Journal of Nursing Education

Journal of Nursing Education is a peer-reviewed monthly academic journal covering topics in nursing pedagogy, clinical instruction, and curriculum innovation. Founded in 1962, the journal serves as a forum for nurse educators, curriculum developers, and academic policymakers to present research, case studies, and reviews relevant to undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. It publishes original research, review articles, teaching strategies, and simulation reports intended for educators associated with universities, hospitals, and professional organizations.

History

The journal was established in 1962 during a period of expansion in higher education influenced by institutions such as Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, and Yale University. Early contributors included faculty from Boston University, Case Western Reserve University, University of California, San Francisco, University of Michigan, and University of Pittsburgh. The formative decades intersected with initiatives at National League for Nursing, American Nurses Association, World Health Organization, United Nations, and U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Influential nursing scholars associated with the journal engaged with conferences at Sigma Theta Tau International, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and Ford Foundation. During the 1970s and 1980s the journal reflected curricular debates occurring at Princeton University, Rutgers University, University of Chicago, Duke University, and Vanderbilt University. Later developments linked the journal to technological and pedagogical shifts highlighted by collaborations with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Washington. Editorial changes paralleled trends in professional accreditation administered by Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and regulatory discussion involving Food and Drug Administration guidance on clinical simulation devices.

Scope and Content

The journal features articles on teaching strategies drawn from faculty at Columbia University School of Nursing, Yale School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and University of Washington School of Nursing. Content ranges from empirical studies influenced by methods used at National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to instructional innovations showcased at American Association of Colleges of Nursing meetings. Topics include simulation exercises referencing platforms developed with partners like Laerdal Medical, Simulaids, and vendors seen at trade shows hosted at McCormick Place, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and Las Vegas Convention Center. The journal publishes continuing professional development materials aligned with credit systems used by American Nurses Credentialing Center, State Boards of Nursing, Council of State Boards of Nursing, and certification bodies such as American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and Emergency Nurses Association. Case reports reflect clinical settings at Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Editorial Leadership and Peer Review

Editorial leadership has historically involved editors and associate editors who trained at institutions including University of Toronto, McGill University, King's College London, University of Edinburgh, and Imperial College London. The editorial board comprises scholars affiliated with University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of Sydney, University of Auckland, and University of British Columbia. Peer review processes align with standards promoted by organizations such as Committee on Publication Ethics, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, Council of Science Editors, Association of American Publishers, and World Association of Medical Editors. Manuscript management systems reflect practices used by publishers like Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, and SAGE Publications. Ethical oversight references guidelines connected to institutions including Hastings Center, The Belmont Report, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, and Office for Human Research Protections.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in bibliographic services and databases similar to those maintained by PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Embase. Library catalogs at Library of Congress, British Library, National Library of Medicine, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Deutsche Nationalbibliothek record holdings and metadata. Discovery systems from organizations such as OCLC, EBSCO, ProQuest, WorldCat, and Google Scholar facilitate access. Citation analysis tools offered by Clarivate, Elsevier Research Intelligence, Altmetric, CrossRef, and Dimensions track article metrics. Subscription platforms operated by JSTOR, Project MUSE, HighWire Press, IngentaConnect, and Academic Search Complete provide archival access.

Impact and Reception

The journal's impact is assessed using bibliometrics produced by Clarivate Analytics, Scopus, Eigenfactor Project, SCImago Lab, Google Scholar Metrics, and ranking agencies like U.S. News & World Report. Its articles have informed curricular reforms at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Duke University School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, and University of Toronto Faculty of Nursing. Reviews and citations appear in policy documents from World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The journal has been discussed at conferences such as International Council of Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing congresses, American Association of Colleges of Nursing annual meetings, Association for Medical Education in Europe, and Society for Simulation in Healthcare symposia. Recognition and awards connected to work published in the journal have overlapped with honors from American Academy of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Amos Medical Faculty Development Program, Fulbright Program, and MacArthur Fellows Program.

Category:Academic journals