Nursing Research Paper Checker
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What do nursing research journals require?
Nursing research papers combine clinical research requirements with academic manuscript standards. Clinical nursing studies require ethics committee approval, patient consent documentation, and reporting guideline compliance (CONSORT for trials, STROBE for observational studies, COREQ for qualitative research). Nursing journals (Journal of Advanced Nursing, Nursing Research, International Journal of Nursing Studies) have specific structured abstract requirements and use varied citation styles (APA is common). Mixed-methods and qualitative research requires specific methodological transparency.
Nursing research compliance checks
Ethics and institutional approval statement
Verify that ethics committee or institutional review board approval is declared for research involving patients or participants.
Patient consent declaration
Check that patient or participant consent statements are present and complete.
Reporting guideline compliance (CONSORT/STROBE/COREQ)
Validate that your manuscript follows the appropriate reporting guideline for your study design.
Structured abstract validation
Check that the abstract meets the structured format requirements for your target nursing journal.
APA citation format check
Validate that in-text citations and references follow APA 7th edition format, as commonly used in nursing journals.
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Ethics statement
Ethics committee or IRB approval declared for patient and participant research.
Patient consent
Informed consent statement present for studies involving patients.
Reporting guideline compliance
CONSORT, STROBE, or COREQ requirements met for the study design.
Structured abstract
Abstract follows the structured format required by the target journal.
Author contributions
Author contribution statement included.
Conflict of interest
Conflict of interest declaration present for all authors.
Funding statement
Funding sources acknowledged with grant details.
APA reference format
References formatted in APA style where required.
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Professor in Mechanical Engineering, ÉTS Montréal
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Master's Student in Speech Therapy
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Frequently asked questions
CONSORT applies to randomized controlled trials, STROBE to observational studies, PRISMA to systematic reviews, and COREQ to qualitative research. Mixed-methods nursing studies may require COREQ for the qualitative component and CONSORT or STROBE for the quantitative component.
Yes. Any nursing research involving patients, clinical data, or human participants requires ethics committee or institutional review board approval. This must be explicitly stated in the manuscript with the name of the approving body and approval number.
Most nursing journals use APA format (7th edition), though some use Vancouver or other styles. Always check your target journal's author guidelines. CheckMyManuscript validates APA format compliance.
COREQ (Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research) is a 32-item checklist for reporting qualitative studies including interviews and focus groups. It is required or strongly recommended by nursing journals that publish qualitative research.