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Western Journal of Nursing Research

The Official Journal of the Midwest Nursing Research Society
An International Forum for Communicating Nursing Research

eISSN: 15528456 | ISSN: 01939459 | Current volume: 46 | Current issue: 9 Frequency: Monthly

For the latest studies on nursing research, turn to the Western Journal of Nursing Research, an international periodical that's ranked among the top nursing research journals. Since its inception more than four decades ago, the Western Journal of Nursing Research has risen to the challenges of the ever-changing nursing research field, providing an innovative forum for nurse researchers, students, and clinicians to participate in ongoing scholarly dialogue.


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You'll refer to the information in the Western Journal of Nursing Research again and again - and you'll want to share it with your colleagues. The Western Journal of Nursing Research is a springboard for your own research as well as an effective classroom supplement. Here's just a sample of the regular features you'll find indispensable to you, your students and your career:

  • Methodologies, both practical and instructional
  • New techniques
  • Reports of completed and ongoing research


This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Western Journal of Nursing Research is a journal devoted to the dissemination of research studies, review articles, methodology reports, and discussion and dialogue, all directed to a general nursing audience. Contributions are accepted from within and outside the United States.

Editor-in-Chief
Todd Ruppar, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN Rush University College of Nursing, IL, USA
Associate Editor
Scott E. Moore, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN Case Western Reserve University, USA
Sarah E. Newton, PhD, RN Oakland University, USA
Kelly Wierenga, PhD, RN, FAAN Indiana University, USA
Founding Editor
Editor Emerita
Editorial Board
Cindy Anderson, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAAN Ohio State University, USA
Kelly Bosak, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC University of Kansas Medical Center, USA
Felesia Bowen, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Eileen G. Collins, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAACVPR, ATSF University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
Anne Ersig, PhD, RN University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Linda M. Herrick, PhD, RN, FAAN Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA
Loretta Heuer, PhD, RN, FAAN North Dakota State University, USA
Urmeka T. Jefferson, PhD, RN Rush University, USA
Emily J. Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Cheryl Killion, PhD, RN, FAAN Case Western Reserve University, USA
Mary Anne Krogh South Dakota State University, USA
Janet L. Larson, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Michigan, USA
Ann Marie McCarthy, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN University of Iowa, USA
Jill Peltzer, PhD, APRN-CNS University of Kansas, USA
Susan Rawl, PhD, FAAN Indiana University, USA
Michael E. Schoeny, PhD Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA
Marita G. Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Michigan, USA
Robert Topp, PhD, RN University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA
Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Minnesota
Mary Whipple, PhD, RN University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Intern
Linda O'Kelley Rush University, USA
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