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Addictions nursing
Guest Editors:
Marissa Abram, PhD, PMHNP-BC, Duke University, USA
Long Kwan Ho, BNurs, MPhil, PhD, RN, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
Timothy Sowicz, PhD, University of New Mexico, USA
Submission Status: Open until 9 February 2026
Rehabilitation nursing
Guest Editors:
Rafael Alves Bernardes, PhD, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Rogério Manuel Ferrinho Ferreira, PhD, Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal
César João Vicente da Fonseca, PhD, University of Évora, Portugal
Submission Status: Open until 16 January 2026
Disaster nursing
Guest Editors:
Gulcan Taskiran Eskici, PhD, RN, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey
Lesley Gray, PhD, MPH, MSc, University of Otago, New Zealand
Amir Khorram-Manesh, MD, PhD, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Submission Status: Open until 11 December 2025
Critical care nursing
Guest Editors:
Fatma Refaat Ahmed, PhD, RN, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Rana Ali Alameri, PhD, SFHEA, CNS, RN, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), Saudi Arabia
Submission Status: Open until 19 November 2025
Pediatric nursing
Guest Editors:
Godfrey Katende, DNP, MSN, BSN, Aga Khan University, Uganda
Julia Petty, RGN, RSCN, PGCE, EdD, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Submission Status: Open until 23 October 2025
Care for the aging population
Guest Editors:
Chantal Backman, RN, MHA, PhD, University of Ottawa, Canada
Michael Connolly, PhD, MSc (Nursing), BA (Phil), RGN, RNT, University College Dublin; Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services, Ireland
Zvonka Fekonja, PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Submission Status: Open until 27 August 2025
Promoting mental health and well-being in the nursing workforce
Guest Editors:
Janie Brown, PhD, MEd, BN, Grad Dip Adult Ed, Int Care Cert, Dip App Sc (Nursing), Curtin School of Nursing, Australia
Alannah Cooper, PhD, BNurs, RN, Murdoch University, Australia
Petros Galanis, PhD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Ioannis Moisoglou, PhD, RN, University of Thessaly, Greece
Submission Status: Open until 31 July 2025
Nursing approaches to self-care, self-management, and adaptation to illness
Guest Editors:
Åsa Audulv, RN, PhD, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden
Francisco Miguel Correia Sampaio, RMN, MSc, PhD, Nursing School of Porto, Portugal
Clemente Neves Sousa, RN, MSc, PhD, Nursing School of Porto, Portugal
Submission Status: Open until 20 June 2025
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Healthcare in the context of global challenges
Guest Editors:
Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Juan Manuel Leyva-Moral: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Patrick Palmieri: Universidad Norbert Wiener, Peru
Complementary nursing interventions
Guest Editors:
Nokuthula Gloria Nkosi, MSc, MTech, PhD: WITS University, South Africa
Zeng Jie Ye, PhD: Guangzhou Medical University, China
Digitalization of nursing
Guest Editors:
Konstantinos Antypas, PhD, SINTEF Digital, Norway
Mattias Georgsson, PhD, MPH, RN, Jönköping University, Sweden
Nancy Staggers, RN, PhD, FAAN, University of Utah, US
Nursing in the age of climate change
Guest Editors:
Rasmieh Al-Amer: RN BN, MSc, PhD, Isra University, Jordan
Pammla Petrucka: RN, BScN, MN, PhD, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Francisco Sampaio: RMN, MSc, PhD, Postdoc, Nursing School of Porto, Portugal
Person-centered care in nursing
Guest Editors
Clare Harvey, PhD, Massey University, New Zealand
Carlos Laranjeira, RN, MHN, MSc, PhD, Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Ethics in nursing
Guest Editor
Edison Luiz Devos Barlem PhD: Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil
Diversity in nursing
Guest Editors
Lila de Tantillo, PhD, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, Jacksonville University, Keigwin School of Nursing, United States of America
Juan Manuel Gonzalez, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, ENP-C, FNP-BC, CEN, CNE, FAANP, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, United States of America
Nursing workforce shortage
Guest Editors:
Maha Atout, PhD, MSN, Philadelphia University, Jordan
Aurelija Blaževičienė, PhD, MPH, RN, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
Nursing education
Guest Editors:
Sadeq Al-Fayyadh, PhD, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Hsiao-Yun Chang, PhD, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Dana Tschannen, PhD, RN, University of Michigan School of Nursing, USA
Community-based nursing
Guest Editors:
Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, PhD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Neti Juniarti, S.Kp., M.Kes., MNurs., PhD, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
Management and leadership in nursing
Guest Editors:
Alexandre Pazetto Balsanelli, PhD, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Abdelaziz Hendy, PhD, RN, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Nursing vulnerable populations
Guest Editors:
Jane Currie, PhD, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Luke Molloy PhD, RPN, RN, University of Wollongong, Australia
Mirko Prosen, PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, FFNMRCSI, University of Primorska, Slovenia
Artificial intelligence and nursing practice
Guest Editors:
Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, PhD, MSc, RN, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Kathrin Seibert, DPH, MSc, RN, University of Bremen, Germany
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 3.1
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.5
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.321
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.894
Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 8
Submission to acceptance (median days): 129
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