--- title: "Frequently Asked Questions" canonical: "https://jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/JBCI/3900671/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions" format: markdown --- Please read through the below list of FAQs derived from the establishment of new JBIC Entities. If you have an additional query that is not answered below, please contact the Global Engagement Office   jbigeo@adelaide.edu.au   There are no fees associated with becoming a JBIC Entity. In return for your agreement to meet certain KPIs over the course of your five-year agreement. As part of your membership JBI provides complimentary access to JBI’s full suite of tools and resources for the JBIC Entity Convenor and up to 10 core staff members.  All of the terms and conditions associated with membership are detailed in the  JBI Collaboration Handbook . A minimum of three people are required, refer to page 6 of the JBIC Handbook for additional information on the expected skills and training of members. However, it is advisable that you recruit others, even students, to collaborate with as you grow to meet the KPIs of being a JBIC Entity. Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a unit that indicates the workload of an employed person in a way that makes workloads comparable across various contexts. FTE is often used to measure an employee’s involvement in a project or activity. An FTE of 1.0 is equivalent to a full-time worker while an FTE of 0.5 signals half of a full work load. This concept is used to convert the hours worked by several part-time employees into the hours worked by full-time employees. JBI asks prospective JBIC Entites to project the FTE capacity of their Core Staff members to ensure that a prospective JBIC Entity has adequate human resource, and support within their host institution, to undertake JBI activity. The relevant authority of your host institution is responsible for signing the JBIC Entity Legal Agreement i.e. University/Faculty Dean, Legal representative, Hospital/Department, Director etc., this is different within every organisation. Any Systematic Reviews or Implementation Case Studies that are accepted for publication prior to the Effective Start Date of your JBIC Entity Legal Agreement will unfortunately not be counted as output for your JBIC Entity, as this is outside the scope of a signed Agreement. However, any reviews that have been submitted to   JBI Evidence Synthesis and/or JBI Evidence Implementation but are still being processed/reviewed/re-submitted etc. will be eligible to be counted towards your JBIC Entity as long as the acceptance date of the Systematic Review is after the Effective Start Date of your JBIC Entity Legal Agreement.   Yes, in order to receive points for a JBI Systematic Review or Implementation Case Study published in JBI Evidence Synthesis and/or JBI Evidence Implementation OR another peer-reviewed journal, you must include your full JBIC Entity name as an author affiliation, as per instruction within the JBIC Handbook . Without this author affiliation, your JBIC Entity will not be eligible to receive points for any of the publication-related activities within the JBIC Activity Matrix. For further information and guidelines for relevant JBIC Matrix activities, please refer to the  JBI Collaboration Handbook . JBI Evidence Implementation  currently accepts any manuscript detailing an evidence implementation project, or encompassing evidence implementation as a science. This can include investigate the feasibility, applicability, meaningfulness and effectiveness in health care delivery and practice. Below is a link to the current JBI Evidence Implementation Author Guidelines   The JBI Best Practice  Journal Collection and Software Suite available via JBI's Commercial Partner OvidSP (Wolters Kluwer Health) covers a wide range of medical, nursing, and health science specialties and includes a unique suite of information that’s been analysed, appraised, and prepared by expert reviewers at JBI so that health professionals can integrate the best available evidence into practice. The complete evidence-based practice content suite includes: Evidence Summaries  Evidence–based Recommended Practices  Best Practice Information Sheets JBI EBP Software (SUMARI & PACES) JBIC Entities receive access to the above resources via Ovid. See Collaborating Entity Access to JBI EBP Resources . JBIC Entities will receive an outlook calendar meeting request for the JBIC Online Meeting (April/May) in January of each year, and the corresponding Agenda/Papers at least two weeks prior to the meeting. The date of the face-to-face JBIC Meeting (Sept -Nov), including the subsequent JBI Colloquium/Conference/Symposium, will be communicated at least one year in advance to allow JBIC Entities to plan for travel accordingly. An Agenda and Papers will be emailed to Entities at least three weeks prior to the meeting. Please refer to the JBIC Collaborating Entity Staff Administration Policy for definitions.