Healthcare and Nursing Practice (HNP) and Journal of Nursing Humanities (JNH) are actively recruiting editorial board members and peer reviewers from around the world. We invite applications from qualified researchers, clinicians, and scholars in nursing science, clinical medicine, public health, life sciences, and healthcare humanities. Editorial board members play a vital role in shaping the scientific direction of the journals, overseeing peer review quality, and contributing to the advancement of open access scholarly publishing. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their curriculum vitae and a brief statement of interest to the editorial office.
Healthcare and Nursing Practice (HNP) and Journal of Nursing Humanities (JNH) welcome submissions of original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case studies, and short communications across all areas of nursing, healthcare, public health, and life sciences. All manuscripts undergo rigorous double-blind peer review. There are currently no submission fees or article processing charges. Authors retain full copyright under the CC BY 4.0 license, and published articles are immediately and freely accessible worldwide. We invite researchers to join our growing international community and contribute to advancing knowledge in nursing science, healthcare, and the health humanities.
Journal of Nursing Humanities (JNH) is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 2, Issue 2 (2026), featuring 6 peer-reviewed articles that explore the human dimensions of nursing and healthcare. Highlights include: Symptom Management Needs Among Elderly Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Cross-Sectional Study (Dong et al.); Caregiver Burden and Its Influencing Factors Among Primary Caregivers of Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate (Yang et al.); Research Trends in Perioperative Nutrition Management for Infants and Young Children: A Bibliometric Analysis (Li et al.); Correlations Between the Communication of Bad News and Psychological Capital Among Nursing Professionals (Long & Wang); Research Progress on Implementation Intentions for Health Behaviors in Patients (Li et al.); and Triglyceride–Glucose Index and TyG-BMI for Identifying Advanced Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study (Wu & Fan). All articles are freely accessible online.
Healthcare and Nursing Practice (HNP) is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 2, Issue 1 (2026), featuring 8 peer-reviewed research articles spanning diverse and impactful topics in nursing and healthcare. Highlights include: Health Behaviors and Influencing Factors Among Middle-Aged and Young Patients With Coronary Heart Disease During Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (Zhang et al.); Risk Factors for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Wang et al.); Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Health Management Program for High-Risk Elderly With Visual Impairment Based on an Intelligent Management Platform (Dong et al.); Relationship of Social Support and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Type A Aortic Dissection Post-Surgery (Sun et al.); Concept Analysis of Psychosocial Adaptation in Patients with Chronic Diseases (Ding et al.); Correlation Between Disease Acceptance, Marital Adjustment and Psychosocial Adaptation of Cervical Cancer Patients After Operation (Liu et al.); Analysis on the Related Factors and Predictive Value of Frailty in Elderly Inpatients (Li & Ma); and A Cross-Sectional Study on the Status Quo of the Intrinsic Capacity of the Rural Elderly in Liaoning Province (Zhang et al.). All articles are freely accessible online.
Healthcare and Nursing Practice (HNP) and Journal of Nursing Humanities (JNH) are committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity through a rigorous double-blind peer review process. Each submitted manuscript undergoes evaluation by 2–3 independent experts in the relevant field. The editorial teams adhere to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), ensuring transparency, fairness, and accountability throughout the review and publication process. Authors benefit from constructive, detailed reviewer feedback designed to strengthen their manuscripts.
Healthcare and Nursing Practice (HNP) and Journal of Nursing Humanities (JNH) are pleased to announce that they have been accepted for indexing and registration in several major international academic databases and discovery services, including Crossref, Google Scholar, DOI registration, and Scilit. These indexing partnerships ensure that every published article receives a persistent Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and is discoverable by researchers, clinicians, and educators worldwide. Authors publishing in HNP and JNH benefit from significantly expanded global reach and enhanced citation potential for their work.
Healthcare and Nursing Practice (HNP) and Journal of Nursing Humanities (JNH) have been selected as participating journals in the International Chinese Academic Journal Excellence Project, a strategic framework aimed at elevating editorial quality, strengthening publication standards, and enhancing the international visibility of Chinese academic journals. This recognition affirms the journals' commitment to building world-class academic publishing standards and serving the global research community.
Healthcare and Nursing Practice (HNP, ISSN 3078-6885) and Journal of Nursing Humanities (JNH, ISSN 3078-6907) are pleased to announce their official launch in September 2025. HNP covers clinical nursing practice, healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, and related life sciences research. JNH explores the human dimensions of nursing and healthcare, including ethics, philosophy, narrative medicine, and cultural studies. Both journals adopt a rigorous double-blind peer review process and publish under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), making all research freely accessible to readers worldwide.