Author Guidelines
Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication
Welcome to Clinical Learning in Nursing (CLN). We appreciate your interest in publishing with our journal. Our mission is to disseminate high-quality, ethical, and impactful research that advances nursing education, clinical learning, and evidence-based healthcare practice worldwide.
Clinical Learning in Nursing is currently published twice a year (January and July). Accepted articles are published online after completing the editorial and production process and are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) through Crossref, ensuring permanent identification and citation.
To ensure a smooth submission and peer-review process, authors are encouraged to carefully review the information provided in this section before submitting a manuscript. Following the journal's requirements will help facilitate editorial assessment, improve manuscript quality, and expedite the publication process.
Clinical Learning in Nursing welcomes submissions from researchers, educators, clinicians, healthcare professionals, and policymakers. All manuscripts are evaluated through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process and are expected to comply with internationally recognized standards for publication ethics and scientific integrity.
This section provides comprehensive guidance on manuscript preparation, submission requirements, reporting standards, publication policies, and copyright regulations. Authors are encouraged to consult each resource carefully before proceeding with their submission.
Before You Submit
Please review the following resources before submitting your manuscript:
✅Author Guidelines
Read the complete instructions for preparing and submitting manuscripts to Clinical Learning in Nursing. Authors are encouraged to follow these guidelines carefully to facilitate a smooth peer-review and publication process.
Read Guidelines
✅Manuscript Template
Download the official manuscript template to ensure your article complies with the journal's formatting and submission requirements.
Download Template
✅Author Submission Form (ASF)
Download the Author Submission Form (ASF), which includes author information, affiliations, corresponding author details, declarations, funding, acknowledgments, ethical statements, conflicts of interest, and other required submission information.
Download ASF
✅ Submission Checklist
Before submitting your manuscript, please review this checklist to ensure that all submission requirements have been completed and all necessary documents have been included.
Download Checklist
✅ Reporting Guidelines
Authors are encouraged to follow internationally recognized reporting guidelines (e.g., CONSORT, PRISMA, STROBE, CARE, SRQR, COREQ, and SQUIRE) appropriate to their study design to improve the quality and transparency of reporting.
View Reporting Guidelines
✅Reference Style
Clinical Learning in Nursing uses the APA 7th Edition reference style. Authors should ensure that all citations and references are formatted accurately and include DOI numbers whenever available.
Reference Guide
✅Publication Fee
No Article Processing Charge (APC)
To support researchers and encourage high-quality submissions, Clinical Learning in Nursing currently does not charge any fees for manuscript submission, peer review, or publication.
Submission Fee: Free
Publication Fee: Free
The Editorial Board reserves the right to revise this policy in the future. Any changes will be announced on the journal's official website before implementation.
Publication Fee Policy
✅Submit Manuscript
Ready to publish your research? Submit your manuscript through the journal's online submission system. Please ensure that all required documents have been prepared before submission.
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Our Commitment
Clinical Learning in Nursing is committed to:
- Maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and research integrity.
- Providing a fair, transparent, and timely peer-review process.
- Supporting open-access dissemination of scientific knowledge.
- Promoting innovation and excellence in nursing education and clinical practice.
- Increasing the global visibility and impact of nursing research.
We look forward to receiving your submission and thank you for choosing Clinical Learning in Nursing as your publication partner.
Call for Papers
We invite researchers and healthcare professionals from around the world to submit original research, review articles, systematic reviews, educational innovations, and other scholarly contributions that advance nursing science and improve healthcare outcomes.
Submission Preparation Checklist
☐ The manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
☐ The manuscript has been prepared according to the Author Guidelines.
☐ The manuscript file does not contain author identities.
☐ A separate Author Submission Form (ASF) has been uploaded.
☐ The manuscript follows APA 7th Edition.
☐ All authors have approved the submission.
☐ Ethical approval has been obtained where applicable.
☐ Conflict of Interest has been declared.
☐ Funding information has been disclosed.
☐ ORCID iDs have been provided for all authors whenever available.
☐ AI tools, if used, have been disclosed.
☐ Reporting Guideline checklist has been uploaded when applicable.
Privacy Statement
Clinical Learning in Nursing is committed to protecting the privacy of its authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.
The names, email addresses, ORCID iDs, and other personal information entered into this journal website will be used exclusively for the editorial and publishing activities of Clinical Learning in Nursing and will not be shared with third parties except where required for publication, indexing, DOI registration, or other legitimate scholarly publishing purposes.
The journal complies with internationally accepted standards of data protection and publication ethics.
