Journal Information

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences (indexed by ISI & Scopus) publishes research in nursing, midwifery and health to evidence-based care and policy.

JIF 2025

0.9

CiteScore 2025

1.3

First decision

32 days

Accept to publication

14 days

The record

Full journal title
Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences
Abbreviation
jnms
NLM title
J Nurs Midwifery Sci
Publisher
Brieflands
Scientific collaborator
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN
2345-5764
p-ISSN
2345-5756
Language
English
Frequency
quarterly
Publishing model
Per-article continuous
Subject area
Surgery

Aim & scope

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences (JNMS) is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality research and scholarly work in the fields of nursing, midwifery, and related healthcare sciences. The journal aims to advance evidence-based knowledge and practice across clinical care, education, leadership, management, and health policy.

The journal welcomes manuscripts in, including but not limited to, the following areas:

1. Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Practice

  • Adult, critical, emergency, and medical-surgical nursing
  • Maternal, newborn, and women’s health care
  • Chronic disease, rehabilitation, palliative, and end-of-life care
  • Patient safety, quality of care, and evidence-based practice

2. Community, Public, and Global Health

  • Community and family health nursing and midwifery
  • Health promotion and disease prevention
  • Primary care, population health, and health equity
  • Global health and cross-cultural care

3. Education and Professional Development

  • Nursing and midwifery education and curriculum development
  • Teaching, learning, simulation, and clinical training
  • Competency development and continuing professional education

4. Leadership, Management, and Policy

  • Leadership and workforce development
  • Healthcare management and organizational practice
  • Health policy, ethics, and professional regulation

5. Mental Health, Specialized, and Lifespan Care

  • Mental health and psychosocial care
  • Pediatric, neonatal, and geriatric care
  • Family-centered, long-term, and transitional care

Article types

JNMS welcomes a diverse range of scholarly contributions that reflect methodological rigor, originality, and relevance to advancing knowledge and practice in nursing and midwifery sciences. Detailed information on the categories of manuscripts accepted for publication is provided below.

  • Original Research Articles
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
  • Scoping and Integrative Reviews
  • Methodological and Instrument Development Studies
  • Brief Reports
  • Clinical and Educational Innovations
  • Policy Analyses and Commentary Papers
  • Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research

Peer review

Access & licensing

License policy

This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

Publication charges

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  • Publishing Open Access models: Full Gold Open Access
  • Access: Immediate permanent free to access after publication
  • Reader subscription fees: None
  • Article Processing Charge: Author pays APC
  • Embargo period: None
  • License for reuse: CC BY-NC 4.0
  • Publishing services: Full
  • Indexing: Full

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Indexing & metrics

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JIF 20250.9
CiteScore 20251.3
Time to first decision32 days
Accept to publication14 days
Acceptance rate20%
Open peer review0
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