A suggested authors' checklist for submitting manuscripts to research on social work practice

A checklist of factors to be considered by authors planning to submit an outcome study for editorial review and possible publication in the journal Research on Social Work Practice is presented. This list is intended to help authors assure themselves that their article is indeed appropriate for this journal. It is hoped that the presentation of this type of checklist will further advance the methodological rigor of research into the outcomes of social work practice and stimulate other research journals in our discipline to adopt similarly clear guidelines.