Literature/Narrative reviews:
between 3000 and 4000 words, no more than 70 references, and an abstract within 250 words
Literature/Narrative reviews: Abstract (including subject or procedure reviewed);
Method (strategy for
review including databases selected);
Results and Discussion (findings from an analysis of the literature);
and Conclusion (what the authors have derived from the analysis).
Literature/Narrative reviews provide a comprehensive, explorative summary and critique
of published work in order to answer a broad question that may be more generally stated.
Such reviews should be organized in a logical manner and include the following components:
Introduction that provides a concise background and rationale for the inquiry. It should also
include the purpose of the inquiry and its relevance to practice and/or the profession; Methods
that clearly describe the search strategies used; databases accessed; and the keywords selected
for searches. Inclusion and exclusion criteria must be documented when applicable; Results and
Discussion that present findings from the literature; review, compare, and contrast them, and
include a discussion of possible explanations for differences within the findings; Conclusion that
summarizes the findings and their implications for practice and the profession. The conclusion must
be supported by the literature analysed. Tables, illustrations, and photographs are encouraged.
REFERENCE STYLE
CJDH, like most biomedical and scientific journals, uses the Vancouver citation style for references,
which was established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors in 1978. The Vancouver
style requires that references be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned
in the text. Use the previously assigned number for subsequent references to a citation (i.e., no “op cit” or
“ibid”). Use superscript Arabic numerals to identify the reference within the text (e.g.,1,2 or 3–6).
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