prepared consistent with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). As noted previously, if citing your own works, list “Author, YYYY” in the citation and the reference list to maintain anonymity.

Figures. Figures are diagrams, graphs, charts, or any form of line art, as well as photography or other grayscale images. Figures are acceptable in TIFF, EPS, JPEG, PDF, or AI file formats. Initial submitted figures should be of high enough quality to be read on-screen or in printouts by reviewers. Figures must be numbered and their placement listed in the text. Final figures for accepted manuscripts should be sent in camera-ready form. Electronic line-art-type figures should be of at least 1200 dpi resolution, and electronic photo or grayscale figures should be of at least 300 dpi resolution; all figures should be at least 3.3 inches wide (for 1-column width) or 6.8 inches wide (for 2-column width) when printed. Preparation of all figures should be consistent with Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Color figures accepted for publication require an expense by the author of $800 for the first one and $200 for each additional. There is no cost for black-and-white figures.

Tables. Tables should be typed, double-spaced, one to a page, and numbered. Their placement should be listed in the text. Tables must be supplied in Microsoft Word or Excel. Preparation of tables should be consistent with Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Tables with any form of color accepted for publication require an expense by the author of $800 for the first one and $200 for each additional. There is no cost for black-and-white text tables.

Letters to the Editor Submission

We seek letters to the editor as a way of promoting dialogue, discourse, and alternative perspectives to the articles published in JHN. The author should select the “Letter to Editor” manuscript type and follow the directions. In the abstract field, insert “N/A” as an abstract is not required.

1.3.1 Make your article discoverable

For information and guidance on how to make your article more discoverable, visit our Gateway page on How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online

2. Editorial policies

Journal of Holistic Nursing only accepts manuscripts that are directly related to the research and practice of holistic nursing. Any manuscripts not directly related to holistic nursing will be rejected as out of scope.

2.1 Peer review policy

The usual time from manuscript submission to the author’s receipt of the editor’s decision about publication is ~3 months. During that time, each manuscript undergoes a rigorous double-anonymize peer review by 3 reviewers (in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties) a review for a recommendation to the Editor by the appropriate Associate Editor, and a final review by the Editor.

The editor’s possible decisions are (a) accept; (b) accept with minor revisions; (c) major substantive revisions required (must be resubmitted for full review with no guarantee of acceptance); (d) reject, submit to another journal; or (e) reject. The time required for revisions is determined by the author(s).

Time from acceptance to publication is dependent on many factors including the number and types of manuscripts awaiting publication, variations in time required for revisions, and ability of author(s) to provide all materials required for publication. All manuscripts are edited and copyedited before being sent to the printer. The Editor will keep authors informed of the projected publication date.

JHN is committed to delivering high quality, fast peer-review for your paper, and as such has partnered with Web of Science (previously Publons). Web of Science is a third party service that seeks to track, verify and give credit for peer review. Reviewers for the journal can opt in to Web of Science in order to claim their reviews or have them automatically verified and added to their reviewer profile. Reviewers claiming credit for their review will be associated with the relevant journal, but the article name, reviewer’s decision and the content of their review is not published on the site. For more information visit the Web of Science website.

The Editor or members of the Editorial Board may occasionally submit their own manuscripts for possible publication in the journal. In these cases, the peer review process will be managed by alternative members of the Board and the submitting Editor/Board member will have no involvement in the decision-making process.

2.2 Authorship

Papers should only be submitted for consideration once consent is given by all contributing authors. Those submitting papers should carefully check that all those whose work contributed to the paper are acknowledged as contributing authors.

The list of authors should include all those who can legitimately claim authorship. This is all those who:

1. Made a substantial contribution to the concept or design of the work; or acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data,
2. Drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content,
3. Approved the version to be published,
4. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content.

Authors should meet the conditions of all of the points above. When a large, multicentre group has conducted the work, the group should identify the individuals who accept direct responsibility for the manuscript. These individuals should fully meet the criteria for authorship.

Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group alone does not constitute authorship, although all contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the Acknowledgments section. Please refer to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) authorship guidelines for more information on authorship.

Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.

2.3 Acknowledgements

All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.

Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.

2.3.1 Third party submissions

Where an individual who is not listed as an author submits a manuscript on behalf of the author(s), a statement must be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and in the accompanying cover letter. The statements must:

• Disclose this type of editorial assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input
• Identify any entities that paid for this assistance
• Confirm that the listed authors have authorized the submission of their manuscript via third party and approved any statements or declarations, e.g. conflicting interests, funding, etc.

Where appropriate, Sage reserves the right to deny consideration to manuscripts submitted by a third party rather than by the authors themselves.

2.3.2 Writing assistance

Individuals who provided writing assistance, e.g. from a specialist communications company, do not qualify as authors and so should be included in the Acknowledgements section. Authors must disclose any writing assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input – and identify the entity that paid for this assistance. It is not necessary to disclose use of language polishing services.

