Focus and Scope

Java Nursing Journal (JNJ)
Focus and Scope
Advancing nursing science, clinical practice, and healthcare innovation

Java Nursing Journal (JNJ) publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship that advances nursing science, clinical practice, education, healthcare delivery, and population health. The journal welcomes research that addresses real-world nursing and healthcare challenges through rigorous scientific methods, theory development, evidence synthesis, clinical interventions, implementation research, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

JNJ particularly welcomes manuscripts in the following areas:
Medical-surgical nursing
Critical care nursing
Emergency and disaster nursing
Cardiovascular and neurovascular nursing
Wound, diabetes, and chronic disease care
Mental health and psychiatric nursing
Community and public health nursing
Maternal, women's, neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent nursing
Gerontological and long-term care nursing
Rehabilitation, palliative, and supportive care
Nursing education and professional development
Nursing leadership, management, workforce, and health policy
Patient safety and quality improvement
Evidence-based practice and implementation science
Digital health, telehealth, artificial intelligence, and healthcare technology
Health equity, culturally responsive care, and vulnerable populations
Nursing theory and concept development
Research methodology, measurement, and instrument development
Clinical intervention and effectiveness studies
Health services and healthcare system research
Interdisciplinary and collaborative healthcare research
Types of Manuscripts

JNJ accepts original research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, scoping reviews, methodological studies, theory and concept development, clinical intervention studies, implementation research, health services research, and other scholarly contributions that offer meaningful implications for nursing practice, patient outcomes, healthcare systems, education, or policy.

Editorial Priority

The journal prioritizes manuscripts that demonstrate scientific rigor, originality, ethical integrity, clinical relevance, methodological appropriateness, and a clear contribution to existing knowledge, particularly research with the potential to generate actionable evidence for improving nursing practice and healthcare outcomes across diverse global settings.