Section Policies
Viewpoints
Opinion articles or papers which would not otherwise qualify as "Original Papers", because they do not have much original data, but would also not qualify as reviews, because they are based on personal experiences, workshop results, etc.
Tutorials
A "how-to" paper on an important practical or research issue. We recommend contacting the editor to discuss suitability of a topic before submitting it. Submission of slides or audio/video files as supplementary files is strongly recommended.
Reviews in Nursing
Letters to the Editor
Corrigenda and Addenda
Discretionary Corrigenda
Nursing in a Hospital Setting
Nursing Communication
Nursing in a Homecare Setting
Nursing and Public Health
Mobile Apps for Nurses
Midwifery, Nurse-midwifery and Care for Pregnant or New Mothers
Nursing Education and Training
Supporting Home Care and Family Caregivers
Medication Adherence
Relationship and Communication between Patients and Nurses
New Models of Care Involving Nurses
Nursing and Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions
Personal Support Work (PSW)
Personal support workers (PSWs) care for people who are ill, elderly or need help with daily tasks. They make sure clients are comfortable, safe and enjoy emotional and physical well-being. They may work for a long-term care facility or in your clients' homes as an employee of a home care agency.
Nursing in a Long-Term Care Facility / Nursing Home for the Elderly
Theme Issue (2020): Nursing and COVID-19
Special Issue dedicated to nursing, nursing informatics, and COVID-19
Guest Editor
Elizabeth Borycki RN, PhD, FIAHIS, FACMI, FCAHS
Editor-in-Chief, JMIR Nursing
Nurses Supporting Self-Management of Chronic Diseases
Patient Education in Nursing
Hospice and End-of-Life Care
Editorial
Theme Issue (2023): Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nursing
Special Issue on how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing nursing healthcare
Call for papers
Guest Editors
Elizabeth Borycki RN, PhD, FIAHIS, FACMI, FCAHS
Editor-in-Chief, JMIR Nursing
Kenrick Cato, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN
Professor, Informatics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Clinician, Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania
Research Letter
Research Letters present new, early, or preliminary research findings. The text should use standard research headings of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion and should be no longer than 750 words, with a maximum of 10 references and 2 tables or figures. The APF for Research Letters accepted after peer review is lower than the standard APF.