Online database of healthcare journals, K - N
Please find below a list of journals whose editors are particularly committed to encouraging more nurses to publish their work. Each journal entry has details of: focus of journal, types of article wanted, target audience, frequency, editor, contact, instructions to authors and the website link. The full list of journals can be found on the journals main page
Latin American Journal of Nursing (Revista Latina-Americana de Enfermagem)
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: The Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE) is the official scientific publication of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Brazil, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development. Its mission is to publish scientific research results in nursing and other areas of interest for health professionals. This Journal is published in Brazil and circulates bimonthly in different countries around the world. The printed version is issued in English and the electronic version in Portuguese, Spanish and English. To promote the dissemination of scientific nursing knowledge through the publication of peer reviewed articles that can contribute to the expansion of this field of knowledge and to the bases of professional action in nursing care, teaching and research. Publish scientific research results from nursing and other areas of interest to health professionals. The RLAE mainly publishes original research reports and systematic or integrative reviews, besides letters to the editor and editorials. The manuscripts are published in three languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Target audience: Nurses, Physicians, psychologists, physiotherapists, sociologists, nutritionist and other professionals members of the multidisciplinary, international health team
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Editor: Maria Helena Palucci Marziale, RN, PhD. Contact email: marziale@eerp.usp.br or rlae@eerp.usp.br.
Website: http://www.scielo.br/rlae
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/RevistaRLAE
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/rlae_eerp
Other information: To increase the information exchange between nurses and health professionals from Latin America and their peers around the world, RLAE invites nurses from Great Britain, USA, Canada and Japan, among other countries, to send us their articles for publication.
Learning Disability Practice
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: A unique journal for nurses and professional carers of people with learning disabilities, Learning Disability Practice provides you with up to date coverage of the significant issues you face. The indispensable resource includes peer-reviewed articles on the latest clinical research, comment and advice from independent experts, the latest news, study aids, conference and events listings and much more. Learning Disability Practice provides you with the key information you need to stay one step ahead.
Target audience: Learning Disability Practice is targeted at all learning disability nurses and professionals working at all levels, in the NHS, community settings and other related sectors.
Frequency: Ten issues per year, monthly except January and August.
Editor: Colin Parish; Bob Gates (Consultant editor). Contact Helen Hyland, email: helen.hyland@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Website: www.learningdisabilitypractice.co.uk
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Other information: To contribute to the journal in any way, email colin.parish@rcnpublishing.co.uk.
Mental Health Practice
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: A round-up of the key news, policy developments, guidelines and conference presentations in the mental health field. Specially commissioned articles on the latest findings - where appropriate these are double-blind peer reviewed to guarantee their quality. In-depth, quality articles analysing a wide range of topics. Regular features by service users and their carers give you an insight into how users and carers cope in their day-to-day lives. The journal also contains policy developments and guidelines, resources and letters.
Target audience: Whether you are a nurse, occupational, speech or language therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, researcher, service user or carer you should be reading Mental Health Practice to keep up with all that is happening in this demanding field.
Frequency: Ten issues per year, monthly except January and August.
Editor: Colin Parish; Cris Allen (Associate editor). Contact Helen Hyland, email: helen.hyland@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Website: www.mentalhealthpractice.co.uk
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Other information: To contribute to the journal in any way, email colin.parish@rcnpublishing.co.uk.
Midwifery. An international journal
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: 'Midwifery' aims to: enhance the quality of care for childbearing women and their families; encourage midwives to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes; provide an international, multidisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances, controversies and current research; promote continuing education through publication of reviews and updates on all aspects of midwifery; and to cover the clinical epidemiological, education, managerial and technological areas of practice.
Target audience: Midwives and other clinicians, researchers, educators working within maternity and infant care and related health fields.
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Editor: Debra Bick. Contact email: debra.bick@kcl.ac.uk
Website: www.intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/midw
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Other information: The journal has the support of the International Confederation of Midwives and includes a regular ICM section, and is available on www.sciencedirect.com.
Nurse Author & Editor
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nurse Author & Editor is an international publication dedicated to nurse authors, editors and reviewers globally. It offers advice on writing quality papers, avoiding rejection and finding publishing opportunities in many different nursing journals across the world. Nurse Author & Editor is published as a free online publication. It is published quarterly, and each issue will consist of 2-3 papers aimed at nurse authors, editors and/or reviewers. There will also be a section to update readers on new developments in journal publishing.
