This document provides information about accessing and summarizing nursing journals. It begins with background on nursing journal clubs, noting their role in keeping nurses informed on research and improving critical evaluation skills. It then defines key journal terminology like volume, issue, and impact factor. The document outlines different types of journals like academic, trade, and popular magazines. It provides details on accessing a specific nursing journal called Research & Review: Journal of Geriatric Nursing and Health Sciences, including publication details, editorial board, and sample article topics. In closing, it discusses the journal's scope/focus on gerontological nursing and allied health sciences.

1. Presented by:
Ms. Sheryl Fernandes
1st year M.Sc. (N)
Dr. Rangappa.S.Ashi
Associate Professor
SDM Institute of Nursing Sciences,
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara
university,
Dharwad, Karnataka.
Connecting Research, Evidence-Based Practice &
Education with Daily Nursing Care.

2. TOPICS TO BE COVERED
 Background Data on Nursing Journal Clubs.
 What is Journal?
 Synonyms for journal
 Types of journals
 What is volume & issue?
 What is ISSN?
 Impact factor
 How to access a journal?

3. JOURNAL CLUB- BACKGROUND
• First Journal club – 1875 – Sir William Osler (medical only).
• Two main functions of Journal Clubs:
- Keep nurses & students up to date on clinical research.
- Improve clinical nurses ability to evaluate published
research critically.
• Journal Clubs play key roles in EBP, Research, Nursing
Education & Patient Care.

4. WHAT IS JOURNAL?
 The word journal which is originated by Late Latin word
‘diurnalis’ which means ‘daily’.
The journal which have several meaning these are as follows.
 Journal which is described as a record of an event or
business.
 A newspaper or other periodical, in the literal sense of one
published each day.
 A daily record of news and events of a personal nature.

5. SYNONYMS
JOURNAL
Periodical
Publication
Magazine
Gazette
Logbook
News
letter
Daily
record
Bulletin

6. TYPES OF JOURNALS

7. Features
Academic/Scholarly
Journals
Trade Journals
Current
Affairs/Opinion
Magazines
Purposes
To inform, report & make
available original research
and new findings.
To report on industry trends,
new products or techniques
to people in a specific trade,
business or profession.
To offer in-depth reporting
and feature articles without
scholarly conventions.
Subject
Often devoted to a single
discipline or sub-discipline.
Cover practical information
related to a field or industry.
Cover a wide range of topics of
interest to the readership. Be
aware of the predominant
philosophical/political stance
of the editorial board.
Peer
review
process
Articles often reviewed by
an author’s peers before
publication.
No peer review process. No peer review process.
Access
Mainly held in libraries or
on subscription-based
databases – few are freely
available on the www.
Mainly held in libraries or on
subscription-based
databases. Commonly
available as part of
professional / trade
association membership.
Many titles available from
major newsagents, public
libraries and some
university libraries.
Examples
American Economic Review
Australian Journal of
Psychology
Advertising Age
Nursing Times
Drug Topics
Bulletin (Sydney)
Current Affairs Bulletin
Scientific American
Time (Sydney)

8. Features Popular Magazines Newspapers
Purposes
To entertain and inform without
providing in-depth analysis.
To disseminate news on a daily or
weekly basis.
Subject
Often focused on a particular
subject or hobby but may also
cover a variety of topics.
Encompass current events in politics,
sport, leisure, religion and business.
Peer review
process
No peer review process, may be
reviewed by an editor or editorial
board.
No peer review process.
Access
Available in supermarkets and
newsagents.
Available in newsagents.
Examples
Readers Digest
National Geographic
New Idea
Sports Illustrated
Australian Financial Review
Morning Bulletin
Courier Mail

9. WHAT IS VOLUME AND ISSUE?
 Volume typically refers to the number of years the
publication has been circulated.
 Ex: VOLUME 03-2018
 Issue refers to how many times that periodical has been
published during that year.
 Ex: ISSUE 03 ( OCT-NOV-DEC)

10. WHAT IS ISSN?
 An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an
eight-digit serial number used to uniquely identify a serial
publication.
 In which two types of identification serial publication
number can see.
 ISSN (print)
 ISSN(online)

11. IMPACT FACTOR
 Impact factor is the calculation of yearly average
number of citations that articles published in the last
2 years in a given journal.
 Formula:
y= Citations(y-1) + Citations(y-2)
Publication(y-1) + Publication(y-2)

12. HOW TO ACCESS A JOURNAL?

13. ABOUT THE JOURNAL
 Name of the journal : Research & Review: Journal of
Geriatric Nursing and Health
Sciences
 Publisher Name : MAT
Publications
 e-ISSN : 2582-5704
 Editor in chief : Rajkumari Gunisana Devi

14.  Publication Place : Ghaziabad, U.P. India
 Address : MAT JOURNALS
Office No-301, Second floor,
Plot No: CS-4, Gyan Khand-2,
Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, U.P.,
201014.
 Email : info@matjournals.com
 Website : www.matjournals.com
 Phone Numbers : +91 8506060024

15.  Periodicity
[Frequency of Publication] : Biannual
 Number of issues per year : 2 issues per year
 Month(s) of Publication : March – August
 Type Of Journal : Pre-paid

16. EDITORIAL BOARD
 Rajkumari Gunisana Devi
 Dr. Rangappa. S. Ashi
 Dr. Ayat Masoud Omar
 Manal Kamel Youssef
 Vahab Karamivand
 Mr. Vijayaraddi Vandali

17. MAT JOURNALS-
PUBLICATION TEAM
 Pooja Kumari
 Mamta Rani
 Anam Parveen
 Himani Garg
 Jyoti Chaturvedi
 Annu Mishra

18. DESCRIPTION OF THE
JOURNAL
INTRODUCTION:
 RRJGNHS is a peer-reviewed journal that meets its mission by
providing a platform to discuss new issues in the area of
geriatric nursing and health sciences.
 Its objective is to publish up to date, high quality & original
research papers alongside relevant & insightful reviews.
 It seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing papers
introducing or elaborating on new methods in nursing science
& practice.

19. Gerontological Nursing
Geropharmacology
Person-Centered care
Public Policy
Geriatric Nursing Management
Allied Health Sciences
Health Sciences Recent Advancements
SCOPE
S
&
FOCUS

20. CONTENTS
1. Investigation of the relationship between social health and
cognitive impairment in elderly residents of Kermanshah Nursing
Home in 2019
Vahab karamivand, Yazdan Mohamadi, Soroush Maazinezhad, Aida
Mohammadi
2. View points of the elderly living in the nursing home about
health: A Qualitative Study
Vahab Karamivand, Aida Mohammadi, Soroush Maazinezhad
3. Pain – The Fifth Vital Sign
Sheeba Chellappan

21. 4. The level of burden and coping strategies among the caregivers of
older adults at selected areas, Puducherry
Mrs. ManjuBala Dash, Vijayakuar R, Baby Rathinasabapathy, Felicia
Chitra
5. Effectiveness of structured teaching program regarding knowledge
on tube feeding in old age people among caregivers at selected old age
home of Bangalore, India: A Quasi- experimental study
Akriti Kafle, Reena George, Maginsh Dahal, Kushalata Baral, Sudip
Khanal
6. Self-care practices among patients on hemodialysis aged between
20-70 years at Parirenyatwa Renal Unit, Zimbabwe
Ruvimbo V. Mtemeri, Gladys Mugadza, Christine Mary Kasu

22. COST OF JOURNAL FOR
SUBSCRIPTIONS
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR
INDIVIDUALS:
(2 COPIES PER YEAR) : 2000/-

23. SUMMARIZATION

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