About the Journal

infermieristica journal (ij) is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal that promotes the development and exchange of knowledge relevant to nursing research and practice. ij supports evidence-based clinical practice, encourages, and promotes critical debate about the art and science of nursing. 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 publishes original peer-reviewed articles of interest to the international health care community.

infermieristica journal (ij) is an open access journal available to everyone, free and independent. It is in English language. It is possible to order a printed version of the journal in a limited edition, a project financed directly by readers through a crowfunding campaign. With these contributions we support the production costs and we fund scientific and divulgative projects. The journal is published by the editorial group "infermieristica Editore” in collaboration with Firenze University Press, publisher of the University of Florence. The editorial policies of ij include:

Rapid initial screening for suitability and editorial interest;
Highly efficient editorial processes: average time from submission to first decision of 2 months;
Just Accepted Manuscript: the article is published online soon after its acceptance;
Indexed of journal in scientific databases.

infermieristica journal (ij) was born from an international team of nurses from different areas of the nursing profession. Its international outlook provides an appropriate space for the diffusion and exchange of research outcomes, experiences, and ideas. ij supports the interdisciplinary interaction of specialists in different health care areas, which is essential for a better understanding of different settings. The nursing journal audience consists in nurses, educators, administrators, and researchers in all areas of nursing and care sciences.

Aim and Scope

Aim

infermieristica journal (ij) is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal with the primary goal of promoting the development and exchange of knowledge in the field of nursing research and practice. ij serves as a platform to support evidence-based clinical practice and to foster critical debate on the art and science of nursing, providing a space for in-depth reflection and analysis on the most relevant topics in the field. The journal particularly welcomes studies that aim to evaluate and understand complex healthcare interventions and health policies, employing the most rigorous and appropriate research methods and designs to address the key questions of interest.

The main objective of ij is to enhance the quality of nursing research, contributing to the growth and dissemination of innovative, evidence-based practices. The journal publishes methodological papers that introduce or elaborate on analytical techniques, measurement tools, and research methodologies, with the aim of raising the standards of research conducted within the nursing discipline. Every article published is expected to be of significant interest to the international healthcare community and have a positive impact on clinical practice and the quality of patient care.

Scope

The scope of infermieristica journal covers a wide range of topics related to nursing science and healthcare. The journal aims to serve as a reference point for professionals in the field, welcoming contributions that span from patient care to health policies, from nursing education to innovations in care methods. Specifically, ij is distinguished by its focus on:

Promoting excellence in nursing research through the publication of original, peer-reviewed studies that advance the understanding and effectiveness of healthcare interventions.
Enhancing clinical practice by disseminating evidence-based research findings that can be translated into practical solutions for patient care.
Facilitating scientific and critical debate on key issues such as patient care, healthcare service organization, and the evolving role of nurses in modern healthcare systems.
Supporting interdisciplinary collaboration between experts in various healthcare fields, creating a platform for exchange that fosters a deeper understanding of different care settings and the challenges they present.

infermieristica journal also encourages international collaboration and the participation of young researchers, promoting an exchange of ideas and research findings that enrich the nursing community as a whole. The journal addresses a diverse audience of nurses, educators, administrators, and researchers, aiming to make a meaningful contribution to the advancement of nursing science and the improvement of healthcare quality worldwide.

External Rigorous Peer-Review

Each submission to infermieristica journal (ij) is subject to a rigorous quality control and external peer-review evaluation process before receiving a final decision. The initial in-house quality control check deals with issues such as competing interests; ethical requirements for studies involving human participants or animals; financial disclosures; full compliance with infermieristica journal (ij)’s data availability policy, etc.
If the manuscript is considered suitable for publication, it is sent to at least two external anonymous reviewers. The peer review can be single or double-blind. If the reviews are positive, but the manuscript requires to be revised and resubmitted, the author is expected to submit the revised version.

The Editors are responsible for conducting the peer-review process and for the final decision on the submitted article.

Open Access Policy

infermieristica journal (ij) provides immediate open access to its content. Our publisher, Firenze University Press at the University of Florence, complies with the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of Open Access: By “open access”, we mean the free availability on the public internet, the permission for all users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of the articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain is to guarantee the original authors with control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited. We support a greater global exchange of knowledge by making the research published in our journal open to the public and reusable under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY-4.0). Furthermore, we encourage authors to post their pre-publication manuscript in institutional repositories or on their websites prior to and during the submission process and to post the Publisher’s final formatted PDF version after publication without embargo. These practices benefit authors with productive exchanges as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

Publication Frequency

Papers will be published online as "Just Accepted" whithin 48 hours after acceptance, and tagged with a DOI code. The final full bibliographic record for each article (initial-final page) will be available in concomitance with the issue publication. infermieristica journal (ij) publishes 2 regular issues per year. Manuscripts are accepted at any time through the online submission system.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with infermieristica journal (ij) agree to the following terms:

Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY-4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in infermieristica journal (ij).
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

Publication Fees

Unlike many open-access journals, infermieristica journal (ij) does not charge any publication fee.

Waiver Information

Fee waivers do not apply at Firenze University Press because our funding does not rely on author charges.

Publication Ethics

Responsibilities of infermieristica journal (ij)'s editors, reviewers, and authors concerning publication ethics and publication malpractice are described in are described in FUP’s Guidelines on Publication Ethics.

Corrections and Retractions

In accordance with the generally accepted standards of scholarly publishing, infermieristica journal (ij) does not alter articles after publication: "Articles that have been published should remain extant, exact and unaltered to the maximum extent possible".
In cases of serious errors or (suspected) misconduct infermieristica journal (ij) publishes corrections and retractions (expressions of concern).

Corrections
In cases of serious errors that affect or significantly impair the reader’s understanding or evaluation of the article, infermieristica journal (ij) publishes a correction note that is linked to the published article. The published article will be left unchanged.

Retractions

In accordance with the "Retraction Guidelines" by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) infermieristica journal (ij) will retract a published article if:

there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g. data fabrication) or honest error (e.g. miscalculation)
the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper crossreferencing, permission or justification (i.e. cases of redundant publication)
it turns out to be an act of plagiarism
it reports unethical research.

An article is retracted by publishing a retraction notice that is linked to or replaces the retracted article. infermieristica journal (ij) will make any effort to clearly identify a retracted article as such.
If an investigation is underway that might result in the retraction of an article infermieristica journal (ij) may choose to alert readers by publishing an expression of concern.

Archiving

infermieristica journal adopts the PKP PN plugin, which deposits our published content into the PKP Preservation Network. The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) has developed the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to digitally preserve journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS). The LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) program provides decentralized and distributed preservation, ensuring seamless perpetual access and the preservation of the authentic original version of the content. The PKP PN guarantees that journals not part of other digital preservation services (such as CLOCKSS or Portico) are preserved for long-term access.