2.4 Funding

JHN requires all authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent fashion under a separate heading.  Please visit the Funding Acknowledgements page on the Sage Journal Author Gateway to confirm the format of the acknowledgment text in the event of funding, or state that: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests

It is the policy of JHN to require a declaration of conflicting interests from all authors enabling a statement to be carried within the paginated pages of all published articles.

Please ensure that a ‘Declaration of Conflicting Interests’ statement is included at the end of your manuscript, after any acknowledgements and prior to the references. If no conflict exists, please state that ‘The Author(s) declare(s) that there is no conflict of interest’. For guidance on conflict of interest statements, please see the ICMJE recommendations here

2.6 Research ethics and patient consent

Medical research involving human subjects must be conducted according to the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki.

Submitted manuscripts should conform to the ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, and all papers reporting animal and/or human studies must state in the methods section that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board provided (or waived) approval. Please ensure that you have provided the full name and institution of the review committee, in addition to the approval number.

For research articles, authors are also required to describe procedures used that for ensuring voluntary and informed consent (whether it was written or verbal), maintaining confidentiality, and safeguarding anonymity.

Information on informed consent to report individual cases or case series should be included in the manuscript text. A statement is required regarding whether written informed consent for patient information and images to be published was provided by the patient(s) or a legally authorized representative. Please do not submit the patient’s actual written informed consent with your article, as this in itself breaches the patient’s confidentiality. The Journal requests that you confirm to us, in writing, that you have obtained written informed consent but the written consent itself should be held by the authors/investigators themselves, for example in a patient’s hospital record. The confirmatory letter may be uploaded with your submission as a separate file.

Please also refer to the ICMJE Recommendations for the Protection of Research Participants

2.7 Clinical trials

JHN conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first patient enrolment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.

2.8 Reporting guidelines

The relevant EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines should be followed depending on the type of study. For example, all randomized controlled trials submitted for publication should include a completed CONSORT flow chart as a cited figure and the completed CONSORT checklist should be uploaded with your submission as a supplementary file. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should include the completed PRISMA flow chart as a cited figure and the completed PRISMA checklist should be uploaded with your submission as a supplementary file. The EQUATOR wizard can help you identify the appropriate guideline.

Other resources can be found at NLM’s Research Reporting Guidelines and Initiatives

2.9. Research Data

The journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages.

Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to:

• share your research data in a relevant public data repository
• include a data availability statement linking to your data. If it is not possible to share your data, we encourage you to consider using the statement to explain why it cannot be shared.
• cite this data in your research

 

3. Publishing policies

 

3.1 Publication ethics

Sage is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the Sage Author Gateway

3.1.1 Plagiarism

JHN and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarized other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

3.1.2 Prior publication

If material has been previously published it is not generally acceptable for publication in a Sage journal. However, there are certain circumstances where previously published material can be considered for publication. Please refer to the guidance on the Sage Author Gateway or if in doubt, contact the Editor at the address given below.

3.2 Contributor’s publishing agreement      

Before publication, Sage requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. Sage’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants Sage the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than Sage. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit the Sage Author Gateway

3.3 Open access and author archiving

Journal of Holistic Nursing offers optional open access publishing via the Sage Choice programme and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out if your institution is participating by visiting Open Access Agreements at Sage. For more information on Open Access publishing options at Sage please visit Sage Open Access. For information on funding body compliance, and depositing your article in repositories, please visit Sage’s Author Archiving and Re-Use Guidelines and Publishing Policies.

4. ORCID

As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.

The collection of ORCID IDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID ID you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID ID will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID ID is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.

If you do not already have an ORCID ID please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.

4.1 Information required for completing your submission

You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors via the submission system and identify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on your manuscript. The affiliation listed in the manuscript should be the institution where the research was conducted. If an author has moved to a new institution since completing the research, the new affiliation can be included in a manuscript note at the end of the paper. At this stage please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

4.2 Permissions

Please also ensure that you have obtained any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please see the Copyright and Permissions page on the Sage Author Gateway

6. On acceptance and publication

6.1 Sage Production

Your Sage Production Editor will keep you informed as to your article’s progress throughout the production process. Proofs will be made available to the corresponding author via our editing portal Sage Edit or by email, and corrections should be made directly or notified to us promptly. Authors are reminded to check their proofs carefully to confirm that all author information, including names, affiliations, sequence and contact details are correct, and that Funding and Conflict of Interest statements, if any, are accurate.

6.2 Online First publication

Online First allows final articles (completed and approved articles awaiting assignment to a future issue) to be published online prior to their inclusion in a journal issue, which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. Visit the Sage Journals help page for more details, including how to cite Online First articles.

6.3 Access to your published article

Sage provides authors with online access to their final article.

6.4 Promoting your article

Publication is not the end of the process! You can help disseminate your paper and ensure it is as widely read and cited as possible. The Sage Author Gateway has numerous resources to help you promote your work. Visit the Promote Your Article page on the Gateway for tips and advice. In addition, Sage is partnered with Kudos, a free service that allows authors to explain, enrich, share, and measure the impact of their article.

7. Further information

Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the JHN editorial office as follows:

jhn@sagepub.com