Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical Practice Guidelines include evidence-based recommendations or consensus statements related to physiotherapy interventions, rehabilitation strategies, and interdisciplinary care in mental health.

Guidelines should be developed using transparent and rigorous methods for evidence appraisal and recommendation development.

Manuscript Specifications

Word Count
Up to 4,000 words, excluding abstract, tables, figures, and references.

Abstract
Up to 250 words.

References
Up to 60 references.

Tables and Figures
Up to 8 tables and/or figures.

Summary Box

After the abstract, authors must include a Summary Box highlighting the key contribution of the guideline.

This section should address the following:

• What knowledge does this guideline add?
• Why is this guideline important for clinical practice?

The Summary Box must contain no more than five sentences and should not repeat information already included in the abstract.

Reporting Guidelines

Clinical practice guidelines should follow internationally recognized reporting standards such as:

AGREE Reporting Checklist
https://www.agreetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AGREE-Reporting-Checklist-2016.pdf

Structure of the Manuscript

Manuscripts should include the following sections:

Title
Abstract
Summary Box
Keywords
Introduction
Methods for guideline development
Evidence synthesis
Recommendations
Discussion
Implementation considerations (when applicable)
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement
Conflict of Interest Statement
References
Appendices (when applicable)