Rehabilitation Nursing Call for Manuscripts

Now is the time for you to share your knowledge and expertise with your colleagues by publishing in Rehabilitation Nursing, the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses.

Rehabilitation Nursing (RNJ) is currently soliciting manuscripts. RNJ is a bimonthly journal that features in-depth articles on current practice issues, research and its implications, editorial features, and news about products and services for individuals with disabilities or chronic illness.

Did you know… RNJ received 200+ manuscripts from 32 countries in 2020 alone, and the RNJ manuscript peer-review turnaround time for a first decision is just 15 days.

Get published in RNJ! Submit clinical articles—including, evidence-based practice papers, QI projects, professional issues, and clinical consultation papers—as well as research articles on the following topics of interest:

  • Administrative and management issues
  • Caring for active or recovery COVID patients on a rehabilitation unit
  • How is the ARN competency model being used
  • Care transitions
  • Long-term care
  • Rehabilitation in community settings
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Staffing models on rehabilitation units
  • Traumatic brain injury

 
RNJ editorial staff are willing to work with novice writers and walk them though the writing process. All you have to do is ask. The most important thing is that you share your knowledge with other nurses.

Submit your manuscript at http://rnj.edmgr.com.         

Based on information from a recent member survey, the RNJ is specifically looking for manuscripts related to the following topics:

  • Spinal cord injury
  • TBI
  • Stroke
  • Neuromuscular disorders
  • Ventilator care for acute and post-acute settings
  • Case studies
  • Pain management and opioids
  • Cancer
  • Wound care
  • Polypharmacy in geriatric patients
  • Caring for patients in the post-acute rehab setting
  • Legal topics
  • Staffing challenges
  • Pediatric rehab

If you have questions or need help refining your ideas, contact Editor-in-Chief Pamala D. Larsen, PhD, RN, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Your publishing contribution will build the science important to the practice of rehabilitation nursing worldwide.

NEW! Request Office Hours

We're excited to offer writers the chance to connect with a member of ARN's Rehabilitation Nursing Journal Editorial Board. If you need guidance on your manuscript, simply email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request office hours, and our team will get you connected. 

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