Target audience: Nurse authors, editors and reviewers.
Frequency: Quarterly at www.NurseAuthorEditor.com (online only)
Editor: Charon Pierson. Contact email: NurseAuthorEditor@wiley.com
Website: http://www.NurseAuthorEditor.com
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/wiley_nursing
Other information: Free online publication!
Nurse Education in Practice
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nurse Education in Practice enables lecturers and practitioners to both share and disseminate evidence that demonstrates the actual practice of education as it is experienced in the realities of their respective work environments, that is both in the University/faculty and clinical settings. It is supportive of new authors and is at the forefront in publishing individual and collaborative papers that demonstrate the link between education and practice. Nursing is a discipline that is grounded in its practice origins - nurse educators utilise research-based evidence to promote good practice in education in all its fields. A strength of this journal is that it seeks to promote the development of a body of evidence to underpin the foundation of nurse education practice, as well as promoting and publishing education focused papers from other health care professions which have the same underpinning philosophy. Case studies and innovative developments that demonstrate how nursing and health care educators teach and facilitate learning, together with reflection and action that seeks to transform their professional practice will be promoted.
Target audience: Lecturers and practitioners
Frequency: 6 times a year
Editor: Karen Holland. Contact email: k.holland@salford.ac.uk or karen.holland3@sky.com
Website: www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/14715953
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Other information: The opportunity to stimulate debate is encouraged as is the promotion of evidence-based nursing education internationally.
Nurse Education Today
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: World leading research or theoretical articles in the field of nursing, midwifery or health professional education. Papers of international relevance are particularly welcome that further enhance nursing education research and inform and stimulate debate within the field. Main papers are blind peer reviewed by a minimum of two referees and the journal is advised by a distinguished Editorial Board and panel of International Advisors.
Target audience: Nurses, midwives and health professionals interested in the education of their disciplines. The journal celebrates an international authorship and readership which is further enhanced by its sponsorship of a leading International Nurse Educational conference.
Frequency: 8 issues per year
Editor: Billy Lauder (Editor-in-Chief); Sian Maslin-Prothero (Associate Editor). Contact Jill Tyldsley, Editorial Manager, email: jtyldsley@jtyldsley.karoo.co.uk or Billy Lauder, email: William.lauder@stir.ac.uk.
Website: http://www.elsevier.com/nedt and http://ees.elsevier.com/net/
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Other information: Informal discussion about content or editorial policy can be had by contacting Billy Lauder.
Nurse Prescribing
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nurse Prescribing provides up-to-date information on all aspects of prescribing theory, practice and research. It also aims to offer a forum for nurses to share their expertise and experiences. Clinical reviews, discussions of policy, research reports, and medical education.
Target audience: All nurses with an interest in prescribing
Frequency: Monthly
Editor: Rosalind Hill
Contact details: Tel: 44 (0)20 738 5454, Email: np@markallengroup.com
Instructions to authors: http://www.nurseprescribing.com/contribute.shtml
Website: http://www.nurseprescribing.com/
Other information: The editors would very much like to hear from anyone with an interest in writing about nurse prescribing in the UK or overseas.
Nurse Researcher: the International Journal of Research Methodology in Nursing and Health Care
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nurse Researcher is an international journal of research methodology in nursing and health care. Published quarterly, it is focused primarily on the needs of pre- and post-registration students, practitioners and educators, and contains authoritative papers on the appropriate application and relevance of research methods to nursing and health care. The main aim of the journal is to educate readers in how to evaluate and appreciate research work by increasing their understanding of the methods which underlie it.
Target audience: Pre- and post-registration students, practitioners and educators.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Editor: Leslie Gelling; Julie Sylvester (Managing editor). Contact Helen Hyland, email: helen.hyland@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Website: www.nurseresearcher.co.uk
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/nurseresearcher
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ed_N_Researcher
Other information: To contribute to the journal in any way, email leslie.gelling@anglia.ac.uk.
Nursing Children and Young People
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Articles focus on clinical practice, evidence reviews and primary clinical research relevant to children's nursing and child health in any setting. Also policy, education and management in children's nursing. Regular continuing professional development articles that are ideal for PREP. Book and website reviews, news, events listings and updates on published articles and research.
Target audience: Nurses, students and related professionals caring for children and young people.
