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Journals in Nursing general

This comprehensive portfolio covers fundamental nursing practices, patient safety, and interdisciplinary collaboration. It supports nurses, educators, and students to deliver holistic, evidence-based care across diverse settings.

  • Nurse Education in Practice

    • ISSN: 1471-5953
    Nurse Education in Practice aims to publish leading international research and scholarship on the practice of nurse and midwifery related education. The remit of the journal, therefore, spans education and clinical practice. We publish empirical studies and systematic reviews with a view to contributing to the evidence base of nurse and midwifery education in practice.Nurse Education in Practice is a peer reviewed journal which promotes diversity in terms of country, culture, sexual orientation and lifestyle. Submissions to the journal should be theoretically based, methodologically sound and of interest to an international readership. We promote open science and encourage the pre-printing of manuscripts, registration of studies and sharing of data.
  • Journal of Nursing Regulation

    • ISSN: 2155-8256
    Journal of Nursing Regulation (JNR), the official journal of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®), is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, academic and professional journal. It publishes scholarly articles that advance the science of nursing regulation, promote the mission and vision of NCSBN, and enhance communication and collaboration among nurse regulators, educators, practitioners, and the scientific community. The journal supports evidence-based regulation, addresses issues related to patient safety, and highlights current nursing regulatory issues, programs, and projects in both the United States and the international community. In publishing JNR, NCSBN's goal is to develop and share knowledge related to nursing and other healthcare regulation across continents and to promote a greater awareness of regulatory issues among all nurses.Submitting your Manuscript Before submitting your manuscript, please review the instructions in JNR's "Guide for Authors." Please email your manuscript and supplemental files to JNR's Consulting Acquisitions Editor, Marilea Polk Fried, at [email protected].
  • 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.
  • Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

    • ISSN: 0883-9417
    Official journal of ISPN - the International Society of Psychiatric Mental-Health NursesArchives of Psychiatric Nursing disseminates original, peer-reviewed research and scholarship to guide educators, scientists, advocates, and practitioners of psychiatric and mental health nursing. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing considers psychiatric and mental health nursing in its broadest perspective, including theory, practice, education, research, and policy applications related to all ages, special populations, settings, mental health disciplines, in both the public and private sectors. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing is a medium for international clinician-scholars to provide theoretical linkages among diverse areas of practice. Manuscripts are sought that will inform current practice and shape public policy for the diverse and equitable delivery of psychiatric and mental health nursing services.
  • Nursing Outlook

    • ISSN: 0029-6554
    Nursing Outlook, a bimonthly journal, provides innovative ideas for nursing leaders through peer-reviewed articles and timely reports. Each issue examines current issues and trends in nursing practice, education, and research, offering progressive solutions to the challenges facing the profession.Nursing Outlook is the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing and supports their mission to improve health and achieve health equity by impacting policy through nursing leadership, innovation, and science.
  • Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing

    • ISSN: 1089-9472
    Official Journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia NursesThe Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing provides original, peer-reviewed research for a primary audience that includes nurses in perianesthesia settings, including ambulatory surgery, preadmission testing, postanesthesia care (Phases I and II), extended observation, and pain management. The Journal provides a forum for sharing professional knowledge and experience relating to management, ethics, legislation, research, and other aspects of perianesthesia nursing.
  • Teaching and Learning in Nursing

    • ISSN: 1557-3087
    Official Journal of the Organization for Associate Degree NursingTeaching and Learning in Nursing is the official journal of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. The journal is dedicated to the advancement of associate degree nursing education and practice and promotes collaboration in charting the future of health care education and delivery.We publish studies about nursing students and faculty who teach in undergraduate programs.
  • Geriatric Nursing

