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Authors should consider where they plan to submit their systematic review for publication from the outset. JBI systematic reviews are published in many international peer reviewed journals. JBI has two, multi-disciplinary international journals that frequently publish JBI systematic reviews; the JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports (JBISRIR; available at http://journals.lww.com/jbisrir/pages/default.aspx) and the International Journal of Evidence Based Healthcare (IJEBHC; available at http://journals.lww.com/ijebh/pages/default.aspx). Both journals are published by Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. The target audience for JBI Systematic Reviews are academics and health professionals from across the health disciplines, including nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, mangers, administrators and decision makers in healthcare. The JBI journals accept submissions of all systematic and scoping review types. Once a topic has been identified and the title registered (optional), the completed protocol should be submitted for peer review to the JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports at http://www.editorialmanager.com/jbisrir/default.aspx. A context analysis is diagnostic. The purpose is to understand issues within a local context that are important to practice change, and to identify factors likely to influence the proposed change. Inadequate understanding of the context in which evidence implementation occurs contributes to the gap between research and practice; therefore, it is an essential component of any evidence implementation project (Pfadenhauer et al. 2017).  

While it is tempting to rush to get started, a good project is based on a clearly defined rationale, supported by data that measurably demonstrate the need for the project, and engages with key people, committees and organisational leaders to gather support for the topic as an organisational priority. Context analysis is therefore a strategic first step in the process of evidence-based practice change.