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Author Guidelines

Clinical Learning in Nursing (CLN) is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal published by KENAZER. The journal welcomes original research articles, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, short communications, case reports, and educational innovations that contribute to the advancement of nursing science, clinical education, and healthcare practice.

Scope of the Journal

The journal publishes manuscripts related to, but not limited to:

  • Clinical Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Education
  • Nursing Leadership and Management
  • Evidence-Based Nursing
  • Nursing Simulation and Skills Training
  • Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
  • Community and Public Health Nursing
  • Medical-Surgical Nursing
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Emergency Nursing
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Maternity Nursing
  • Mental Health Nursing
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Nursing Informatics
  • Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence in Nursing
  • Healthcare Education
  • Interprofessional Education
  • Professional Development
  • Clinical Competency Assessment

Manuscript Requirements

Authors should ensure that:

  • The manuscript is original and has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
  • The manuscript is written in clear academic English.
  • The manuscript follows the CLN manuscript template.
  • The manuscript complies with APA 7th Edition referencing style.
  • The similarity index should preferably be below 20%.
  • Ethical approval has been obtained when applicable.
  • All authors have approved the submitted manuscript.
  • Funding sources and conflicts of interest are disclosed.

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts undergo:

  1. Initial Editorial Screening
  2. Similarity Check
  3. Double-Blind Peer Review
  4. Editorial Decision
  5. Copyediting
  6. Production
  7. Publication

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

✔ I have read and complied with the Author Guidelines.

✔ This manuscript is original and has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

✔ All authors have approved this submission.

✔ Ethical approval has been obtained where applicable.

✔ Informed consent has been obtained where required.

✔ Conflict of Interest has been declared.

✔ Funding information has been provided.

✔ References have been checked for accuracy and completeness.

✔ Tables and figures are properly numbered and cited.

✔ The manuscript follows the journal template.

✔ The manuscript complies with APA 7th Edition.

✔ The similarity index complies with the journal policy.

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Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright of their published work.

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, adaptation, and reproduction in any medium, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source.

Privacy Statement

Clinical Learning in Nursing is committed to protecting the privacy of its authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.

The names, email addresses, ORCID iDs, and other personal information entered into this journal website will be used exclusively for the editorial and publishing activities of Clinical Learning in Nursing and will not be shared with third parties except where required for publication, indexing, DOI registration, or other legitimate scholarly publishing purposes.

The journal complies with internationally accepted standards of data protection and publication ethics.