Journal Guide

The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) provides a forum for original research and scholarship about health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery and other health related professions. The IJNS aims to support evidence informed policy and practice by publishing research, systematic and other scholarly reviews, critical discussion, and commentary of the highest standard.The journal particularly welcomes studies that aim to evaluate and understand complex health care interventions and health policies and which employ the most rigorous designs and methods appropriate for the research question of interest. The journal also seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing methodological papers introducing or elaborating on analytic techniques, measures, and research methods.The journal has been publishing original peer-reviewed articles of interest to the international health care community since 1963, making it one of the longest standing repositories of scholarship in this field. The IJNS offers authors the benefits of:• A highly respected journal in its field with consistently high impact• Indexed in major databases: PubMed, Medline, Thomson Reuters - Science Citation Index, Scopus, Thomson Reuters - Social Science Citation Index, CINAHL and the BNI (British Nursing Index).• A truly global readership• Highly efficient editorial processes: average time from submission to first decision of 4 weeks• Rapid initial screening for suitability and editorial interest• Excellent peer reviewers drawn from a range of health service research disciplines• Early online publication as Article in Press - fully citable by your peers - on average 8 weeks after acceptance.The IJNS endorses the Equator Network (http://www.equator-network.org/) an international initiative that seeks to improve reliability and value of research literature in health care by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of studies. We ask our authors to make use of appropriate reporting guidelines to ensure excellence in scientific reporting. Guidelines for authors can be accessed at http://ees.elsevier.com/ijns.

Multi-disciplinary forum for research describing: basic clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, physiology, genetics and nutrition, molecular, metabolic, psychological and epidemiological aspects of obesity and related disorders.

The International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia is the only journal publishing original articles devoted exclusively to obstetric anesthesia and bringing together all three of its principal components; anesthesia care for operative delivery and the perioperative period, pain relief in labour and care of the critically ill obstetric patient.• Original research (both clinical and laboratory), short reports and case reports will be considered.• The journal also publishes invited review articles and debates on topical and controversial subjects in the area of obstetric anesthesia.• Articles on related topics such as perinatal physiology and pharmacology and all subjects of importance to obstetric anaesthetists/anesthesiologists are also welcome.The journal is peer-reviewed by international experts. Scholarship is stressed to include the focus on discovery, application of knowledge across fields, and informing the medical community. Through the peer-review process, we hope to attest to the quality of scholarships and guide the Journal to extend and transform knowledge in this important and expanding area.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health (IJOMEH) is an English-language quarterly founded in 1988, initiated by the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine and The Polish Association of Occupational Medicine. The journal has a distinguished Editorial Board of outstanding experts in the field of a wide-grasp occupational and environmental  health, ensuring that the journal maintains high academic standards and has a broad international coverage. The submitted scientific articles are subjected to a rigorous peer-review.

The International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (JOSE) is a peer-reviewed, English-language quarterly. It is a delayed Open Access journal with articles more than one year old available free of charge.