Article Submissions Guidelines

Preparing Your Manuscript

Do not underestimate the value of papers you have prepared but not published in the past.  Members' educational background varies from Diploma Graduates and Associate Degree graduates to Ph.D.  There will be a broad selection of papers to interest various levels of nursing administrators in long-term care. 

 

Guidelines for Paper Review​

Length
The desired length of typed manuscripts is 7-10 single-spaced pages; however, shorter and longer articles may be considered.

Title Page

Your title page should contain the title of the paper, the name and credentials and any institutional affiliation, and author's status with that institution. Included on the title page should be the complete mailing address, home and business telephone numbers, fax, and e-mail address of the author. Acknowledgements of grant or other assistance should also be listed on this page.

Paper 

Your papers should be typed with .5 inch margins throughout and submitted author. Acknowledgements of grant or other assistance should also be listed.  We will accept your submission via e-mail or on a CD mailed to NADONA/LTC, 1329 E. Kemper Road, Suite 4100A, Springdale, OH 45246, or submitted digitally below.

Authors must use the following reference systems:

Vancouver Style

  • References should be consecutively numbered within the text of the paper. Repeated references can utilize the same reference number. Number the references according to the order in which they appear in the text. References in the bibliography should correspond with the numbered references in the text.

  • When referencing journals, the following sample demonstrates acceptable referencing listings:

    Eldrone S, RN BSN CDONA. Recruiting and Retaining Professional Staff. The Director, Jan. 1994; 155-72.

  • When referencing books, the following sample document demonstrates acceptable reference listings: N
    urse N, RNC MPH. Gerontology Nursing 19th Ed. Cleveland, OH; Publish Co., 2005.

  • Or to specify specific pages:

    Nurse N, RNC MPH. Gerontology Nursing 19th Ed. Cleveland, OH; Publish Co., 2005; 102-15, 196-98.

  • When referencing unpublished materials, proceedings, theses, etc., the following sample demonstrates acceptable reference listings: 
    Stevens PN. The Dilemma of Cross-culture Communication. Social Worker Roundtable Chair. New York, May 2, 1992. 

 

Photos, Graphs, Figures
Send your electronic copy in one of the following formats: TIFF, JPEG, Power Point, Word, or PDF.  Recognizable photos of individuals, patients, etc., must be accompanied by a consent form from the individual and/or family.  The writer must acknowledge all sources of illustrations if obtained from other publications and provide a copy of the release/permission from the publication—include all captions identifying each image. Please include your images with your article submission to: NADONA/LTC, 1329 E. Kemper Road, Suite 4100A, Springdale, OH  45246, email to thedirector@nadona.org or upload below.

 

Other Specifications

Your paper should be sent in electronic form in word or plain text.  Your submission should be free of errors.  Please proofread your material before submission. The papers submitted for publication in The Director, if accepted, become the property of NADONA/LTC and reproducing such paper will be prohibited. The following statement, in accordance with the Copyright Act of 1976 shall be submitted and signed by the Author and will accompany each manuscript submitted:  “The undersigned author transfers all copyright ownership of the manuscript (insert title here) to NADONA/LTC, in the event work is published.  The undersigned author warrants that the article is original, is not under consideration by another journal, and has not been previously published.  I sign for and accept responsibility for releasing this material on behalf of any and all co-authors.”

Article Submission