Nursing Inquiry

Nursing Inquiry is an international peer-reviewed quarterly published by Wiley, established in 1994 and now edited from the University of British Columbia.《Nursing Inquiry》是由 Wiley 出版的国际同行评审季刊，1994 年创刊，目前由不列颠哥伦比亚大学主持编辑工作。

It publishes conceptual, historical and empirical scholarship on nursing and health care, and its pages favour argument and critical reflection over technical reports.刊物刊载护理与卫生保健的概念性、历史性与实证性研究，版面更看重论证与批判性反思，而非技术报告。

Sally Thorne is Editor-in-Chief, and the board draws on nursing, sociology, philosophy and health policy.Sally Thorne 担任主编，编委会汇集护理学、社会学、哲学与卫生政策领域的学者。

Scope

• The aims statement asks authors to examine current and emerging nursing practice, conditions and contexts within an international community of ideas.办刊宗旨要求作者在国际思想共同体中审视当前与新兴的护理实践、条件与情境。
• The journal encourages critical reflection and debate on matters that affect nursing or are shaped by it.刊物鼓励就影响护理或被护理所塑造的问题展开批判性反思与辩论。
• Contributions may come from a range of disciplinary angles, scientific perspectives, analytic approaches, social locations and philosophical positions.来稿可以取自不同学科角度、科学视角、分析方法、社会位置与哲学立场。
• Original research is published, including qualitative, ethnographic and historical studies.刊物发表原创研究，包括质性研究、民族志研究与历史研究。
• Discussion papers present a conceptual argument and are a characteristic format for the journal.讨论类论文提出概念性论证，是该刊具有代表性的文体。
• Review articles synthesise a literature when the synthesis itself advances understanding.综述文章在综合本身能够推进理解时受到欢迎。
• Commentaries respond to published work or to developments in health policy and practice.评论文章回应已发表成果，或回应卫生政策与实践的变化。
• Nursing theory and philosophy form a long-standing strand, from epistemology to the ethics of care.护理理论与哲学是长期主线，从认识论延伸到照护伦理。
• The journal treats health care as a social institution and welcomes analysis of power, gender, class and culture.刊物把卫生保健视为社会制度，欢迎对权力、性别、阶级与文化的分析。
• Policy critique appears regularly, with attention to how reforms reshape nursing work.政策批评经常出现，关注改革如何重塑护理工作。
• Its interdisciplinary readership includes nurses, other health professionals, social scientists and policymakers.跨学科读者包括护士、其他卫生专业人员、社会科学家与政策制定者。
• Writing is expected to be accessible to readers outside the author's own specialty.刊物要求文字对作者本专业之外的读者也能读得通。
• The board spans Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America, and the journal covers health systems in many countries.编委会覆盖亚洲、欧洲、拉丁美洲与北美，刊物关注多国卫生体系。
• Authors are encouraged to situate their claims in a body of scholarship rather than present findings in isolation.刊物鼓励作者把论点放进既有学术脉络，而不是孤立地呈现发现。
• Methodological reflection is welcomed, especially where it clarifies what a study can and cannot support.方法学反思受到欢迎，尤其是能够说明研究支持与不支持什么结论的讨论。

• Papers on nursing history and on the organisation of care appear alongside studies of clinical practice.护理史与照护组织方面的论文，与临床实践研究并列出现。
• Authors are asked to make their theoretical commitments explicit, so that readers can judge the argument on its own terms.刊物要求作者明示自己的理论立场，便于读者按论证本身的逻辑作出判断。

