25 May 2026

Transition Readiness

Submission deadline: 21 October 2026

The Health Care Transition Journal invites submissions for its upcoming [Issue/Event] focused on Health Care Transition Readiness (HCTR). We are seeking innovative, high-quality research on the measurement of HCTR; intervention studies to improve HCTR; models for integrating HCTR into clinical programs; and studies of the reliability and validity (criterion, construct, etc.) of HCTR measurement instruments. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers, as well as case studies, that contribute to field.

Guest editors:

Name: Dr. David Wood
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
Email: wooddl@etsu.edu

Name: Dr. Maria E. M. E. Diaz-Gonzalez de Ferris
Affiliation: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Email: maria_ferris@med.unc.edu 

Special issue information:

Topics of Interest

We encourage submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Approaches to measurement of HCT Readiness
• Studies of the reliability and validity (criterion, construct, etc.) of HCTR measurement instruments
• Intervention studies to improve HCT Readiness and other HCT Outcomes

Submission Guidelines

• Abstracts: Submit a [e.g., 300-word] abstract and a short bio [e.g., 100 words] via [Email/Submission Portal] by the deadline.
• Full Papers: [If applicable] Full papers should be [e.g., 000-2, 500 words] and follow [Citation Style/Format].
• Format: All submissions must be in [e.g., PDF/Word] format.

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026

Manuscript submission information:

You are invited to submit your full manuscript at any time before October 21, 2026. For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, please contact Dr. David Wood at wooddl@etsu.edu

The Journal's submission system is now available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript, and select the article type of “VSI: Technology and IPECP” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Home Page.

All the submissions deemed suitable to be sent for peer review will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Upon its editorial acceptance, your article will go into production immediately. It will be published in the latest regular issue, while be presented on the specific Special Issue webpage simultaneously. In regular issues, Special Issue articles will be clearly marked and branded

Keywords:

Health transition readiness measurement, implementation of instruments, outcome studies and validation studies

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