The Journal of School Nursing

As the official research publication of the National Association of School Nurses (www.nasn.org), The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN) provides a bimonthly peer-reviewed forum for improving the health of school children and the health of the school community. The JOSN seeks to engage a broad range of clinicians, scholars and community leaders in an ongoing exchange of information through scholarly articles, including original research, brief research reports, literature reviews, evidenced-based innovations in clinical practice or policy, and letters to the editor. In addition to the nursing perspective, the expertise from medicine, public health, epidemiology, health services research, policy analysis, education administration, and other disciplines that contribute to the health and well-being of students from pre-school through high school are welcome. Studies that rely solely on measures of self-report (e.g., participants’ perceptions of learning or satisfaction) are generally not considered sufficiently rigorous to warrant publication in the Journal of Nursing Education. Studies that employ a single pretest-posttest measure without a control group are also unlikely to be considered for publication in the journal.

The journal is indexed in MEDLINE, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, and Scopus. It is a benefit of membership to all National Association of School Nurses members.

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN) and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). The following terms and conditions apply to their use:

SAGE Choice

SAGE offers authors of primary research articles the option to make them freely available upon publication in JOSN. The 'SAGE Choice' publishing option enables authors to comply with funding body requirements, where publishing research findings open access is a stipulation of funding, such as is the case for the NIH/Wellcome Trust for example. For more details visit www.sagepub.com/sagechoice.sp.

General Disclaimer

All content in National Association of School Nurses (NASN) publications is for informational purposes only. NASN does not offer clinical, nursing, legal, or other professional services. Mention of any product or inclusion of an advertisement for a product does not represent an endorsement of that product by the NASN. Views, opinions, and claims stated in any article published in the journal do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of NASN. While NASN has taken great care to ensure that all information is accurate, it is recommended that readers seek independent advice on legal issues, drugs, treatments, interventions, product usage, and clinical processes. NASN does not assume any responsibility for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence, or otherwise, or from any use of operation of any methods, products, treatments, instruction or ideas contained in this publication.

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Copyrights

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Disclaimer of Liability

Neither NASN nor the Publisher assumes any responsibility for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, treatments, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer. While the Publisher and the Editors take great care to ensure that all information is accurate, it is recommended that readers seek independent verification of advice on drugs, treatments, interventions, or other product usage and clinical processes prior to their use.

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