What does JCN mean in NURSING

The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (JCN) is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal that provides comprehensive information on cardiovascular diseases, their treatment and management. JCN aims to provide information and resources that can help the healthcare community improve patient outcomes in the medical field related to cardiovascular care.

JCN is published bi-monthly, which means it has six issues annually.

JCN covers topics related to cardiovascular care such as new research findings, advanced therapies, technology and innovations in the field; educational opportunities for healthcare professionals; and best practices for patient management.

Any clinician or researcher who works or studies in an area relevant to cardiovascular health can submit an article for consideration for publication. Additionally, patients can submit stories about their experiences with cardiovascular disease and its treatments.

You will need to create an account with SAGE Publishing in order to access articles from JCN online. Once you have created your free account, you will have full access to all articles available on our website.

Yes, JCN publishes case reports that contribute new knowledge or novel insights into existing areas within the field of cardiovascular nursing practice. These reports should illustrate best practices in clinical practice or otherwise inform patient care decisions.

We do not accept submissions on topics outside our scope such as non-cardiac elements of cardiology or topics unrelated to nursing research/practice. Additionally, we cannot consider any submissions that are designed primarily for pharmaceutical company marketing purposes.

Yes, before you submit your article please review our guidelines which outline the standard format for submitting manuscripts including formatting instructions and a list of criteria acceptable by JCN editorial board members when evaluating articles submitted for publication consideration.