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Featured Editorial: Evidence for objects of implementation in healthcare
The Editors-in-Chief of Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications reflect on what is meant by implementation of evidence-based practices, programmes, or policies in healthcare in the context of the journals' aims and scope.
Read MoreFeatured Editorial: a refreshed description of the journals' scope and expectations
This editorial describes the mission, scope, and expectations of Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications and highlights some differences between the journals. We intend to support authors in their consideration on whether to submit to the journals, and hope we will continue to receive many high-quality submissions in the coming years.
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What validated instruments, that measure implementation outcomes, are suitable for use in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) setting? A systematic review of systematic reviews
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Revisiting the scope and expectations of Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications
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Effects of implementation strategies on nursing practice and patient outcomes: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
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A living critical interpretive synthesis to yield a framework on the production and dissemination of living evidence syntheses for decision-making
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The behaviour change wheel: A new method for characterising and designing behaviour change interventions
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A theory of organizational readiness for change
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Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks
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Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: a consolidated framework for advancing implementation science
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A guide to using the Theoretical Domains Framework of behaviour change to investigate implementation problems
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Announcing the launch of In Review
Implementation Science, in partnership with Research Square, is now offering In Review. Authors choosing this free optional service will be able to:
- Share their work with fellow researchers to read, comment on, and cite even before publication.
- Showcase their work to funders and others with a citable DOI while it is still under review.
- Track their manuscript – including seeing when reviewers are invited, and when reports are received.
Read more about the full range of benefits of In Review and how to opt in, or see the In Review platform for yourself here.
Aims and scope
Implementation Science is a pioneering, highly-accessed journal dedicated to publishing evidence regarding methods for promoting the uptake of consolidated research findings into routine healthcare practice and health policy.
Implementation Science provides a unique, multidisciplinary platform for research on implementation strategies, including their development, outcomes, economics, process by which effects are achieved, and factors associated with implementation outcomes. The journal has a particular interest in rigorous studies and novel, theory-based approaches, and covers implementation science across the full spectrum of healthcare services and settings.
Call for papers
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Advancing the Science and Metrics on the Pace of Implementation
Organized by Enola Proctor, Alex Ramsey and Gila Neta
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Generalizing and Context in Implementation Research: Tensions and Opportunities
Guest edited by Whitney Irie, Aaloke Mody and Radhika Sundararajan
Announcing: Implementation Science Communications
We are delighted to share that Implementation Science Communications (ISC), which launched as a companion journal to Implementation Science in 2020, is now indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, PubMed, PMC and Scopus.
It is due to receive its first Impact Factor from Clarivate in June 2025, and received a first CiteScore from Scopus in June 2024 of 4.2.
Read about the journal's launch and its aims and scope in the Implementation Science editorial here, and visit ISC for more information.
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 8.8
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 9.2
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 3.222
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 2.964
Speed 2023
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 40
Submission to acceptance (median days): 126
Usage 2023
Downloads: 3,343,240
Altmetric mentions: 2,448