Online database of healthcare journals, O - Z
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
Palgrave Macmillan
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: At Palgrave we specialise in textbook publishing for the pre-registration and post-registration student market, although we also have significant clusters of titles aimed at educators and professionals. We span the nursing, midwifery and health spectrum and have particular strengths in research, key skills and professional values. Our list is supported by the Journal of Public Health Policy, Social Theory and Health journal, and our market-leading Study Skills range. We would be delighted to discuss book proposals with any potential authors.
Target audience: Students on pre-registration and post-registration Nursing and allied health programmes, students of Health Studies and related disciplines, qualified nurses and other health professionals.
Frequency: We publish throughout the year. To find out more about some of our latest texts please visit: www.palgrave.com/nursinghealth
Editor: Kate Llewellyn, Commissioning Editor – Health and Nursing. Contact email: k.llewellyn@palgrave.com
Website: www.palgrave.com/nursinghealth
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/PalgraveNursing
Other information: To sign up to our mailing list please register your details at: http://www.palgrave.com/login/register.asp. Do you have an idea or suggestion for a textbook? Let us know at: http://www.palgrave.com/nursinghealth/ideas/.
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care is recognized and respected as the journal for advanced practice psychiatric nurses. The journal provides advanced practice nurses with current research and clinical application, as well as knowledge about psychiatric nursing, prescriptive treatment, and education. It publishes peer-reviewed papers that reflect clinical practice issues, psychobiological information, and integrative perspectives that are evidence-based. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care includes regular columns on the biology of mental illness and pharmacology, the art of prescribing, integrative perspectives, and private practice issues.
Target audience: Nurses and health professionals providing psychiatric care
Frequency: Quarterly. Print and online.
Editor: Geraldine S. Pearson. Contact email gpearson@snet.net
Website: www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ppc
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wiley_nursing
Other information: Now accepts author payment to make papers Open Access upon publication. Publishes accepted papers online ahead of print. Visit the Adult and Geropsychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (AGPN) Division of the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN) online at http://www.ispn-psych.org/html/agpn.html.
Practice Nursing
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Practice Nursing publishes articles on all aspects of the nurse's role in general practice. Its aim is to keep readers up to date with the latest developments in best clinical practice through the publication of accessible reviews of the clinical evidence. It also provides a forum for the discussion of political and professional issues. As the practice nurse role continues to evolve and expand, the journal’s aim is to promote and provide a forum for the dissemination of research into all aspects of practice nursing. The journal recognizes practice nurses' need for published evidence on which to base the extension of their responsibilities and their argument for greater educational support to take up the new opportunities open to them. It also seeks articles on the development of practice nurses’ leadership roles.
Target audience: Practice nurses, nurse practitioners, practice managers, practice nurse educators, nurse prescribers, nurse partners
Frequency: Monthly
Editor: Liam Benison. Contact email: pn@markallengroup.com
Website: http://www.practicenursing.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/practicenursing.journal
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/PNjournal
Other information: The Editor is keen to hear from anyone interested in writing for the journal or publishing their research.
Primary Health Care
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Peer-reviewed clinical articles, literature reviews, reports of research, evaluations and reports of service evaluations and comment opinion articles that inform and encourage critical reflection among professionals in the primary care and community health field. Articles should have clear implications for practice.
Target audience: Nurses working in primary care and community settings, such as practice nurses, district nurses, health visitors, school nurses, nurse practitioners and community matrons.
Frequency: Ten issues per year, monthly except January and August.
Editor: Julie Sylvester. Contact Helen Hyland, email: helen.hyland@rcnpublishing.co.uk.
Website: www.primaryhealthcare.net
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Other information: Please contribute your work or views of the field to julie.sylvester@rcnpublishing.co.uk.
Public Health Nursing
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Public Health Nursing publishes thought-provoking theoretical discussions, timely reviews, dynamic clinical reports, and commentary by the nation's health care leaders. This publication focuses and places in context the rapidly changing issues which concern public health professionals as they manage today's healthcare system and invent future systems. The Journal's highly respected contributors provide a vehicle for remaining on the cutting edge of current thinking and research in the field.
Target audience: Public Health Professionals
Frequency: Bimonthly. Print and online.
