Manuscript Editing for Journal of Primary Health Care Articles
The Journal of Primary Health Care is the academic journal of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. It publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to primary health care for GPs, practice nurses, community pharmacists, and other practitioners. Its aim is to advance the science of primary health care and inform clinical practice and policy. Previously titled New Zealand Family Physician, it appears quarterly from CSIRO Publishing, fully open access with no author charges.
Quantitative papers run 2,500 words, and qualitative and mixed methods papers run 3,500, in IMRaD format with up to five tables and figures. Systematic and scoping reviews run 3,000 words, quality improvement reports 2,500, and short research reports 1,500. References follow BMJ Vancouver, with superscript numbers placed right after punctuation and MEDLINE journal abbreviations. A structured abstract of up to 250 words carries no abbreviations or references, and eight keywords follow, preferably MeSH terms. Each paper includes a What gap this fills box with two short sentences each on what is already known and what the research adds. Māori terms carry macrons and an English translation in brackets, and Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is spelled out on first use. Manuscripts need line numbers and a cover letter. Review is single-blind, with at least two reports before a decision. Submissions go through ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Journal of Primary Health Care. 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 the Journal of Primary Health Care
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 Journal of Primary Health Care.
CSIRO Publishing's author instructions cover paper types, abstracts, and references. 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 health services 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 Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand and Primary Health Care Research & Development.
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