Language and Format

All manuscripts submitted to Nursing Target Journal must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct American English. Authors whose first language is not English, or whose manuscripts require refinement for linguistic accuracy, are strongly encouraged to use a professional English language editing service prior to submission, especially when recommended by the editorial team. Manuscripts must be written in a formal, objective, and unbiased tone, free from grammatical errors, cultural bias, stereotypes, colloquialisms, or references to dominant cultural assumptions. Gender-neutral and inclusive language is required throughout the manuscript; for example, use of passive constructions such as "a study was conducted" is preferred over "we conducted a study."

All manuscripts must include the following standard sections in the correct order: Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Discussion and Declarations, as outlined in the journal’s official manuscript templates. Tables and figures must be embedded within the main text in appropriate positions, not submitted as separate files. Authors are expected to adhere strictly to the specific formatting and structural requirements according to the type of submission (e.g., Original Article, Review Article), as detailed in the journal’s Author Guidelines. Submissions that fail to comply may be returned without review.

Article types

Nursing Target Journal accepts original articles (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods), reviews (narrative review, scoping review, systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis and bibliometric studies), editorials, opinions, and correspondence articles.