Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Impact Factor: 1.7

Editor In Chief: Michelle DeCoux Hampton

Society Affiliation: American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Sub-categories (Sub-Specialty):

Discipline: Nursing

Description:

 Nurses Turn to JAPNA for Cutting Edge Information on Psychiatric Nursing Practice, Education, and Research…The Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) provides quality, up-to-date information to: promote psychiatric nursing, improve mental health care for culturally diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities, and shape health care policy for the delivery of mental health services.JAPNA, a peer-reviewed journal, publishes both clinical and research articles relevant to psychiatric nursing. Authors describe critical and timely analyses of the emerging issues and trends in psychiatric nursing, and present innovative models of practice related to mental health care systems. JAPNA publishes original research, review, and practice-focused articles that include continuing education credit, as well as brief reports, quality improvement, and discussion articles, and letters to the editors. The Journal’s expert content provides psychiatric nurses with the most up-to-date evidence-based nursing practices, innovative therapeutic approaches, significant information trends, and useful, clinically focused research in psychiatric mental health nursing and its related subspecialties.In JAPNA, the reader will find timely, peer-reviewed content aimed at a wide audience of psychiatric nurses, advancing scholarship through:Education, clinical, and practice-focused articlesOriginal research articlesFeatures on topics such as health policy and psychopharmacologySignificant news from the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationPractice-focused articles address important topics on:Psychiatric disorders and mental health, including substance use and traumaRegulatory issues for psychiatric mental health nursesStaffing and other issues relevant to psychiatric mental health nursesCommunity mental health practice and emergency careJAPNA publishes a blend of unique features and authoritative content making it one of the most respected publications in psychiatric nursing. Subscribe today or recommend this important journal to your institutional librarian! If your library subscribes, you and your colleagues will receive online access for FREE!The Journal also occasionally complements its broad coverage with supplements (with continuing education credit) on a particular mental health condition, including current treatments and management strategies.As a primary source of evidence-based and innovative scholarship for practice, education, administration, and research in psychiatric nursing, the editors of the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association are committed to integrating principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the journal’s editorial and review processes. We recognize that to publish scholarship that contributes to greater understanding and promotion of health equity in psychiatric-mental health care, our authors, reviewers, and editorial board members must reflect the composition of the population we serve. We are committed to outreach and professional development to support inclusion for authors, reviewers, and editorial board members and strongly encourage authors to address and recommend innovative solutions pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their submitted manuscripts.This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/JAPNA.