About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Published articles in the Slovenian Nursing Review (Slov Nurs Rev) are the original and review scientific and professional articles in the field of nursing, midwifery and other interdisciplinary health sciences. The articles published aim to explore the developmental paradigms of the relevant fields in accordance with their scientific, theoretical and philosophical bases, which are reflected in the experimental and non-experimental research, qualitative studies and reviews. These publications contribute to the development of the scientific discipline, create new knowledge and redefine the current knowledge bases. The review publishes the articles which focus on key developmental dimensions of the above disciplines, such as theoretical concepts, models, ethics and philosophy, clinical practice, health promotion,the development of practice and more demanding modes of health care delivery, education, research, evidence-based practice, interdisciplinary cooperation, management, quality and safety, health policy and others.
The Slovenian Nursing Review significantly contributes towards the professional development of nursing, midwifery and other health sciences in Slovenia and worldwide, especially in the Balkans and the countries of the Central and Eastern Europe, which share common characteristics of nursing and midwifery development of post-socialist countries.
The Slovenian Nursing Review follows the international standards in the field of publishing endorsed by the international editorial board and a critical selection of reviewers. All published articles are available also in electronic form. Before publishing the articles in this quarterly periodical are triple-blind peer reviewed. Some original scientific articles are published or translated in the English language.
Indexing
The Slovenian Nursing Review is indexed and abstracted in CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), ProQuest (ProQuest Online Information Service), Crossref (Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Registration Agency), COBIB.SI (Slovenian union bibliographic/catalogue database), Biomedicina Slovenica, dLib.si (The Digital Library of Slovenia), DOAJ, ERIH PLUS, OAIster® database, J-GATE, Index Copernicus International, German Union Catalogue of Serials (ZDB) SCILIT and in Sherpa Romeo.
Peer Review Process
Before publishing the articles in this quarterly periodical are triple-blind peer reviewed. Articles are reviewed with an external expert review. Reviews are anonymous. The article is included in the editorial procedure if it meets the criteria for publication. Reviewers receive the text of the article without the author's personal information, and they review the article according to the indicators set and propose improvements. After completing the review process, the editorial board returns the article to the author to approve the corrections, take them into account, and to prepare a clean copy. The author is obliged to review the improvements and to take them into account. In case any of the proposed improvements is disregarded, it should clarify it in the writing.
The cleanliness is sent to the editorial board for a language check. Some original scientific articles are published or translated in the English language.
In the case of a resignation of the author from the publication of the article after the prepared review, this payment is payable.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Article processing charges
There are no article processing and submission charges for this journal.
In the case of a resignation of the author from the publication of the article after the prepared review, this payment is payable.
Ethical guidelines
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a profession. Periodical literature is the most widely used manner of communication for an audience of professionals in the field since it is the most suitable mode of dissemination of research findings. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editors, the peer reviewers and the publisher of journals.
An important role of the publisher is to support the extensive efforts of journal editors and peer reviewers in ensuring the integrity of the scholarly record. Editorial board recognizes the responsibilities as the keeper of the guidelines it has adopted to support editors, reviewers and authors in performing their ethical duties. Slovenian Nursing Review follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
All accepted articles are checked against plagiarism with Detektor podobnih vsebin (DPV); developed by University of Maribor, and with iThenticate (articles are included to the database of Turnitin).
Copyright/licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Archiving
Slovenian Nursing Review is part of THE KEEPERS (PKP Preservation Network + DOAJ) system to ensure a secure and permanent archive for journal content. We are also part of OAI-PMH repository and OAIster® database (OCLC - WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway). We are archived by Slovenian DLIB - Digital library of Slovenia (National and university library of Slovenia).
Our data you can find also in FATCAT .
Journal History
In 1967 the first issue of the professional periodical of the nurses and nursing technicians Health Review (Slovenian title: Zdravstveni obzornik, ISSN 0350-9516) was published. From 1994 it bears the title The Slovenian Nursing Review. As a precursor to Zdravstveni obzornik, professional-informational periodical entitled a Community Nurse (Slovenian title: Medicinska sestra na terenu) was published by the Central Institute of Hygiene in Ljubljana.
Journal publisher
Nurses and Midwives Association of Slovenia. Ob železnici 30A, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia T: +386 (0)1 544 54 80, E: tajnistvo@zbornica-zveza.si
