About the Journal
Aims and Scope
The Nursing Scope is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing knowledge, research, education, policy, and practice across all fields of nursing. The journal provides an international platform for the dissemination of rigorous, relevant, and evidence-based scholarship that contributes to the development of nursing science, improvement of nursing practice, advancement of nursing education and leadership, and promotion of quality healthcare outcomes.
The journal welcomes original and innovative scholarly work addressing the full breadth of nursing and related areas in which nursing has a substantive role. Its scope includes, but is not limited to:
Manuscripts whose primary subject falls outside nursing may be considered only where the work demonstrates a clear and substantial relevance to nursing science, nursing practice, nursing education, nursing leadership, health policy, or patient care.
The journal seeks contributions from researchers, nurse educators, clinicians, advanced practice nurses, nursing administrators, policymakers, students, and interdisciplinary healthcare scholars whose work contributes meaningfully to the advancement of nursing and healthcare.
The Nursing Scope does not publish material solely because it relates broadly to human health; submitted work must demonstrate a clear connection to nursing or an area of healthcare in which nursing has a substantive scholarly, professional, educational, clinical, or policy interest.
Types of Articles Published
The Nursing Scope considers scholarly manuscripts including:
Publication Frequency
The Nursing Scope (TNS) operates an issue-based continuous publication model.
The journal publishes issues on a continuous basis throughout the year rather than following a predetermined number of issues per calendar year. Upon the publication of each issue, the journal announces the scheduled publication date for the next issue. The announced date constitutes the journal's publication schedule for the forthcoming issue.
Manuscripts are processed continuously as they are received and proceed through the journal's editorial screening, peer-review, revision, editorial approval, and production processes. Articles that successfully complete these processes are scheduled for publication in an upcoming issue.
The number of issues published in a calendar year may therefore vary depending on the volume of manuscripts that successfully complete the journal's peer-review and editorial processes. However, once the publication date for an upcoming issue has been announced, The Nursing Scope is committed to publishing that issue according to the stated schedule.
Each published issue is assigned to the appropriate volume and issue number, and individual articles contain complete bibliographic information, including the volume, issue, year, page range or article identifier, and Digital Object Identifier (DOI), where applicable.
This issue-based continuous publication model enables The Nursing Scope to maintain a flexible but clearly defined publication schedule while ensuring that the quality, integrity, and rigor of its peer-review, editorial, ethical, and production processes are maintained.
The Nursing Scope is published by the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA).
Publisher Information
- Publisher
- University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA)
- Official Journal
- The Nursing Scope
- Physical Business Address
- National Secretariat, UGONSA House, Plot No. C134, New Haven Road, Enugu, Nigeria
- Phone
- +234 803 655 7172
- Country
- Nigeria