UGONSA is bringing the
gateway for publication to the doorsteps of nurses. Our international
journal, “The Nursing Scope” – that took the world by storm in the late 1980s
is back to business with Volume 4 set for July 2021. The current publisher will be Wolters Kluwer and the publication is going to be both online and in print
with a global readership. With Wolters Kluwer, CINAHL, MEDLINE, and DOAJ
indexing is assured. Wolters Kluwers is a topmost giant in global publishing,
running publications for Lippincott and other top giants in
academy. For volume 4 Issue 1, UGONSA is waiving out the
publication fee for all nurses. Three (3) issues will be
published per annum. Subsequent issues will attract a token of $50 dollars.
UGONSA
wants every nurse to have a publication in his/her name. Some graduate
works were supervised by the best of our lecturers but were never published
anywhere because of lack of finance or not having someone to help the author
navigate the process of publishing in journals. Some Masters and Ph.D. works
are unpublished for a similar problem. UGONSA is poised to solve such problems
through “The Nursing Scope”. The Editors of The Nursing Scope will help you
navigate the process of publishing in a journal with ease. The Editors are top
academicians and clinicians drawn from Africa, North America, Europe, and Asia.
Here are their names, Institutional Affiliation and Countries of
Residence:
EDITORIAL
BOARD MEMBERS
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. (Mrs.) Ijeoma O. Ehiemere,
University
of Nigeria; The Nursing Scope Main Editorial Office, Nigeria.
Editors
Prof. Joseph Osuji
Mount
Royal University, Canada.
Prof. Mildred Edet John,
University
of Calabar, Nigeria.
Prof. Omolola Oladunni Irinoye
Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Dr. Elkenah Chubike Ndie
National
Open University of Nigeria.
Dr. Akon Emmanuel Ndiok
University
of Calabar, Nigeria.
Dr. Adenike Adebola Olaitan Olaniyi
University
College Hospital, Ibadan.
Nurse Goodluck I. Nshi,
DNP©
Aspen University, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Nurse Baidy Barry Afoi,
Bingham
University PMB 0005 Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
Nurse Ogechukwu A. Nwigbo
Firstcare
Beneavin House Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Nurse Chijioke O. Nwodoh
University
of Nigeria.
Nurse Opeyemi Idowu Ojo
Federal
Medical Centre, Owo, Nigeria.
Nurse Nelson C. Okpua
PhD©
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Timur Laut, Malaysia.
Below is a brief of the
publication guide. Please read through it to understand how you can get your manuscript
submitted.
Guidelines for Authors
The
mission of “The Nursing Scope” [A peer-reviewed international Journal of The
University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA)] is to promote
knowledge-based healthcare delivery through global spreading of science-based
knowledge in nursing, allied health sciences, medicine, and any field that
deals with human health. Papers that convey science-based knowledge are
accepted by this Journal.
Papers
submitted could be literature reviews, research studies, theoretical
frameworks, clinical experiences, and other types of papers that can promote
knowledge-based healthcare delivery or science-based knowledge in general. All
the documents will be professionally peer-reviewed and evaluated. Following
peer evaluation, the editors will get the work published in the next issue.
General Information
(1) Goals:
The main purpose of The Nursing Scope is to disseminate science-based knowledge
globally in nursing, allied health sciences, medicine, and any field that
deals with human health through the publication of original papers
(2) What
to Do: The Nursing Scope is a place for information on scientific
studies, research, theory, philosophy, and technology and advancements in
health and healthcare.
(3) Contributors: All
researchers, scholars, individuals, and professional bodies are invited to
submit manuscripts in nursing, medicine, social sciences, and any field that
deals with human or human health.
(4) Distributions: articles
on the UGONSA website of the journal are open to the world.
For the subscription
(5) Article
Submission Fee: Free of Charge
(6) Publication
fee: $50 USD/article (online); $50 USD/issue (hard copy)
(7) Advertisements: The
cost will be $20 USD/month on the advertisement banner at the homepage of the
journal.
(8) Originality
index and proofreading services: To ensure originality of work and
eschew plagiarism, the originality index of any work to be published must not
be more than 20% when tested with Turnitin plagiarism software. The editors
will keep testing and returning every work back to the author (s) until the
originality index shows that less than 20% of the work was duplicated from
other sources. Proofreading services are also run by the editors to ensure that
works being published are professional and meet the international best
standards.
Manuscript Submission Process
(1) Submission
Methods: Electronic submission through email, gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com
(2) Reference
Format: American Psychological Association (APA) style 7th edition -
Microsoft Word; Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt., double-spacing.
(3) Indent: one
tab index at the beginning of each new paragraph.
(4) Cover
Page: The details of the author (s) should be clearly stated.
(5) Review: Double-blind
review is employed. Authors can also suggest reviewers with their emails.
Manuscript Preparation
Every
manuscript is recommended to incorporate the following parts; however, the
author(s) is/are at liberty to vary the parts or style:
(1) Title page: including
article title; author’s full name; institution(s) to which each author is
affiliated, with the city, and country, and e-mail address. Corresponding
author(s) should be clearly stated. Freelance authors with no institutional
affiliation are also welcome, but their base and address must be provided.
(2) Abstract: including
Background, Aims, Methods/Materials, Findings, and Conclusion.
(3) Keywords
(4) Introduction
(5) Materials
and Methods
(6) Results
(7) Discussions
(8) Acknowledgements
(9) References
Acknowledgment and
Affirmation
When
submitting manuscript(s) to the journal, you agree, acknowledge, and affirm the
following: That
1.
all the authors have contributed adequately and agree on
responsibility for the contents of the article(s).
2.
there is no plagiarism or any other problems. The author(s)
is/are fully responsible for the contents of the paper(s) and the author(s)
is/are fully responsible for any plagiarism or other problems of the paper(s).
3.
the manuscript(s) have not been published elsewhere.
in regards to copyright
responsibility, both the journal and author(s) accepted that the journal and
author(s) have equal right to the copyright of the article(s), i.e. either of
the journal or author(s) can utilize it in any way without noting the other
party.
