Welcome to Implementation Science

TLDR

Implementation research examines methods to promote systematic uptake of evidence‑based practices into routine care, aiming to improve health service quality and effectiveness across clinical, community, and policy settings. The journal seeks to provide a unique platform for implementation research by publishing diverse articles—including protocols, debates, theories, rigorous process evaluations, and methodological tools—to advance the field and inform health policy and practice. It will publish a wide array of articles—study protocols, debates, theoretical and conceptual pieces, rigorous process evaluations, and methodological tools—to support the development and refinement of implementation research.

Abstract

Implementation research is the scientific study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice, and, hence, to improve the quality and effectiveness of health services and care. This relatively new field includes the study of influences on healthcare professional and organisational behaviour. Implementation Science will encompass all aspects of research in this field, in clinical, community and policy contexts. This online journal will provide a unique platform for this type of research and will publish a broad range of articles – study protocols, debate, theoretical and conceptual articles, rigorous evaluations of the process of change, and articles on methodology and rigorously developed tools – that will enhance the development and refinement of implementation research. No one discipline, research design, or paradigm will be favoured. Implementation Science looks forward to receiving manuscripts that facilitate the continued development of the field, and contribute to healthcare policy and practice.