The Journal of Nursing Education is a monthly peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 nursing journal. It was established in 1962 and is abstracted and indexed in MEDLINE

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History

The Journal of Nursing Education began as a quarterly journal published by McGraw-Hill

McGraw-Hill

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. The first editor was Alice Bicknell, although she was supplanted by a small editorial board in the journal's second year. This editorial board continued their oversight until 1981, at which time SLACK Incorporated became the journal's publisher and assigned Margaret Carnine as its editor.

In 2002, the journal increased from nine issues per year to 12. Today, it has a 43-member editorial board and a 74-member review panel who review more than 400 submitted manuscripts per year.

Past editors

1. Alice Bicknell (1962)
2. Editorial board (1963–1980)
3. Margaret Carninem (1981–1982)
4. Rheba de Tornyay (1983–1990)
5. Christine A. Tanner (1991–present)