a call for a backward design to knowledge translation

despite several calls to support evidence-informed policy-making, variations in uptake of evidence into policy persist. this editorial brings together and builds on previous knowledge translation (kt) frameworks and theories to present a simple, yet, holistic approach for promoting evidence-informed policies. the proposed conceptual framework is characterized by its impact-oriented approach and its view of kt as a continuum from the evidence synthesis stage to uptake and evaluation, while highlighting capacity and resource requirement at every step. a practical example is given to guide readers through the different steps of the framework. with a growing interest in strengthening evidence-informed policy-making, there is a need to continuously develop theories to understand and improve the science of kt and its implementation within the field of policy-making.