The JOURNAL OF NURSING HOME RESEARCH (JNHR) is a peer-reviewed international journal that considers for publication original articles in the field of Nursing Home.
Estimated number of NH resident worldwide is 17.5 million but clinical research in nursing home (NH) is still scarce. Quality improvement in the NH as well as the implementation of new care strategies and innovation should rely on robust evidence from studies developed in these settings. The JNHR aims to convey current knowledge of best practices in NH and to further connect research and clinical practice in NH. The Journal features high quality research articles on clinical, epidemiological or social subjects from scientists or practitioners working in NH and related fields. The final aim of the journal is to provide its reader’s multidisciplinary reliable research based information to enhance their skill in care to NH residents.
The JNHR is a new initiative dedicated to latest findings and clinical experiences in nursing home issues. The JNHR is edited by Serdi and published continuous. Manuscripts should be submitted via our Online Submission System. The JNHR publishes original papers, review articles, case reports, controversies, letters to the Editor, and book reviews. Manuscripts are evaluated by the editorial staff and, if suitable, by expert reviewers assigned by the editors.
The articles published by the JOURNAL OF NURSING HOME RESEARCH (JNHR) have been submitted, by the authors, to the editorial board committee, which paids careful attention to the quality of the information to be published. Nevertheless, Serdi Publisher is not responsible for the contents. Authors are only responsible for their opinions and their eventual mistakes.
Open access
All articles published by The JOURNAL OF NURSING HOME RESEARCH are made permanently accessible online immediately upon open access publication.
As authors of articles published in The JOURNAL OF NURSING HOME RESEARCH you are the copyright holders of your article and have granted to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate your article, according to the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0.
Article-processing charges
Open access publishing is not without costs. The JOURNAL OF NURSING HOME RESEARCH article-processing charge are of $1800.00/€1500.00 for each article accepted for publication, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Peer Review process
Manuscripts received for review are treated as confidential documents. The Editorial Office verifies whether the manuscript meets the journal requirements on animals and human rights, adherences to ethical guidelines, conflict of interest disclosure. If so, the manuscript is evaluated by the Editor in Chief for the validity, importance, originality and the coverage of the field. If positively judged, the peer-review of the manuscript is proposed to up to four researchers with expertise in the area (single blind). Anonymous comments made by 2-4 peer-reviewers are sent to the Corresponding Author. The manuscript can be accepted, rejected or revision might be requested. In this later case, authors have 30 days to submit the revised paper. Internal manuscripts are handled by a member of the editorial board not involved in the paper, being responsible for the whole process, including final decision about the status of the manuscript. Editors welcome comments and dissenting opinion.
Publication decisions
The Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nursing Home Research (JNHR) is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The Editor-in-Chief may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision. They evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors. The editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an Editor’s own research without the express written consent of the Author. The articles published by the Journal of Nursing Home Research have been submitted, by the authors, to the editorial board committee, which paids careful attention to the quality of the information to be published. Nevertheless, Serdi Publisher is not responsible for the contents. Authors are only responsible for their opinions and their eventual mistakes.
Editor-in-Chief (Yves Rolland, MD, PhD): rolland.y@chu-toulouse.fr
Editorial office: carine.giry@serdi-publisher.com
Subscriptions: rachel.prat@serdi-publisher.com