The purpose of The ABNF Journal is to (a) serve as a vehicle for publication of original research and other health related manuscripts, materials and reviews written by Black nursing faculty members in higher education; (b) communicate these research and other findings to the membership of ABNF and interested others; (c) to serve as a linchpin for Black nursing faculty members in keeping current on research related to Black Health care issues long neglected by other nursing publications.
The ABNF Journal is published bimonthly. Submissions of manuscripts and other materials will be peer reviewed by at least three members of the Editorial Review Board. When submitting manuscripts and other materials with multiple authors, please indicate the primary author who will receive all correspondence. In compliance with the Copyright Act of 1976, transmittal letters accompanying materials should contain the following statement:
In consideration of The ABNF Journal’s reviewing and editing my submission, the author(s) undersigned transfers, assigns, and otherwise conveys all copyright ownership to Tucker Publications, Inc., in the event of that such work is published in The ABNF Journal.When submitting materials, please indicate whether the materials were prepared while the authors(s) were employed by the US government. Accepted manuscripts become the property of Tucker Publications, Inc. Although not required, query letters are welcomed. In addition to a hard copy, manuscripts should be submitted on a 3 ˝” “floppy” disk using Microsoft Word.
Manuscripts should be typed or printed in standard
manuscript form as outlined in the Fourth edition of the American Psychological
Association Publication Manual, e.g., double-spaced, 1 ˝ inch margins.
Abbreviations should be spelled out the first time
they are used. Separate
pages should be used for the title page, an author(s) biographic sketch page,
the abstract, key words page, the text, acknowledgement, references, tables, and
figures, typed one to a page, and legends.
The title page contains the title of the manuscript, which should be
short, and the name and address of the author(s), which should appear nowhere
else in the manuscript. A brief
biographical of the authors should be included on a separate page.
The abstract should never exceed 100-150 words; up to dive index words
should be listed on the key words page following the abstract. Each page should be numbered consecutively, beginning with
the title page and manuscripts should not exceed 14 pages (3500 words).
Please italicize references in your reference lists and DO NOT
UNDERLINE.
Letters of consent for publication of patient photographs must accompany the manuscript if patient identification is possible. Parental consent or consent of legal guardian must be obtained to permit publication of a photograph of a minor. Illustrations, tables, or quotations must be fully identified as to author and source. If text material totaling 200 words or more is borrowed verbatim or if illustrations or tables are borrowed, written permission must be obtained from both the publisher and author. Letters granting this permission should be forwarded with the manuscript.
Submit the original manuscript and two copies with a
stamped, self-addresses business size envelope if you wish receipt of your
manuscript acknowledged. In
addition, if you wish copies returned after review, submit a 9 ˝” x 12 ˝”
envelop with sufficient postage to: