Focus and Scope
Focus
Blambangan Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences (BJNHS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing nursing and health sciences through the publication of high-quality, scientifically rigorous, and ethically conducted research. The journal promotes the generation, integration, translation, and dissemination of knowledge across nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, medical laboratory technology, public health, and other health-related disciplines. BJNHS welcomes scholarly contributions that enhance clinical practice, professional education, leadership and management, healthcare delivery, health systems, public health, and interdisciplinary collaboration, with the goal of improving health outcomes and addressing contemporary healthcare challenges at local, national, and global levels.
Scope
BJNHS publishes original research articles, review articles, and other scholarly works in nursing and health sciences, including, but not limited to, the following areas:
1. Nursing Science and Clinical Practice
Nursing theories and conceptual models, clinical nursing practice, advanced nursing practice, primary nursing, caring science, nursing ethics, evidence-based nursing, patient safety, quality of care, clinical decision-making, chronic disease management, acute and critical care, gerontological nursing, mental health nursing, pediatric nursing, medical-surgical nursing, perioperative nursing, emergency and disaster nursing, palliative and end-of-life care, and specialty nursing practice.
2. Nursing Leadership, Healthcare Management, and Health Policy
Nursing leadership, self-leadership, nursing management, healthcare administration, workforce planning, workforce well-being, burnout, resilience, organizational behavior, patient safety culture, quality improvement, healthcare governance, health policy, health systems, implementation science, and healthcare service management.
3. Nursing Education and Professional Development
Undergraduate and postgraduate nursing and midwifery education, curriculum development, educational innovation, simulation-based learning, clinical education, competency assessment, mentorship, interprofessional education, continuing professional development, lifelong learning, and educational technology in health professions.
4. Midwifery and Maternal, Child, and Reproductive Health
Midwifery practice, continuity of care, maternal and neonatal health, reproductive and women’s health, adolescent health, child health, breastfeeding, family-centered care, maternal healthcare services, and innovations in maternal and child health.
5. Public, Community, and Population Health
Community and family nursing, public health, health promotion, disease prevention, epidemiology, population health, environmental health, occupational health, health equity, social determinants of health, primary healthcare, community empowerment, health behavior, and healthcare for vulnerable populations.
6. Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory Sciences
Clinical pharmacy, hospital and community pharmacy practice, pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, pharmaceutical care, medication safety, pharmacovigilance, pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical chemistry, laboratory medicine, hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, pathology, biosafety, laboratory quality management, and diagnostic technologies.
7. Interdisciplinary Health Sciences and Healthcare Innovation
Interprofessional collaboration, allied health sciences, nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation sciences, medical imaging, biomedical sciences, digital health, telehealth, artificial intelligence in healthcare, health informatics, medical technology, health economics, global health, disaster health management, healthcare innovation, ethics and legal aspects of healthcare, cultural perspectives in healthcare, and translational health research.
Types of Manuscripts
BJNHS welcomes quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, implementation, and translational research, as well as systematic reviews, scoping reviews, integrative reviews, narrative reviews, meta-analyses, evidence syntheses, methodological studies, protocol papers, brief reports, case reports, and case series that contribute to the advancement of nursing and health sciences.
All submissions must demonstrate methodological rigor, ethical integrity, scientific originality, and clear implications for clinical practice, education, research, healthcare management, public health, or health policy at local, national, and international levels.
