Advances in Skin & Wound Care
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Advances in Skin & Wound Care, a peer-reviewed, interprofessional journal, publishes quantitative and qualitative studies, continuing education articles, scholarly reviews of the literature, reports on innovative treatments, case series, case studies, and practical articles for skin and wound care professionals. Published articles translate knowledge into practice for all professionals involved in skin and wound management: physicians, nurses, dermatologists, surgeons, podiatrists, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians, infection control practitioners, pharmacists, biomedical engineers, researchers, academics, and administrators.
The journal welcomes submissions of original articles in all areas of skin and wound management. Manuscripts are considered for publication only if the work has not been published and is not under consideration for publication by another periodical. All authors must reveal their affiliation(s) with organizations that have a direct or indirect financial interest in the editorial content and/or products that are discussed in the manuscript. Authors must state all relevant conflicts of interest in the manuscript, including financial, consultant, institutional, and other relationships that might lead to bias or a conflict of interest. If there is no conflict of interest, this should also be explicitly stated as none declared.
Direct all correspondence and questions to:
Advances in Skin & Wound Care
Two Commerce Square
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: 215-521-8830
E-Mail: ASWCedit@wolterskluwer.com
Manuscript Submission
All manuscripts must be submitted electronically to www.lwwesubmissions.com.
Review Process
All submitted papers are subject to a double-blind peer review. To facilitate blinding, the body of the manuscript and images, including credit lines, should not include identifiable information of any kind, including but not limited to author names/initials; facility names; or specific locations such as cities, provinces, or countries. If necessary, authors may identify this information as [[REDACTED FOR PEER REVIEW]]. The initial review process takes 2 to 3 months. Reviewer comments will be shared with the authors. If substantive revision is necessary, the manuscript will be returned to the authors for rework based on feedback from the Editor(s)-in-Chief and peer reviewers. Accepted manuscripts are subject to editorial revision for clarity, punctuation, grammar, syntax, and conformity to journal style. The corresponding author will receive a copy of the final manuscript for review prior to publication.
ARTICLE TYPES
Original Investigation
Original Investigations are scientific feature articles that create original data and translate new findings into practice for improved patient care. These articles should be no more than 6,000 words, and the reference list should be limited to 50 or fewer key recent references.
Continuing Education (CE/NCPD/CME)
A continuing education article should review the recent literature and key concepts with an interpretation of the evidence for clinical practice. These articles should be written by practicing healthcare professionals and not employees of companies with conflicts of interest on the subject. The submission should be evidence-based and may follow a case format. The article may reflect scientific evidence, expert opinion, and/or patient preference, and should discuss the impact of the author conclusions/recommendations on healthcare systems when appropriate. These articles should be no more than 4,500 words, and the reference list should be limited to 25-40 key recent references. The article must also include Practice Points: 4 or 5 bullets that summarize the main clinical takeaways of the article.
Literature Reviews
Reviews that provide a complete overview of the literature on any topic related to skin and wound care will be considered and will be subject to peer review. The journal accepts meta-analyses, narrative reviews, scoping reviews, and so on formatted in accordance with standardized reporting guidelines. The text should include a structured abstract of no more than 250 words under the following headings: Objective, Data Sources, Study Selection, Data Extraction, Data Synthesis, Conclusions. A Methods section detailing the chosen keywords, data sources, study selection process, and so on is required.
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