Editors: Sarah E. Abrams and Judith C. Hays. Contact email phn-edoffice@bos.blackwellpublishing.com.
Website: www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/phn
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wiley_nursing
Other information: Now accepts author payment to make papers Open Access upon publication. Publishes accepted papers online ahead of print.
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults aims to make sense of current research and policy in working with older people at a time of demographic change. The Journal particularly considers the implications of policy and research in the context of managing and commissioning services and aims to draw out practical information about how to promote quality of life in later years as well as offer guidance on appropriate service provision. The Journal's high-quality, peer-reviewed articles consider the role of older people within their wider communities with the overall goals of promoting the potential for independence, control and enhanced well-being.
Target audience: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults is a hugely valuable source of information and intelligence for academics, universities and colleges, commissioners, practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, managers, health boards, mental health services, education, local authorities, NHS and primary care trusts, the voluntary and community sectors, service users, carers and students.
Frequency: Four times per year
Editor: Ron Iphofen. Contact email: jos@pierprofessional.com
Website: http://www.pierprofessional.com/qiaoaflyer/index.html
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pierprofessional
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/PierJournals
Other information: The journal is multi-agency and multidisciplinary in outlook. In addition to research-based articles that will be peer-reviewed, papers giving viewpoints and perspectives from practitioners, commentators and users of services are welcomed.
Quality in Primary Care
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: The journal is multidisciplinary and concerned with all aspects of quality and quality improvement in primary and prehospital care and the interfaces between primary, secondary and social care. We publish high-quality original research that advances knowledge on these topics generalisable to other settings and countries and from other disciplines related to medicine, including nursing, practice management, professions allied to medicine and social science. These include academic articles, practical ideas based on relevant experiences, quality improvement studies, patient perspective articles, and international exchange. Areas of interest include the organisation of quality, clinical governance, clinical audit, patient safety, appraisal and professional development, quality improvement techniques, performance management, patient confidentiality, patient perspective, leadership, risk management, continuous quality improvement, management of underperformance and organisational culture.
Target audience: Those researching, teaching or practising in the fields of quality improvement, clinical governance or clinical audit related to primary and prehospital care, leaders of organisational and clinical teams in both secondary and primary care; people interested in clinical governance; Medical and healthcare libraries.
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Editor: Professor A Niroshan Siriwardena
Contact details: School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln, Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool Lincoln LN6 7TS Fax: +44 (0)152 283 7058, Email: nsiriwardena@lincoln.ac.uk or qpc@lincoln.ac.uk
Instructions to authors: http://www.radcliffe-oxford.com/journals/j10%5Fquality%5Fin%5Fprimary%5Fcare/M10_Contributing.htm
Website: http://www.radcliffe-oxford.com/qpc
Other information: This is the first international journal devoted solely to the topic of quality in primary healthcare. We are referenced in Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, CINAHL, EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service, SwetsWise Online Content, OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online, Journals@Ovid Full Text, DH-Data, HMIC, Health & Social Care Abstracts, British Nursing Index, Zetoc, Scopus and Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory.
Research in Nursing and Health
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Research in Nursing & Health (RINAH) is a broad, peer-reviewed, research journal devoted to publication of a wide range of research and theory that will inform the practice of nursing and other health disciplines. The editors invite research reports on nursing practice, education, administration, and history; on health issues relevant to nursing; and on the testing of research findings in practice. Papers on research methods and techniques are appropriate if they go beyond what is already generally available in the literature. Theory papers are accepted if knowledge is advanced; preference is given to papers in which theory is developed, rather than simply reviewed. Integrative reviews of the literature are accepted if gaps in knowledge are identified and directions for future research provided. Critical reviews of new books and other publications on research and theory may be included. Letters to the editor commenting on published articles or research and theory issues are welcome.
Target audience: Senior nurses, midwives and health visitors, managers, researchers, educators, advanced nursing students. Medical & all healthcare professionals
Frequency: Bimonthly. Print and online
Editor: Judith Gedney Baggs. Contact email: rinah@ohsu.edu
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1098-240X
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wiley_nursing
Other information: Now publishes accepted papers online ahead of print.
