Manuscript Type

Journal Of Nursing Practice (JNP) accepts original research articles, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and case studies that contribute to nursing knowledge, practice, education, or management. All submissions must fall within the journal’s Focus and Scope, demonstrate a clear contribution to nursing, and be written in English.

1. Original Research Articles
Original research articles present findings from empirical investigations addressing a clearly defined research question relevant to nursing. JNP considers quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies. Eligible approaches include experimental, quasi-experimental, observational, methodological, and other appropriate research designs. Manuscripts must:

• Explain the research problem, relevant evidence gap, and study objectives.
• Describe the design, setting, participants or data sources, data collection, and analytical procedures sufficiently clearly to support assessment of the findings.
• Report results accurately and distinguish findings from interpretation.
• Address ethical considerations, methodological limitations, and implications for nursing

2. Systematic Reviews
Systematic reviews address a clearly formulated question through explicit, transparent, and reproducible methods for identifying, selecting, critically appraising, and synthesizing relevant evidence. Reviews may use quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods evidence synthesis. Meta-analysis is appropriate where the included studies and available data support meaningful statistical pooling; it is not required for every systematic review. Manuscripts must:

• State the review question and eligibility criteria.
• Identify the information sources, search dates, and reproducible search strategies.
• Explain study selection, data extraction, and critical appraisal or risk-of-bias assessment.
• Describe and justify the synthesis methods.
• Present an analytical synthesis, limitations of the evidence, and implications for nursing.

Where applicable, authors should report protocol availability, registration details, and deviations from the planned methods.

3. Scoping Reviews
Scoping reviews systematically map the extent and characteristics of available evidence, clarify concepts, describe research approaches, or identify knowledge gaps relevant to nursing. Manuscripts must:

• Explain the purpose of the review and why a scoping review is appropriate.
• Define the review question, scope, and eligibility criteria.
• Describe the information sources, search strategies, selection process, data charting, and synthesis methods.
• Present a structured analysis of the evidence and identify implications for nursing research, practice, education, or management.

Critical appraisal is not mandatory for every scoping review. Authors must state whether it was undertaken and explain the rationale. Conclusions must remain proportionate to the review methods and evidence assessed. Where available, authors should provide the review protocol or its location and explain material methodological changes.

4. Case Studies
Case studies provide an in-depth examination of a clearly defined nursing care situation, practice issue, educational initiative, service, or organizational context. Submissions must offer an analytical contribution beyond a descriptive account of events. Authors must:

• Explain the case, its context, and its relevance to nursing.
• Describe the information sources and methods used to examine the case.
• Present the assessment, actions or interventions, and outcomes, where applicable.
• Critically discuss the findings in relation to existing evidence.
• Identify limitations, lessons learned, and implications for nursing.

Case studies involving individuals must protect confidentiality and address consent for publication where required. Ethical approval, exemption, or other applicable ethical arrangements must be explained. Identifiable information and images must not be published without appropriate consent.

5. Reporting and Manuscript Preparation
Authors must follow the Author Guidelines and Submission Checklist for article structure, abstract requirements, length, formatting, references, declarations, and submission files.
Relevant reporting guidelines should be used according to the study design. Authors must identify the guideline followed and provide a completed checklist where required by JNP. Systematic and scoping reviews must provide a meaningful synthesis or mapping of evidence. A simple compilation of previous publications without transparent methods and analysis does not meet these article definitions.
Authors must prepare separate Title Page and Main Article files using the journal’s corresponding templates. The Main Article must be anonymized in accordance with the journal’s double-anonymous review requirements.

6. Editorial Assessment and Peer Review
Authors should select the manuscript type that best reflects the work. Editors may request reclassification or changes to the manuscript structure where appropriate. All four manuscript types undergo initial editorial assessment. Submissions that proceed beyond this stage are evaluated by at least two independent reviewers under the journal’s Peer Review Policy.
Acceptance depends on relevance, originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and the contribution to nursing. Selection of an accepted manuscript type does not guarantee publication. Authors uncertain about the suitability of their manuscript may contact the editorial office at jnpstrada@gmail.com.