International Journal of Nursing Studies
The International Journal of Nursing Studies is a monthly peer-reviewed nursing journal published by Elsevier. It publishes original research and scholarship about health-care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy and research methods relevant to in the fields of nursing, midwifery and related health professions.
History
The journal was established in 1963 and was originally published on a quarterly basis by Pergamon Press. The founding editor-in-chief was Elsie Stevenson. She was succeeded in 1968 by K. J. W. Wilson. Wilson stepped down in 1982 and was replaced by Rosemary Crow and Caroline Cox. Cox stepped down in 1992, and Crow, remained as sole editor-in-chief for a further eight years, a total of 18 years making her the longest-serving editor to date. From 2000 to 2004, Jenifer Wilson-Barnett was editor. She was succeeded in 2005 by the present editor Ian Norman.Abstracting and indexing
The journal is indexed in major databases including:- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Science Citation Index Expanded
- EmCare
- Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Psychology Abstracts
- PubMed/MEDLINE
- CINAHL
- ASSIA
- Scopus
- British Nursing Index
- CISTI
- CIRRIE