Focus and Scope

Jurnal Keperawatan Suaka Insan (JKSI) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal committed to publishing high-impact research that advances nursing science, education, policy, and clinical practice. Aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 4 (Quality Education), and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), JKSI fosters evidence-based innovations to improve healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, and global health equity.

The journal serves as an essential resource for nursing academics, clinical practitioners, healthcare administrators, and policymakers worldwide. JKSI prioritizes rigorous, original, and interdisciplinary research directly relevant to nursing theory, practice, and healthcare systems.

Thematic Coverage

The journal covers, but is not limited to, the following core areas:

1. Clinical Nursing & Advanced Practice

  • Medical-Surgical Nursing: Perioperative care, chronic disease management, wound care, oncology nursing, and ICU/CCU interventions.

  • Critical & Emergency Nursing: Trauma care, resuscitation, disaster response, and emergency nursing protocols.

  • Maternal-Child Health: Prenatal/postpartum care, neonatal intensive care, and adolescent reproductive health.

  • Mental Health Nursing: Psychiatric rehabilitation, community mental health, addiction nursing, and trauma-informed care.

  • Gerontological Nursing: Aging populations, dementia care, palliative nursing, and long-term care models.

2. Public Health & Community Nursing

  • Epidemiology in Nursing: Infectious disease control, health disparities, and preventive care.

  • Global Health Nursing: Refugee health, migrant health, disaster nursing, and cross-border health interventions.

  • Family & Community-Based Care: Health promotion, home care nursing, and rural/urban health initiatives.

3. Nursing Education & Policy

  • Innovative Teaching Methods: Simulation-based learning, digital education, and competency-based training frameworks.

  • Nursing Workforce Issues: Burnout prevention, staffing models, nurse migration, and ethical recruitment.

  • Health Policy & Leadership: Nursing advocacy, healthcare reform, and regulatory challenges in nursing practice.

4. Emerging Trends & Interdisciplinary Research

  • Digital Health & AI in Nursing: Telehealth, wearable devices, big data analytics, and nursing informatics.

  • Precision & Personalized Nursing: Genomics in care and biomarker-based nursing interventions.

  • Environmental Health Nursing: Climate change impacts on health and sustainable healthcare practices.

Types of Publications Accepted

JKSI welcomes submissions in the following categories, all of which must meet rigorous international research standards:

  • Original Research Articles: Empirical studies demonstrating robust quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methodology.

  • Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses: Comprehensive reviews strictly adhering to PRISMA guidelines, highlighting clinical or policy implications.

  • Scoping Reviews: Mapping emerging trends and identifying gaps in nursing science.

  • Clinical Trials: Fully registered trials with documented ethical approval.

  • Case Studies: Rare, innovative, or highly educational clinical cases offering significant learning insights.

  • Brief Reports: Preliminary findings or pilot studies with high potential impact.

  • Commentaries & Policy Perspectives: Expert analytical opinions on current challenges in nursing.

  • Letters to the Editor: Constructive scientific discussions or critiques regarding recently published JKSI articles.

Out of Scope

To maintain the journal's focus and scientific rigor, JKSI does not publish articles that fall outside the domain of nursing science and healthcare systems, manuscripts lacking robust methodological frameworks, or purely unscientific opinion pieces. Such submissions will be declined without external peer review.