Manuscript Editing for Sage Open Nursing Journal Articles
Sage Open Nursing covers all aspects of nursing and patient care across the nursing specialties and related disciplines. It serves research, education, administration, leadership, and practice, selecting papers on sound science and the quality of the contribution. Sage publishes it open access with continuous publication, and its editor is at the Yale School of Medicine.
Article types include Original Research, Quality Improvement, Review, Case Report, Practice Update, Brief Report, and Concept Analysis, each with a separate formatting outline. Manuscripts carry no word limit, and the word count is reported at submission. References follow APA style, with every in-text citation matching the reference list in spelling and year. A structured abstract states purpose, major findings, and conclusions, followed by at least five keywords. Authors follow the matching EQUATOR guideline and upload its checklist, with trial registry details at the end of the abstract. Every author needs an ORCID iD before acceptance. Review is double-anonymized, with two independent reviews. An article processing charge applies after acceptance. Submissions go through Sage Track.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Sage Open Nursing. 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 Sage Open Nursing
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 Sage Open Nursing.
Sage's submission guidelines cover article types, abstracts, 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 Global Qualitative Nursing Research and Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice.
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Ready to prepare your manuscript for Sage Open Nursing? Use our secure portal to generate an immediate, word-count-based quote and secure your delivery deadline.
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 Sage Open Nursing submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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