About The Nursing Scope
Peer-reviewed Professional journal of the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA)
Our Mission
The mission of the journal is to promote knowledge-based healthcare delivery through the global spreading of science-based knowledge in nursing, allied health sciences, medicine, and any field that deals with human health.
Our Goal
The main purpose of The Nursing Scope is to disseminate science-based knowledge globally in nursing, allied health sciences, medicine, and any field that deals with human health through the publication of original papers.
Who Can Submit?
Researchers, scholars, individuals and professional bodies in nursing, allied health sciences, medicine, and any field that deals with human health are invited to submit manuscripts.
Distribution
Articles on the UGONSA website of the journal are open to the world. The print copy is part of the UGONSA Professional Conference materials and available for a fee.
History
The Nursing Scope history is almost as old as and as chequered as that of UGONSA. The first three volumes were respectively published in the year 1989, 1990 and 1991. Then, the association was known as the Graduate Nurses Association of Nigeria (GNAN). Continuation of the series is in view in the year 2021 with Volume four (4) poised to take off with the 20th Professional Conference.
Issues' Target
For the year 2021, the association is poised to publish one Issue as Volume 4 along with its 20th Professional Conference. Thereafter, the journal shall target a minimum of two issues per volume.
The Nursing Scope Journal Copyright and Licensing Policy
Open Access and Ethical Alignment
The Nursing Scope Journal operates as a fully open-access journal in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). The journal complies with the principles and best practices of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA).
Copyright Ownership
Authors retain full copyright of their work. Upon submission, authors grant The Nursing Scope Journal a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and identify itself as the original publisher of the Version of Record.
Licensing
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0)
Unless otherwise stated, all articles in The Nursing Scope are published under the terms of the:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Under this license:
- You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
- Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
- Credit should, at minimum, include: author name(s), article title, journal name (The Nursing Scope), volume/issue (if applicable), year, and DOI or URL.
- You may not imply that the author(s) or The Nursing Scope endorse you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
No further permission is required from the author(s) or the journal for uses that comply with the CC BY 4.0 license.
Author Rights
Authors may reuse and disseminate their work for scholarly and educational purposes with proper citation. Third-party materials must comply with original copyright permissions.
Ethical Oversight
The journal follows COPE guidelines on publication ethics, plagiarism, conflicts of interest, corrections, and retractions. Allegations of misconduct are handled transparently and fairly.
Archiving
All content is digitally preserved in secure repositories to ensure long-term accessibility, consistent with OASPA recommendations.
The Nursing Scope also permits and encourages authors to deposit the final published version in institutional or subject repositories, personal websites, or academic networking sites, at any time, provided that:
- The bibliographic details of the original publication in The Nursing Scope are clearly stated (including journal name, year, volume/issue, and DOI/URL).
- The CC BY 4.0 license is clearly indicated for the final published version.
No embargo period applies.
Author Guidelines – Copyright & Licensing (Summary)
• The Nursing Scope Journal is fully open access (BOAI compliant).
• Authors retain copyright of their articles.
• Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
• Proper attribution is required for all reuse.
• Authors may freely reuse their work with citation.
• The journal follows COPE ethical standards and DOAJ transparency principles.