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Social Workers in India

Prepare your manuscript for Journal of Social Work Education and Practice.

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Article types

Research Article
Review
Systematic Review
Clinical Trial
Perspective

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 250 words.
  • Review: ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS For Original Research and Review Articles (Systematic and Meta-Analyses), include a structured abstract of no more than 250 words.
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  • An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone.
  • The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or references.

Keywords

  • The keywords should be different from those used in the title.
  • A list of keywords is required for all articles except for Editorials and Letters to the Editor.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Maximum of 3 tables/figures and a 40-reference limit.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • TITLE PAGE The title page is the first page of the manuscript and should include: The number of figures and tables.

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Funding organizations' involvement in data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript writing, and publication approval should be briefly described.
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  • The funding statement should be under a separate heading, 'Funding' after Acknowledgments and Conflicts of Interest Disclosure.

Competing interests

  • Add or confirm the author-written Conflict of interest statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • All authors must declare whether or not they have a conflict of interest, and this statement must be included on the title page and within the body of the manuscript.
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  • CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest related to their manuscript to ensure transparency and maintain the credibility of the publication.

Ethics statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • INFORMED CONSENT Every individual has the right to privacy, which should not be violated without obtaining informed consent.
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  • If anonymity is necessary, authors should ensure that alterations made to protect the patient's identity do not compromise the scientific purpose.
  • In some cases, complete anonymity may not be possible, and authors must obtain informed consent to publish if there is any doubt.
  • Authors should not submit the actual written informed consent with their article, as this would breach the patient's confidentiality.
  • This means that identifying information such as names, initials, or identity numbers of respondents must not be disclosed in written descriptions, photographs, or pedigrees unless it is necessary for scientific purposes and the respondent (or parent/guardian) has provided written informed consent for publication.
  • Authors who plan to include personal information and/or images of patients in their manuscript must obtain signed informed consent to publish from patients (or their relatives/guardians) before submitting their work to JSWEP.
  • In the Methods section of the manuscript, authors should indicate the procedure used to ensure adherence to ethical guidelines on informed consent and confirm that they have obtained written and signed informed consent to publish.

Blinded manuscript

  • Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • Provide the claims and editor-specific context for the cover letter; Articlo creates an editable companion without inventing content.
  • COVER LETTER A cover letter must be included with each manuscript submission.
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  • Permission should be obtained prior to submission, and evidence of permission should be supplied by the author at the time of submission.
  • Review: In their cover letter, authors are required to submit the names and e-mail addresses of up to three individuals who could, in their opinion, expertly review their manuscripts.
  • The cover letter must include the following: The names and contact details (including email addresses) of three potential peer reviewers for your manuscript.
  • The cover letter must include the following: The names of any referees you would like excluded from reviewing (if applicable).

Title page and author information

  • Provide the author, affiliation, and correspondence details for the separate title page; Articlo creates the editable companion file.
  • Changes in an author’s affiliation after the work was completed but prior to the submission or publication of the manuscript should be noted by including an asterisk as a superscript to the name in the author listing, as well as a corresponding footnote on the title page indicating “Current Affiliation” listing the new affiliation.
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  • TITLE PAGE The title page is the first page of the manuscript and should include: A shortened version of the title for use as a running header (no more than 60 characters, upper case).
  • TITLE PAGE The title page is the first page of the manuscript and should include: The title of the article.
  • TITLE PAGE The title page is the first page of the manuscript and should include: The affiliation or affiliations for each author.
  • The role of the corresponding author is to: ensure that all the Journal’s administrative requirements are met – including submission of all required forms.
  • Author Affiliations Authors should identify their institution(s) as the facility where the work was performed and executed.
  • TITLE PAGE The title page is the first page of the manuscript and should include: The full names of the authors (written as first name, middle initial(s) and last name), with the highest academic degree(s), attained.
  • TITLE PAGE The title page is the first page of the manuscript and should include: The usual full name of the corresponding author, with postal address, e-mail address, and phone number. (Please take note that all published work may include the corresponding author’s contact information to ensure the accountability and transparency of the work.).
  • TITLE PAGE The title page is the first page of the manuscript and should include: Full details on any possible previous or duplicate publication of any content of the paper (if applicable).
  • Any addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the Editor.
  • The cover letter must include the following: The affiliation and contact information of the corresponding author.

