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Clinical Simulation in Nursing

  • ISSN: 1876-1399

Editor-In-Chief: McKenna

Next planned ship date: May 31, 2024

  • 5 Year impact factor: 2.9
  • Impact factor: 2.6

Clinical Simulation in Nursing is an international, peer reviewed journal published online monthly. Clinical Simulation in Nursing is the official journal of the International… Read more

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Clinical Simulation in Nursing is an international, peer reviewed journal published online monthly. Clinical Simulation in Nursing is the official journal of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL) and reflects its mission to advance the science of healthcare simulation.

Articles are indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Social Science Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, and Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Health Sciences.

We will review and accept articles from other health provider disciplines, if they are determined to be of interest to our readership. The journal accepts manuscripts meeting one or more of the following criteria:

Research articles and literature reviews (e.g. systematic, scoping, umbrella, integrative, etc.) about simulation

Innovative teaching/learning strategies using simulation

Articles updating guidelines, regulations, and legislative policies that impact simulation

Leadership for simulation

Simulation operations

Clinical and academic uses of simulation



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