Frequency: Ten issues per year, monthly except January and August
Editor: Christine Walker; Doreen Crawford and Annette Dearmun (Consultant editors). Contact Helen Hyland, email: helen.hyland@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Web Site: http://nursingchildrenandyoungpeople.rcnpublishing.co.uk
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Other information: All articles are subject to open peer review
Nursing in Critical Care
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nursing in Critical Care is an international peer-reviewed journal covering any aspect of critical care nursing practice, research, education or management. It is the official publication of the BACCN. Critical care nursing is defined as the whole spectrum of skills, knowledge and attitudes utilised by practitioners in any setting where adults or children, and their families, are experiencing acute and critical illness. Such settings encompass general and specialist hospitals, and the community. Nursing in Critical Care covers the diverse specialities of critical care nursing including surgery, medicine, cardiac, renal, neurosciences, haematology, obstetrics, accident and emergency, neonatal nursing and paediatrics. Papers published in the journal normally fall into one of the following categories: research reports; literature reviews; developments in practice, education or management; reflections on practice
Target audience: Intensive care nurses, Paediatric intensive care nurses, Critical care nurses, Accident and Emergency nurses, Cardiac nurses, Neurology nurses, Resuscitation team, Nurse consultants, Nurse managers
Frequency: Bimonthly. Print and online.
Editor: John Albarran and Julie Scholes. Contact email: niccoffice@wiley.com
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1478-5153
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Other information: Visit the British Association of Critical Care Nurses at www.baccn.org.uk.
Nursing Ethics
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nursing Ethics takes a practical approach to this complex subject. The articles on ethical and legal issues are accessible and applicable to healthcare practice. The international Editorial Board ensures the selection of a wide range of high quality articles of global significance. This extensive journal covers highly relevant issues including: End of life care; Cross-cultural ethical issues; Current health policies; Developments in health care; Moral stress and distress; Practical ethical care issues; Patients Rights/Public Welfare; Management/Inter-professional Relations; Qualitative, quantitative and philosophical studies relating to healthcare ethics.
Target audience: Nursing Ethics is an international resource for nurses and other healthcare pracitioners, educators, managers, ethicists and researchers.
Frequency: 6 times per year - January, March, May, July, September, November. Print and online
Editor: Ann Gallagher. Verena Tschudin (Founding Editor). Manuscript submission is now via the journal website.
Websites: http://nej.sagepub.com/ and http://www.surrey.ac.uk/fhms/research/centres/icne/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nursing-Ethics-at-Surrey/148910491832167
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Nursing Forum
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nursing Forum invites original manuscripts to explore, explicate or report issues, ideas, trends and innovations that shape the nursing profession. Nursing Forum encourages submissions focused on contemporary nursing issues that provide cutting-edge perspectives, serve as practical resources, promote debate and prompt readers to examine nursing issues in new ways. The Creative Controversy feature is designed specifically for short submissions. These issues could address research, education, practice and leadership/management.
Target audience: All Nurses.
Frequency: Quarterly. Print and online.
Editor: Patricia Yoder-Wise. Contact email: psywrn@aol.com
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1744-6198
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wiley_nursing
Other information: Now accepts author payment to make papers Open Access upon publication. Post your comments anytime anywhere at http://www.respond2articles.com/NUF/.
Nursing Inquiry
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nursing Inquiry is an international peer-reviewed Journal which publishes papers for nurses and healthcare professionals on issues relating to the practice of nursing and healthcare. The Journal aims to explore emerging ideas, frameworks and approaches to healthcare; promote international perspectives in nursing and healthcare; inform debate on current issues in policy and practice; examine current trends in nursing and healthcare practice.
Target audience: International covering the areas of nursing, social science, the humanities and medicine - academics & researchers, post graduates
Frequency: Quarterly. Print and online.
Editor: Sally Thorne. Contact email: Sally.Thorne@nursing.ubc.ca
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1440-1800
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Other information: Now accepts author payment to make papers Open Access upon publication.
Nursing Management
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nursing Management is the leading journal focusing on management and leadership trends that affect the nursing profession. It provides nurses in leadership positions across the public, independent and voluntary sectors with the practical information they need to make informed decisions. Articles are written by nurses and experienced journalists to ensure that Nursing Management has everything that professional nurse leaders need: news, opinion, in-depth features, study aids, book reviews and much more.