Article structure and word limits

  • Authors should expect to receive an initial decision on their manuscript within 12–16 weeks of submission.
  • Authors must disclose any grants, contracts, royalties, consulting fees, or other financial or non-financial interests within the past 36 months that may affect the content of their manuscript.
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  • If revision of the manuscript is required, the authors must submit it within four weeks of the request.
  • It should be a single page and serves to assure the Editors that the article and the authors meet the conditions of publication.
  • Do not include abstracts for Editorials and Letters to the Editor.
  • Authors must provide a copy of any document that might be considered as a previous publication.
  • Therefore, manuscripts submitted to JSWEP should not have been published before or under consideration elsewhere.
  • Any involvement of medical writers/researchers, especially those supported by the pharmaceutical industry, must be disclosed in the Acknowledgment statement.
  • Instead, the authors/investigators must store and archive the consent themselves.
  • Systematic Review: Systematic reviews, including meta-analyses, should concentrate on a particular clinical subject and conform to accepted methodologies.
  • Perspective: Such submissions should offer informed insights, rigorous analysis, and a fresh perspective on the topic at hand.
  • When a large multi-author group has conducted the work, the group ideally should decide who will be an author before the work is started and confirm who is an author before submitting the manuscript for publication.
  • While the publication of a small portion of content may not hinder publication, editors need to know about prior publications to make informed decisions about space allocation in the Journal.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • To avoid any confusion, the title page must include detailed information about any possible duplicate or prior publication.
  • If previously published content is referenced or used in the manuscript, it should be acknowledged explicitly, and permissions should be obtained where necessary.
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  • The cover letter must include the following: A confirmation that the manuscript has not been previously published is not before another journal for consideration, nor will it be until after the such time the manuscript has either been withdrawn from further consideration or it has been decided that the manuscript will not be published in JSWEP, or an explanation has been provided to the Editor.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Review: For Narrative Review Articles, include an unstructured abstract of no more than 250 words that summarizes the article's objective, main points, and conclusions.
  • Maximum Word Count: 4500 words (Maximum of four tables/figures and an 80-reference limit.).
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  • Maximum Word Count: 500 words (Should not have tables or figures, and no more than five references).
  • Maximum Word Count: 1500 words (Maximum of two tables/figures and a 20-reference limit.).
  • Maximum Word Count: 4,000 words and 12 pages. (Please note that the word count includes everything in the main body of the article text, and the reference part is not included in the word count).
  • TITLE PAGE The title page is the first page of the manuscript and should include: A word count for the text only (excluding abstract, acknowledgments, figure legends, tables, references and appendices).
  • The following statement must be included in the title page and within the body text of your manuscript under the heading “Conflicts of Interest Disclosure”: “I/We have read and understood the Journal of Social Work Education and Practice’s policy on conflicts of interest disclosure and declare the following interests: [list them or state that you have none].”.

Manuscript structure

  • Use these subheadings or the headings suggested by the relevant reporting guidelines: Background.
  • Use these subheadings or the headings suggested by the relevant reporting guidelines: Methods.
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  • Use these subheadings or the headings suggested by the relevant reporting guidelines: Results.
  • Use these subheadings or the headings suggested by the relevant reporting guidelines: Conclusions.
  • The Methods should describe the study design, setting, population (including number and selection criteria), intervention and measurements where appropriate.
  • The Results should report the main findings, including numerical values where appropriate.
  • The Conclusions must relate to the primary hypothesis (when appropriate) and be supported by the data presented.
  • Review: INTRODUCTION TO SUBMITTING TO JSWEP Prior to submission, authors should review the Journal’s “Aim and Scope of the Journal.” Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the Aim and scope of the JSWEP will be reviewed.

Authorship and originality

  • AUTHORSHIP Criteria for Authorship Only those persons who contributed directly to the intellectual content of the manuscript should be listed as authors.
  • All members of the group named as authors should meet the criteria for authorship, including approval of the final manuscript, and they should be able to take public responsibility for the work and should have full confidence in the accuracy and integrity of the work of other group authors.
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  • Changes to Authorship Authors should carefully consider the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission.
  • The cover letter must include the following: A statement that all individuals who meet these criteria of JSWEP Authorship are listed as authors and that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the manuscript prior to submission.

Artificial-intelligence disclosure

  • JSWEP is not considering AI tools as authors and cannot be listed as authors.
  • Therefore, AI tools do not meet the criteria of authorship.
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  • Authors will need to disclose in the paper which AI tools were used in the process of drafting the paper and how it was used.

Statistical reporting

  • Such reviews must adhere to rigorous standards, including but not limited to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, comprehensive search strategies, and appraisal of study quality, to ensure that the results are reliable and valid.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 250 words
Paper: 4,500 words
Title page: separate file
Cover letter: requested
Declarations: Funding, Conflict of interest, Ethics, Acknowledgements

Source transparency

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