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: The Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences is an international peer-reviewed Journal publishing research that has a patient, family or community focus and which promotes an interdisciplinary team approach. It is the official publication of the Nordic College of Caring Sciences. The Journal aims to contribute to the development and advancement of scientific knowledge on caring related to health, well-being, illness and the alleviation of human suffering. Of special interest are scholarly articles addressing and initiating dialogue on theoretical, empirical and methodological concerns related to critical issues in caring. All papers are expected to demonstrate respect for human dignity and accountability to society. In addition to original research the Journal also publishes reviews, announcements and short communications.
Target audience: International, multidisciplinary - offers a patient-focused approach to improving quality of care. Health professionals - nurses, midwives, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, community nurses, etc
Frequency: Quarterly. Print and online.
Editor: Ingegerd Bergbom (Editor-in-Chief). Contact Peter Tubman, email: ptubman@wiley.com
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1471-6712
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/wiley_nursing
Other information: Visit the Nordic College of Caring Science at http://www.nccs.nu/.
Social Theory and Health
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Social Theory & Health provides an international scholarly forum for theoretical reflection and debate on contemporary health issues, many of which bear directly on the planning and delivery of services. The journal aims to consolidate, refine and extend theoretically informed work on the role of health in modern societies. The journal is affiliated to the European Society for Health and Medical Sociology. The Editors encourage contributions from all relevant disciplines, as well as from those involved directly in front-line treatment and care. Contributions from the developing world are particularly welcome. The journal aims to include contributions from all theoretical perspectives. The scope of the journal will be broad and the approach eclectic, through a careful mix of authors and features.
Target audience: The theorization of health issues is crucial both for understanding and as a guide for action. By providing a forum for academics and practitioners to engage with the theoretical development of the health debate, Social Theory & Health aims to develop the theoretical underpinnings of health research and service delivery. The journal is of interest to scholars of health-related sociology; nursing, health and clinical psychologists; health and public policy analysts and theorists in related disciplines.
Frequency: Quarterly
Editors: Graham Scambler, Paul Higgs, Richard Levinson and Ruth Graham. Contact emails: g.scambler@ucl.ac.uk, p.higgs@ucl.ac.uk, rlevins@sph.emory.edu, r.h.graham@ncl.ac.uk
Website: www.palgrave-journals.com/sth
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Other information: All content is available online in PDF format. Access the website to request an online sample copy, to register for electronic Table of Contents alerts, to buy relevant articles online or to order an annual subscription. The journal is affiliated to the European Society for Health and Medical Sociology.
Wiley-Blackwell
Editorial Acquisition: Griselda Campbell, Associate Director, Nursing and Healthcare Journals. Magenta Lampson, Senior Commissioning Editor, Nursing and Healthcare Books
Contact details: Griselda Campbell, Tel: 44 (0) 1865 476515, email: griselda.campbell@wiley.com, Magenta Styles, Tel: 44 (0) 1865 476544, email: magenta.styles@wiley.com, Wiley-Blackwell, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK.
Website: www.wiley.com
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Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
Focus of journal /types of article wanted: Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing is a peer-reviewed evidence-based nursing journal developed by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. It is a primary source of information for using evidence-based nursing practice to improve patient care by featuring: Knowledge synthesis articles with best practice recommendations and applications; Original papers and features that present research which challenges and develops knowledge about evidence-based nursing; Special features and columns with information geared to readers' diverse roles; Commentaries about current evidence-based nursing issues and developments; A forum that encourages readers to engage in an ongoing dialogue on critical issues and questions in evidence-based nursing; Reviews of the latest publications and resources on evidence-based nursing; News about professional organizations, conferences and other activities around the world related to evidence-based nursing; Links to other global evidence-based nursing resources and organizations
Target audience: Clinicians, educators, researchers, nurse leaders, policy makers
Frequency: Quarterly. Print and online
Editor: Jo Rycroft-Malone. Tracey Bucknall and Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk (Associate Editors). Contact email j.rycroft-malone@bangor.ac.uk
Website: www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/wvn
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wiley_nursing
Other information: Now accepts author payment to make papers Open Access upon publication. Publishes accepted papers online ahead of print. Visit the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International at http://www.nursingsociety.org.