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Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families covers the life span from birth to adolescence and publishes evidence-based practice, quality improvement, theory, and research papers from global authors. Submissions must relate to the nursing care needs of healthy and ill infants, children and adolescents, addressing their biopsychosocial needs. It is the official journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society.

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Subject Nursing, Pediatrics
Impact Factor 2.3
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0882-5963
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access articles require payment of an article publishing charge (APC) if the manuscript is accepted.

Submission Instructions

Journal of Pediatric Nursing accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Evidence-Based Practice

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and able to stand alone.
Manuscript Manuscript should be divided into clearly defined sections using headings, and the anonymized manuscript must contain the main body of the paper including references and tables. The manuscript submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords, 3 to 5 article highlights submitted as a separate editable file, and an AI declaration section placed before the references when generative AI was used in manuscript preparation.
References Citations and references must follow American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (2020) style. The reference list must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically, with same-author same-year entries distinguished by letters.
Figures & Tables Tables must appear in the anonymized manuscript, while figures and other graphical media must be uploaded as separate files. Tables must be editable text with captions and consecutive numbering, and all figures and tables must be cited in the manuscript text.
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Research Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and able to stand alone.
Manuscript Manuscript should be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. The anonymized manuscript must include the main body, references and tables, authors must provide 1 to 7 keywords and submit 3 to 5 highlights as a separate editable file, and any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation must be declared in a section placed before the references list.
References Citations and references must follow American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (2020) style. Reference list must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically, with same-author same-year entries distinguished by letters after the year.
Figures & Tables Tables must be included in the anonymized manuscript, while figures and other graphical media must be supplied as separate files. Tables must be editable text with captions and figures must each have a caption and be cited in the manuscript text.
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Quality Improvement

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and able to stand alone.
Manuscript Manuscript should be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. The submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords, 3 to 5 highlights submitted as a separate editable file, and an AI-use declaration section before the references if generative AI was used in manuscript preparation.
References Citations and references must follow APA 7th edition style. Reference list must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically, with same-author same-year entries distinguished by letters.
Figures & Tables Tables must appear in the anonymized manuscript, while figures must be uploaded as separate files. Tables must be editable text with captions and figures must each have a caption and be cited in the manuscript text.
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Theory

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and able to stand alone.
Manuscript Manuscript should be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. The submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords, 3 to 5 article highlights in a separate editable file, and an AI-use declaration section before the references if generative AI was used in manuscript preparation.
References Citations and references must follow APA 7th edition style. The reference list must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically, with same-author same-year entries distinguished by letters.
Figures & Tables Tables must appear in the anonymized manuscript, while figures and other graphical media must be uploaded as separate files. Tables must be editable text with captions and consecutive numbering, and all figures must be cited in the text and provided with captions.
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Median 2 days from submission to first decision and 10 days from acceptance to online publication.

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Research Topics

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