Focus and Scope

FOCUS AND SCOPE

Focus

S1 Keperawatan focuses on the publication and dissemination of scientific research, literature reviews, and evidence-based scholarly works in nursing science and healthcare. The journal aims to provide a platform for academics, researchers, nursing educators, healthcare professionals, and students to share research findings, innovative practices, and scientific developments that contribute to improving the quality of nursing care and healthcare services.

The journal emphasizes the development of nursing knowledge, evidence-based nursing practice, healthcare innovation, patient safety, health promotion, disease prevention, and the improvement of individual, family, and community health outcomes. It welcomes original research and scholarly contributions that address current challenges in nursing education, clinical practice, healthcare management, and community health services.

Scope

S1 Keperawatan welcomes manuscripts covering a broad range of nursing specialties and related healthcare disciplines, including but not limited to the following areas:

1. Pediatric Nursing: Research on infant, child, and adolescent health; growth and development; pediatric nursing interventions; family-centered care; child health promotion; and the prevention and management of childhood illnesses.

2. Nursing Management: Research on nursing leadership, healthcare organization and administration, human resource management in nursing, staffing and workload, quality improvement, patient safety, clinical governance, and the implementation of evidence-based management practices.

3. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Research on nursing care for patients with acute and chronic medical conditions, perioperative nursing, clinical assessment, symptom management, rehabilitation, patient education, and the evaluation of nursing interventions in medical and surgical settings.

4. Maternity Nursing: Research on maternal health, pregnancy, antenatal care, childbirth, intrapartum and postpartum care, reproductive health, breastfeeding, high-risk pregnancy, maternal complications, and nursing interventions to improve maternal and newborn outcomes.

5. Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Research on mental health promotion, mental illness prevention and management, psychological well-being, therapeutic communication, psychosocial interventions, mental health nursing practice, crisis intervention, and family support for individuals experiencing mental health problems.

6. Community Health Nursing: Research on community-based nursing interventions, health promotion, disease prevention, public health education, community empowerment, epidemiological approaches, environmental health, and strategies to improve population health outcomes.

7. Gerontological Nursing: Research on older adult health, healthy aging, chronic disease management, functional capacity, cognitive health, fall prevention, quality of life, long-term care, and nursing interventions to promote independence and well-being among older adults.

8. Emergency and Critical Care Nursing: Research on emergency nursing, triage, resuscitation, trauma management, critical care interventions, disaster nursing, emergency preparedness, patient stabilization, and the improvement of clinical outcomes in emergency and critical care settings.

9. Family Nursing: Research on family-centered nursing care, family health assessment, caregiving, family coping mechanisms, health education, family support systems, chronic illness management within families, and interventions that strengthen the family's role in maintaining health and preventing disease.

In addition to these core areas, the journal welcomes interdisciplinary studies related to nursing education, nursing research methodologies, evidence-based practice, digital health, nursing informatics, telehealth, patient safety, healthcare technology, health service innovation, and other emerging developments relevant to nursing science and practice.

Publication Policy

S1 Keperawatan accepts original research articles, systematic and narrative literature reviews, and other scholarly manuscripts relevant to its focus and scope. All submissions must demonstrate scientific merit, methodological rigor, originality, appropriate use of references, and compliance with established research and publication ethics.

Manuscripts are evaluated according to their relevance to the journal's scope, scientific contribution, clarity of presentation, and potential to advance nursing knowledge and healthcare practice. Submission does not guarantee acceptance, as all manuscripts are subject to editorial assessment and the journal's peer-review process.

Through these publication areas, S1 Keperawatan seeks to support the advancement of nursing science, strengthen evidence-based practice, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, and contribute to the improvement of healthcare quality at individual, family, community, and institutional levels.