History

• The journal was established in 1994 in Australia, with Judy Parker of La Trobe University as founding editor.该刊于 1994 年在澳大利亚创刊，拉筹伯大学的 Judy Parker 担任创刊主编。
• Sioban Nelson of the University of Toronto succeeded Parker in 2006.多伦多大学的 Sioban Nelson 于 2006 年接替 Parker。
• Sally Thorne of the University of British Columbia is the current Editor-in-Chief.不列颠哥伦比亚大学的 Sally Thorne 是现任主编。
• It appeared first from Carlton, Victoria, and is now published by Wiley, and it has remained quarterly throughout.刊物最初在维多利亚州卡尔顿出版，现由 Wiley 出版，刊期始终为季刊。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 3.2, with a five-year value of 3.2 and a Journal Citation Indicator of 1.21.2025 年期刊影响因子为 3.2，五年影响因子为 3.2，期刊引证指标为 1.21。
• The title ranks 25 of 194 in nursing, in the 87th percentile of the category.该刊在护理学的 194 种期刊中排第 25 位，处于该学科第 87 百分位。
• Impact factors moved from 2.393 in 2021 to 2.658 in 2022, then 2.2 in 2023, 3.0 in 2024 and 3.2 in 2025.影响因子从 2021 年的 2.393 升至 2022 年的 2.658，随后为 2023 年的 2.2，2024 年为 3.0，2025 年为 3.2。
• The 2025 report counted 2,150 citations and 47 articles, with 52 citable items.2025 年报告统计被引 2150 次，论文 47 篇，可引用条目 52 项。
• About 68 percent of recent content is gold open access, and the open access charge is 4,720 dollars.近期内容约有 68% 为金色开放获取，开放获取费用为 4720 美元。
• The journal is indexed in MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus and both the science and social science editions of the citation index.刊物被 MEDLINE、CINAHL、Scopus 以及引文索引的科学版与社会科学版收录。
• Its CiteScore is 4.9, and its h-index stands at 46.该刊 CiteScore 为 4.9，h 指数为 46。
• The journal's Australian origin is still visible in its attention to primary care, community health and nursing workforce questions.刊物对初级保健、社区健康与护理人力问题的关注，仍能看到其澳大利亚渊源。
• The first issue carried an editorial by Judy Parker, the founding editor.创刊号刊登了创刊主编 Judy Parker 的社论。

• The title holds a dual listing in the science and social science editions of the citation index.该刊同时被引文索引的科学版与社会科学版收录。
• Its content is abstracted in CINAHL and MEDLINE, and readers reach the full text through Wiley subscriptions or open access.内容被 CINAHL 与 MEDLINE 摘录，读者可通过 Wiley 订阅或开放获取读到全文。

Editors

• Sally Thorne, known for interpretive description, leads the journal from the University of British Columbia.Sally Thorne 以解释性描述方法闻名，在不列颠哥伦比亚大学主持该刊。
• Judy Parker of the University of Melbourne was the founding editor and remains on the editorial board.墨尔本大学的 Judy Parker 是创刊主编，目前仍在编委会中。
• Sioban Nelson of the University of Toronto edited the journal after Parker and brings nursing history to the board.多伦多大学的 Sioban Nelson 在 Parker 之后主持刊物，并把护理史专长带入编委会。
• Joan M. Anderson of the University of British Columbia is a board member.不列颠哥伦比亚大学的 Joan M. Anderson 是编委。
• Patricia Benner of the University of California, San Francisco, whose work on novice-to-expert practice is widely read, sits on the board.加州大学旧金山分校的 Patricia Benner 是编委，其关于从新手到专家的研究流传甚广。
• Afaf Meleis and Patricia D'Antonio, both of the University of Pennsylvania, serve on the board.宾夕法尼亚大学的 Afaf Meleis 与 Patricia D'Antonio 均为编委。
• Sanchia Aranda of the University of Melbourne and Debra Jackson of the University of Technology Sydney represent Australian nursing scholarship.墨尔本大学的 Sanchia Aranda 与悉尼科技大学的 Debra Jackson 代表澳大利亚护理学术。
• Carl May of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine brings the sociology of health care to the board.伦敦卫生与热带医学院的 Carl May 把卫生保健社会学带入编委会。
• Kristín Björnsdóttir of the University of Iceland and Sigríður Halldórsdóttir of the University of Akureyri represent Nordic nursing research.冰岛大学的 Kristín Björnsdóttir 与阿克雷里大学的 Sigríður Halldórsdóttir 代表北欧护理研究。
• Diana Lee of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Marit Kirkevold of the University of Oslo extend the board into Asia and Scandinavia.香港中文大学的 Diana Lee 与奥斯陆大学的 Marit Kirkevold 把编委会延伸到亚洲与斯堪的纳维亚。
• Ivone Evangelista Cabral of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Joel Rolim Mancia represent Brazilian nursing.里约热内卢联邦大学的 Ivone Evangelista Cabral 与 Joel Rolim Mancia 代表巴西护理学界。
• Dave Holmes of the University of California, Irvine, and Joan Liaschenko of the University of Minnesota are board members.加州大学欧文分校的 Dave Holmes 与明尼苏达大学的 Joan Liaschenko 是编委。
• Joakim Öhlén of the University of Gothenburg and Elizabeth Peter of the University of Toronto complete a strongly European and Canadian board.哥德堡大学的 Joakim Öhlén 与多伦多大学的 Elizabeth Peter 使编委会呈现鲜明的欧洲与加拿大色彩。
• Oluwabukola Salami of the University of Calgary also serves on the board, and the journal lists Suzanne Gordon among its members.卡尔加里大学的 Oluwabukola Salami 也是编委，Suzanne Gordon 同样列名其中。