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Featured Editorial: Revisiting the scope and expectations of Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications

This October 2024 editorial updates the scope and submission expectations of Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications. We refine our protocol publishing policies and set out new expectations for reporting studies describing determinants and their relationship with implementation outcomes.

The STop UNhealthy substance use now (STUN II) trial: protocol for a 48-site cluster randomized 2 × 2 factorial implementation trial to improve evidence-based screening and interventions for substance use disorder within primary care

Authors: Daniel E. Jonas, Seuli Bose Brill, Martin Fried, Leslie Brouwer, Sean Riley, Sarah R. MacEwan, Madison Hyer, Marilly Palettas, Orman Trent Hall, Michael Vilensky, Julie Teater, William Felkel Carson II, Lai Wei and Bryan R. Garner

Content type: Study protocol 30 September 2025
The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) User Guide: a five-step guide for conducting implementation research using the framework

Authors: Caitlin M. Reardon, Laura J. Damschroder, Laura Ellen Ashcraft, Claire Kerins, Rachel L. Bachrach, Andrea L. Nevedal, Ariel M. Domlyn, Jessica Dodge, Matthew Chinman and Shari Rogal

Content type: Methodology 16 August 2025
Comparing the effectiveness of implementation strategies to improve liver and colon cancer screening for Veterans: protocol for a large cluster-randomized implementation study

Authors: Shari S. Rogal, Vera Yakovchenko, Timothy R. Morgan, Jason A. Dominitz, Heather McCurdy, Anna Nobbe, Nsikak R. Ekanem, Chaeryon Kang, Rachel I. Gonzalez, Angela Park, Jennifer Anwar, Brittney Neely, Sandra Gibson, Carolyn Lamorte, Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Heather M. Patton…

Content type: Study protocol 9 August 2025
The Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability (PRISM)-capabilities model for use of Artificial Intelligence in community-engaged implementation science research

Authors: Nabila El-Bassel, James David, Trena I. Mukherjee, Maneesha Aggarwal, Elwin Wu, Louisa Gilbert, Scott Walters, Redonna Chandler, Tim Hunt, Victoria Frye, Aimee Campbell, Dawn A. Goddard-Eckrich, Katherine Keyes, Shoshana N. Benjamin, Raymond Balise, Smaranda Muresan…

Content type: Methodology 7 August 2025
Maximising Embedded Pharmacists in AGed CAre Medication Advisory Committees (MEGA-MAC): protocol for implementing Australia’s new guiding principles for medication management in residential aged care facilities using knowledge brokers and a national quality improvement collaborative

Authors: Amanda J. Cross, Brooke Blakeley, Kate Laver, Terry P. Haines, Sarah N. Hilmer, Atish Manek, Alexandra Bennett, Angelita Martini, Lyntara Quirke, Mary Ann Kulh, Sara L. Whittaker, Dayna R. Cenin, Anthony Hobbs, Joanne Money, Karina Rieniets, Kris Salisbury…

Content type: Study protocol 4 August 2025

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The behaviour change wheel: A new method for characterising and designing behaviour change interventions

Authors: Susan Michie, Maartje M van Stralen and Robert West

Content type: Research 23 April 2011
A theory of organizational readiness for change

Authors: Bryan J Weiner

Content type: Debate 19 October 2009
Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks

Authors: Per Nilsen

Content type: Debate 21 April 2015
Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: a consolidated framework for advancing implementation science

Authors: Laura J Damschroder, David C Aron, Rosalind E Keith, Susan R Kirsh, Jeffery A Alexander and Julie C Lowery

Content type: Research article 7 August 2009
A guide to using the Theoretical Domains Framework of behaviour change to investigate implementation problems

Authors: Lou Atkins, Jill Francis, Rafat Islam, Denise O’Connor, Andrea Patey, Noah Ivers, Robbie Foy, Eilidh M. Duncan, Heather Colquhoun, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Rebecca Lawton and Susan Michie

Content type: Methodology 21 June 2017

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Exploring the frontiers of research co-production: the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network concept papers

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Tailored Implementation for Chronic Diseases

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Translating research in elder care: an applied program of health services research

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Announcing the first Asian Conference on Implementation Science

The first Asian Conference on Implementation Science (ACIS 2025) will be held in Guangzhou, China from November 11-14. This historical event is organized by the proposed Asian Society for Implementation Science and supported by the journals of Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications. Researchers and practitioners from all continents are welcome to join. For abstract submission and registration details, please visit www.acis.org.cn

Aims and scope

Implementation Science is a pioneering, highly-accessed journal dedicated to publishing evidence regarding methods for promoting the uptake of consolidated research findings into routine healthcare practice and health policy.

Implementation Science provides a unique, multidisciplinary platform for research on implementation strategies, including their development, outcomes, economics, process by which effects are achieved, and factors associated with implementation outcomes. The journal has a particular interest in rigorous studies and novel, theory-based approaches, and covers implementation science across the full spectrum of healthcare services and settings.

Call for papers

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Advancing the Science and Metrics on the Pace of Implementation
Organized by Enola Proctor, Alex Ramsey and Gila Neta

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Announcing: Implementation Science Communications

We are delighted to share that Implementation Science Communications (ISC), which launched as a companion journal to Implementation Science in 2020, is now indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, PubMed, PMC and Scopus.

The journal received its first Impact Factor from Clarivate in June 2025: 3.3, and received almost 800,000 article downloads in 2024.

Read about the journal's launch and its aims and scope in the Implementation Science editorial here, and visit ISC for more information.

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Webinar: Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices for Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health

Check out the recording here. This webinar showcases publications focusing on strategies for implementing evidence-based practices that will make a real difference to improving maternal and neonatal health.

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Featured Editorial: Revisiting the scope and expectations of Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications

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The STop UNhealthy substance use now (STUN II) trial: protocol for a 48-site cluster randomized 2 × 2 factorial implementation trial to improve evidence-based screening and interventions for substance use disorder within primary care

The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) User Guide: a five-step guide for conducting implementation research using the framework

Comparing the effectiveness of implementation strategies to improve liver and colon cancer screening for Veterans: protocol for a large cluster-randomized implementation study

The Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability (PRISM)-capabilities model for use of Artificial Intelligence in community-engaged implementation science research

Maximising Embedded Pharmacists in AGed CAre Medication Advisory Committees (MEGA-MAC): protocol for implementing Australia’s new guiding principles for medication management in residential aged care facilities using knowledge brokers and a national quality improvement collaborative

The behaviour change wheel: A new method for characterising and designing behaviour change interventions

A theory of organizational readiness for change

Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks

Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: a consolidated framework for advancing implementation science

A guide to using the Theoretical Domains Framework of behaviour change to investigate implementation problems

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