    • ISSN: 0197-4572
    Geriatric Nursing is the official journal of American Assisted Living Nurses Association (AALNA) and Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystems Elders (NICHE).Geriatric Nursing is a comprehensive source for timely, evidence-based, and high-quality information related to the care of older adults. The journal’s peer reviewed articles report the latest research, education, clinical practices, and innovations that contribute to improving the health, well-being, and care of older adults across the care continuum.Geriatric Nursing addresses current research, education, clinical practice, and policy issues that contribute to optimizing healthy aging, achieving person-centered goals, improving the health and quality of life of older adults in all settings. The journal is also interested in innovative models of care and technological advances that support older adults, their families, and caregivers. The journal is written specifically for all members of the interdisciplinary team who focus on the older adult population.
  • Nutrition

    • ISSN: 0899-9007
    The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional SciencesFounded by Michael M. Meguid in the early 1980's, Nutrition presents advances in nutrition research and science, informs its readers on new and advancing technologies and data in clinical nutrition practice, encourages the application of outcomes research and meta-analyses to problems in patient-related nutrition; and seeks to help clarify and set the research, policy and practice agenda for nutrition science to enhance human well-being in the years ahead. Papers on nutrition-related plant or animal sciences are unlikely to be considered as they are outside the main focus of the Journal.
  • International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing

    • ISSN: 1878-1241
    Official journal of the Association of Maltese Orthopaedic Nurses, the Australia New Zealand Orthopaedic Nurses Association, Canadian Orthopaedic Nurses Association, RCN Society of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing and officially recognised by the Asian Association for Dynamic Osteosynthesis (Nursing), the Danish Orthopaedic Nurses Association (FSOS), Ortopedisjukskötersk... I Sverige (Sweden) and the International Collaboration of Orthopaedic NursingThe International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing is a peer-reviewed journal that seeks to promote the development and exchange of specialist knowledge within orthopaedic and trauma practice. The focus of orthopaedic and musculoskeletal trauma includes delivery of care for individuals with musculoskeletal injuries and disorders across the lifespan. It is not limited to purely the acute management of injuries and disorders but includes health promotion, bone health, falls/injury reduction, education, development of specialist workforce, contribution to health policy development and promotion of health in society. The journal is devoted primarily to nurses but also aims to serve other health professionals involved in the care of patients with orthopaedic and associated traumatic conditions. The journal aims to promote and share best practice through the dissemination of high quality research findings, debate within practice, exploration of professional issues and the development of health care practice as well as innovative roles.The journal publishes a wide range of papers from primary research and evidence updates to personal reflections on practice, book reviews, education and practice/management issues. The journal is committed to encouraging the sharing of new and innovative practices implemented across a broad range of international settings that will benefit people with musculoskeletal conditions and injuries worldwide. The journal encourages submission of different types of literature reviews such as scoping, narrative, integrative and systematic reviews, practice/quality improvement projects, healthcare system designs/reforms and innovations and letters to the editor regarding relevant topics. The journal is keen to consider submissions from a broad range of disciplines (ie non nursing) but it is essential that authors from those fields make the relevance of that paper to orthopaedic and trauma nursing overt in the manuscript.The mission of the journal is to facilitate global networking amongst orthopaedic and trauma nurses that results in the sharing of evidence-based practice, the dissemination of ideas and knowledge amongst orthopaedic and trauma nurses and other members of the health care team, including the organisations which support such practitioners in developing their knowledge and practice. The editorial team encourages and supports contributions from both experienced, developing and first time authors.Practice Development in Orthopaedics and Trauma Papers which describe initiatives and innovation in practice development or support continuing education are welcomed by the editors. In keeping with the journal's aims and scope, short papers are invited from clinical staff, educators and students. Such papers may focus on, but are not restricted to, best practice and practice development initiatives; implementation of research findings and education; improvements in patient care and development of the workforce in the clinical environment. Papers should be prepared in keeping with the journal's style (Guide for Authors can be found at Guide for Authors and should help the orthopaedic and trauma practitioner to develop and maintain their own skills and knowledge and help to transform delivery of quality care for patients elsewhere in the world. In addition, authors can use such papers to make the most of international networks by sharing their work, innovations and ideas.