INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) provides a forum for original research and scholarship about health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery and other health related professions. The IJNS aims to support evidence informed policy and practice by publishing research, systematic and other scholarly reviews, critical discussion, and commentary of the highest standard.The journal particularly welcomes studies that aim to evaluate and understand complex health care interventions and health policies and which employ the most rigorous designs and methods appropriate for the research question of interest. The journal also seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing methodological papers introducing or elaborating on analytic techniques, measures, and research methods.The journal has been publishing original peer-reviewed articles of interest to the international health care community since 1963, making it one of the longest standing repositories of scholarship in this field. The IJNS offers authors the benefits of:? A highly respected journal in its field with consistently high impact? Indexed in major databases: PubMed, Medline, Thomson Reuters - Science Citation Index, Scopus, Thomson Reuters - Social Science Citation Index, CINAHL and the BNI (British Nursing Index).? A truly global readership? Highly efficient editorial processes: average time from submission to first decision of 4 weeks? Rapid initial screening for suitability and editorial interest? Excellent peer reviewers drawn from a range of health service research disciplines? Final online publication as soon as 2 weeks post-acceptance.The IJNS endorses the Equator Network (http://www.equator-network.org/) an international initiative that seeks to improve reliability and value of research literature in health care by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of studies. We ask our authors to make use of appropriate reporting guidelines to ensure excellence in scientific reporting. Guidelines for authors can be accessed at http://ees.elsevier.com/ijns.

国际护理研究杂志(IJNS)提供了一个论坛，为原创的研究和学术的卫生保健提供，组织，管理，劳动力，政策和研究方法相关的护理，助产士和其他健康相关的专业。IJNS旨在通过出版研究报告、系统和其他学术评论、批判性讨论和最高标准的评论，支持证据知情的政策和实践。该杂志特别欢迎旨在评估和了解复杂的卫生保健干预措施和卫生政策的研究，这些研究采用最严格的设计和方法，适用于感兴趣的研究问题。该杂志还试图通过发表介绍或阐述分析技术、措施和研究方法的方法学论文来提高研究质量。自1963年以来，该杂志一直发表国际卫生保健界感兴趣的经过同行评议的原创文章，使其成为该领域历史最悠久的学术宝库之一。IJNS为作者提供了以下好处:?在其领域内享有很高声誉的期刊，具有持续的高影响力?主要数据库索引:PubMed、Medline、汤森路透-科学引文索引、Scopus、汤森路透-社会科学引文索引、CINAHL和BNI(英国护理索引)。?真正的全球读者?高效的编辑流程:从提交到第一次决定的平均时间为4周?快速筛选适合性和编辑兴趣?来自多个卫生服务研究领域的优秀同行评审?验收后2周内完成最终在线出版。IJNS支持赤道网络(http://www.equator-network.org/)，这是一项国际倡议，旨在通过促进透明和准确的研究报告，提高卫生保健研究文献的可靠性和价值。我们要求我们的作者使用适当的报告准则，以确保科学报告的卓越性。作者指南可访问http://ees.elsevier.com/ijns。