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Journals in Nursing leadership and management

  • Nurse Leader

    • ISSN: 1541-4612
    The mission of Nurse Leader is to advance and reimagine nursing leadership by strengthening the specialty and demonstrating its critical role in improving workforce effectiveness and healthcare outcomes. The journal supports nurses across all levels of leadership by providing the vision, evidence, tools, and competencies needed to lead effectively within today’s complex healthcare environments.Publish... bimonthly, Nurse Leader offers practical, evidence-informed content in an accessible format. It highlights best practices, innovative approaches, and emerging trends across key areas such as thought leadership, workforce development, organizational excellence, health policy, and evidence-based practice and research.Nurse Leader is the official journal of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.
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  • Journal of Professional Nursing

    • ISSN: 8755-7223
    The Journal of Professional Nursing (JPN) is the official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and advances AACN’s mission to shape the future of academic nursing and improve healthcare through excellence in nursing education, research, leadership, practice, and policy.JPN publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship that informs and advances baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, and post-doctoral nursing education and the professional formation of nurses. The journal serves academic leaders, faculty, researchers, practice partners, and policy influencers committed to preparing nurses to meet the evolving needs of patients, communities, and health systems.JPN welcomes manuscripts that:Present original research (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, and implementation science) that advances knowledge in nursing education and academic leadership relevant to U.S. schools of nursingExamine curricular innovation, competency-based education, clinical experiences, and teaching-learning strategies, including simulation, technology-enhanced learning, and emerging pedagogiesAddress faculty development, workforce trends, leadership preparation, and academic-practice partnershipsAnalyze policy, accreditation, regulation, and funding issues that influence nursing education and the nursing workforceExplore strategies for ensuring access to all within academic and clinical learning environmentsEvaluate outcomes related to professional formation, clinical readiness, population health, systems leadership, and interprofessional educationProvide evidence syntheses, state-of-the-science reviews, and policy analyses relevant to AACN prioritiesJPN particularly encourages submissions that demonstrate methodological rigor, measurable outcomes, and implications for national nursing education policy and practice.As AACN’s scholarly platform, JPN supports innovation and thought leadership aligned with AACN initiatives, including competency-based education, advanced nursing practice, leadership development, and strengthening the academic nursing workforce.
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