Aims and Scope

Aim:

The Ninevah Journal of Nursing and Midwifery (NJNM) aims to be a premier international platform for the dissemination of high-quality, evidence-based knowledge that advances education, research, and clinical practice in all areas of nursing and midwifery. The journal is committed to:

  • Advancing Knowledge: Publishing robust research that expands the scientific basis of nursing and midwifery care.
  • Improving Practice: Disseminating findings that inform and enhance clinical practice, patient safety, and health outcomes.
  • Enhancing Education: Sharing innovations and best practices in nursing and midwifery education and training.
  • Fostering Global Dialogue: Encouraging scholarly exchange among practitioners, educators, policymakers, and researchers worldwide.
  • Addressing Regional and Global Needs: Placing a particular emphasis on health issues relevant to the Middle East, developing countries, and matters of global health significance.
  • Promoting Professional Development: Supporting the continuous growth and development of nursing and midwifery professionals by providing access to current research and best practices.

Scope:

The Ninevah Journal of Nursing and Midwifery welcomes a wide range of manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of the nursing and midwifery professions. We encourage submissions of original research articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, case studies, short reports, and evidence-based practice papers. The specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Clinical Nursing Practice: Across all specialties, including (but not limited to) adult health, pediatric nursing, geriatric care, mental health and psychiatric nursing, critical care, emergency nursing, and palliative care.
  • Midwifery Care and Maternal-Child Health: Encompassing prenatal care, intrapartum care, postpartum care, neonatal nursing, breastfeeding support, and family-centered approaches to maternal and child wellbeing.
  • Nursing Education and Training: Innovations in curriculum development, pedagogical approaches, teaching and learning strategies, clinical supervision, simulation, assessment methods, and student outcomes.
  • Community and Public Health Nursing: Addressing population health, health promotion, disease prevention, primary healthcare, rural health, school health, occupational health, and epidemiology.
  • Health Systems and Nursing Management: Exploring leadership in nursing, healthcare policy, quality improvement initiatives, patient safety, healthcare economics, workforce development, and organizational culture.
  • Women's Health, Reproductive Health, and Family Planning: Covering gynecological nursing, sexual health, contraception, infertility, menopause, and other aspects of women's health across the lifespan.
  • Evidence-Based Practice, Innovation, and Technology: Focusing on the translation of research into practice, implementation science, innovative care models, telehealth, health informatics, and the use of technology in nursing and midwifery.
  • Cultural, Ethical, and Legal Issues: Examining the cultural determinants of health, ethical dilemmas in practice, legal responsibilities, patient rights, and culturally competent care in nursing and midwifery.
  • Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Care Models: Research on teamwork, interprofessional education and practice, and collaborative approaches to patient care involving nurses, midwives, and other health professionals.
  • Global Health: Addressing transnational health issues, health disparities, migrant and refugee health, and international collaborations in nursing and midwifery.

The journal seeks to foster scholarly exchange among practitioners, educators, policymakers, and researchers to improve patient care and professional standards in nursing and midwifery globally. We particularly encourage submissions that address the unique healthcare challenges and opportunities within the Middle East and other developing regions.