As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
Announcement: COVID-19 impact on peer review
Featured Commentary: Unpacking the complexities of de-implementing inappropriate health interventions
De-implementing inappropriate health interventions is essential for minimizing patient harm, maximizing efficient use of resources, and improving population health. This commentary explores unique aspects of de-implementing inappropriate interventions that differentiate it from implementing evidence-based interventions, including multi-level factors, types of action, strategies for de-implementation, outcomes, and unintended negative consequences.
Featured Commentary: Harnessing the power of theorising in implementation science
Theories occupy different positions in the scientific circle of enquiry as they vary in scope, abstraction, and complexity. A shift of perspective from ‘theories’ as products to ‘theorizing’ as a process can enable empirical researchers to capitalize on the two-way relationships between empirical data and different levels of theory, and contribute to the advancement of knowledge. Here, Kislov et al suggest a number of directions for further advancement of theoretical knowledge in implementation research.
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Use of the GRADE approach in health policymaking and evaluation: a scoping review of nutrition and physical activity policies
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Optimising and profiling pre-implementation contexts to create and implement a public health network intervention for tackling loneliness
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Development of an intervention to facilitate implementation and uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening
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Analysis of the implementation of a community-based intervention to control dengue fever in Burkina Faso
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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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Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: a consolidated framework for advancing implementation science
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Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks
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A conceptual framework for implementation fidelity
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Associate Editor spotlight
Gregory Aarons
Dr Aarons is a clinical and organizational psychologist, a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, Director of the Child and Adolescent Services Research Center and Co-Director of the Center for Organizational Research on Implementation and Leadership.
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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.
Editors-in-Chief
Michel Wensing, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Paul Wilson, University of Manchester, UK
Announcing: Implementation Science Communications
We are delighted to announce that Implementation Science Communications, a new companion journal to Implementation Science covering research on strategies across the implementation continuum, has published its first articles.
Read more about the journal's launch and the aims and scope in the latest Implementation Science editorial here.
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