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Workplace Health & Safety Journal

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Workplace Health & Safety: Promoting Environments Conducive to Well-Being and Productivity is the official publication of the American Association of Occupational Health Nursing, Inc. (AAOHN). It is a scientific peer-reviewed Journal. Its purpose is to support and promote the practice of occupational and environmental health nurses by providing leading-edge research findings and evidence-based clinical practices. It publishes articles that span the range of issues facing occupational and environmental health professionals, including emergency and all-hazard preparedness, health promotion, safety, productivity, environmental health, case management, workers’ compensation, business and leadership, compliance and information management.

Workplace Health & Safety staff invite you to submit original manuscripts related to occupational and environmental health and safety issues and other areas impacting workers and/or work and community environments.

In Workplace Health & Safety you will find:

Continuing Education articles
Research and its practice applications
An emphasis on practice roles
Health Updates, that focus on emerging topics within the profession
Content dedicated to business and leadership skills

The ideas and opinions in Workplace Health & Safety do not necessarily reflect those of AAOHN, the editor, or the publisher.

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Workplace Health & Safety inducted into the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) Nursing Journal Hall of Fame

Workplace Health & Safety was recognized by the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) for its 75 years of publication as the official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN). INANE established the Nursing Journal Hall of Fame this year as part of their 37^th Annual Meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts in August 2018. Workplace Health & Safety was one of the 13 journals recognized for having “50 or more years of continuous publication and sustained contributions to nursing knowledge.”

Query Letters

Authors are encouraged to familiarize themselves with WH&S prior to submission. Query letters should be sent via email attachment in a Microsoft Word formatted document. All queries should include one to two paragraphs that describe the manuscript including the purpose of the professional practice project, research study or current topic, the worker population and the approach employed. In addition, please indicate the details about the study team and setting. Please do not send the manuscript; rather, send your query to the editor designated for the manuscript type that you are inquiring about, as outlined in the table below.

Manuscript Type	Contact Editor
Professional Practice Clinical Case Report Clinical Update	Susan Gallagher, PhD, MA, MSN, RN, CBN, CSPHP susangallagher@hotmail.com
Original Research Systematic Review/Literature Review	Karen Heaton, PhD, COHN-S, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAAOHN kharnp@uab.edu
Letter to the Editor, Editorial	Bonnie Rogers DrPH, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN rogersb@email.unc.edu
Current Topics	Marie-Anne Rosemberg, PhD, MN, RN, FAAOHN, FAAN sanon@umich.edu

Manuscript Submission Types

Submission Type	Abstract Format (Words)	Text Word Count	Tables/Figures
Professional Practice	Structured (250)	2,500 - 4,500*	5
Original Research	Structured (250)	2,500 - 4,500*	5
Brief Report (Pilot/Small Studies)	Structured (250)	1,500-2,500*	3
Literature Review	Structured (250)	3,500 - 5,000*	5
Occupational Health Clinical Update/CNE	Structured (250)	1,500 - 2,500	3
Clinical Case Report	Unstructured (150)	1,500 - 2,500*	3
Current Topics	None	700 (including references)	None
Letter to the Editor/Editorial	None	700*	None

*Not including tables, figures or references