Target audience: For nursing leaders everywhere.
Frequency: Ten issues per year, monthly except January and August.
Editor: Nick Lipley; Donna Kinnair (Consultant editor). Contact Helen Hyland, email: helen.hyland@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Website: www.nursingmanagement.co.uk
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Other information: To contribute to the journal in any way, email nick.lipley@rcnpublishing.co.uk.
Nursing Older People
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nursing Older People is a specialist publication which delivers news, expert opinion, dynamic features and advanced clinical articles to professionals working in the care of older people. Articles are written by nurses working at all levels and in all spheres of practice, and by experienced journalists who solicit the views of experts in the field and tackle cutting edge issues. Topics covered include the differentiation and management of delirium, depression and dementia; the need to manage rather than contain incontinence; the implementation of the dignity care programme across the healthcare sector; end-of-life care; visual and auditory loss; health and social interaction; health promotion and falls management.
Target audience: Professionals working in older people's care.
Frequency: Ten issues per year, monthly except January and August.
Editor: Lisa Berry; Nicky Hayes (Consultant editor). Contact Helen Hyland, email: helen.hyland@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Website: www.nursingolderpeople.co.uk
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Other information: Please contribute your work or views of the field to lisa.berry@rcnpublishing.co.uk.
Nursing Philosophy
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nursing Philosophy is an international peer reviewed Journal for nurses and healthcare professionals seeking to articulate a more theoretical basis for their practice. Established in response to the emergence of a substantial research interest in philosophy as applied to nursing and health care, the Journal provides a unique forum for discussion of issues at the very foundations of nursing theory and practice. Publishing original research papers, dialogues, critical responses and books reviews, the Journal critically analyses the conception and differing accounts of the role of the nurse and the relevance of intellectual movements to nursing. Although the main scope of the journal is nursing, philosophical contributions on related areas of healthcare work such as midwifery and occupational therapy are encouraged.
Target audience: International: Nurse theorists (academics & researchers), students, and those related health care disciplines
Frequency: Quarterly. Print and online.
Editor: Derek Sellman. Contact email: Derek.Sellman@ualberta.ca
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1466-769X
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Other information: Now accepts author payment to make papers Open Access upon publication.
Nursing and Residential Care
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Practical and accessible clinical, care, management and legal articles that focus on best-practice care for clients in care homes. The journal is read by all staff in these settings and as such, the articles need to be written in a clear and accessible manner so they are applicable to all readers. We welcome articles on, but not exclusively, clinical issues for older people such as nutrition, wound care, skin care, mobility, mental health, management issues, legal issues, nursing practice, social environments, occupational therapy, dementia, quality of care, dignity.
Target audience: All staff working in care homes (managers, nurses, care assistants)
Frequency: Monthly
Editor: Liz Rasmussen. Contact email: nrc@markallengroup.com or liz.rasmussen@markallengroup.com
Website: http://www.nursingandresidentialcare.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nursing-and-Residential-Care/198381973513619
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NRCJournal
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Nursing Standard
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nursing Standard is a weekly journal that aims to promote professional excellence and encourage creativity and innovation in nursing, midwifery, health visiting and healthcare assistant practice. Articles in the Art&Science section are all subject to double blind peer review and include original research, audit, literature review, continuing professional development, supplements, clinical features and professional issues. Other sections include news, features, letters, opinions and career-focused articles. The reflections section carries regular columns on research and clinical governance issues.
Target audience: All nurses, midwives and health visitors and healthcare assistants.
Frequency: Weekly.
Editor: Jean Gray (Editor-in-Chief); Graham Scott (Editor). Contact email: jean.gray@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Website: http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk/
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Nursing for Women's Health
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Nursing for Women's Health publishes clinical practice articles and review articles on topics in women's health, labor and delivery, obstetric nursing, neonatal nursing, and professional nursing issues, such as management and leadership. Nursing for Women's Health does not publish original research.
Target audience: Nurses working in women's health, OB/GYN, labor and delivery, and neonatal nursing.
Frequency: Bimonthly. In print and online.
Editor: Anne Katz. Jennifer Hellwig (Managing editor). Contact email: jhellwig@awhonn.org or nwh@awhonn.org
Website: http://nwh.awhonn.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NursingForWomensHealth
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Other information: Owned by the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). See http://www.awhonn.org..