Aims of the Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery

1. Promote Scholarly Debate: To foster theoretical, practical, and methodological debates across a wide range of scientific topics in nursing and midwifery, with a focus on original works by scholars from the region and worldwide.
2. Encourage Innovative Research: To welcome submissions that showcase innovative qualitative and quantitative research approaches and methods, contributing to the advancement of nursing and midwifery knowledge.
3. Support High-Level Research: To support high-level research in nursing and midwifery that is analytical, critical, controversial, stimulating, and creative, thereby enhancing the field's body of knowledge.
4. Disseminate Information: To provide a platform for disseminating information on nursing education, training, and practice in the rapidly evolving field of healthcare.
5. Publish Diverse Manuscripts: To accept and publish manuscripts in the form of original research articles, review articles, short communications, and case reports on topics related to healthcare services, nursing, and midwifery.
6. Global Accessibility: To ensure that all published content is accessible to readers worldwide through an open-access format, promoting global collaboration and knowledge exchange in nursing and midwifery.

Scope 

The Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery (JRDNM) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that aims to promote knowledge for clinical practice, education, management, and policy in nursing, midwifery, and healthcare by publishing high-quality, evidence-based basic and clinical research. The majority of papers in the JRDNM are written by nurses and midwives, but there are no limitations on authorship. Contributions are welcomed from other health professions on issues that align with the journal's aims and scope. The journal publishes original research (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods), reviews, editorials, and commentaries on all aspects of nursing and midwifery. Specific topics covered by the journal include: 
Nursing

• Advances in Education, Practice and Research
• Quality of Patient Care in all settings
• Research within all area of Nursing such as; Medical-Surgical Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, and Pediatrics Nursing
• Patient Safety in all settings
• Patient Education and Counseling across the lifespan
• Community and Mental Health Nursing
• Cross-Cultural Health Issues
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Care and Research
• Management, Policy & Leadership influencing healthcare
• Health Information Technology and Nursing Informatics.
 

Midwifery

• Family planning 
• Pregnancy
• Labor and birth
• Breastfeeding
• Post-natal period and early parenthood
• Abortion
• Sexually transmitted infections
• The menopausal & post-menopausal issues
• Professional development and organization of sexual and reproductive healthcare

Keywords: Nursing, midwifery and health sciences, nursing and midwifery research, Health information technology (HIT), education, healthcare management and policy.