Manuscript Editing for INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Published since 1964, INQUIRY publishes research that informs health care practice and policy, with the goal of better health outcomes. It covers the organization, provision, and financing of health care. Sage publishes it fully open access.
Original Research Articles, systematic reviews, literature reviews, and policy analyses run 5,000 words with three tables. Pilot studies, brief reports, and case studies run 2,000 words with two tables. Limits exclude the abstract, keywords, and references and include tables. References follow AMA style with superscript numbers. Research articles open with a structured abstract of up to 250 words and at least five keywords. Identifying details are replaced with [ANONYMIZED] and moved to a title page carrying the Statements and Declarations. Systematic reviews follow PRISMA and give a PROSPERO or INPLASY registration number. Review is double-anonymized, with two independent reviews. An article processing charge applies. Submissions go through Sage Track.
Our Promise
We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for INQUIRY
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.
Sage's author guidelines cover article types, anonymization, and reporting. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
Our scientific editing services include nursing and health sciences copy editing, line editing, and AMA, APA and Vancouver citation formatting. Academic proofreading covers the final read. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for Medical Care and Health Affairs.
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Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
Direct Support
Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your INQUIRY submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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