The Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal welcomes the submission of research papers; evidence-based scholarly projects; empirical, theoretical, or clinical articles; or editorials that relate to Asian/Pacific Islander (API) health and nursing. Our esteemed Editor-in-Chief (EIC) Dr. Hyochol (Brian) Ahn shares his insights in the new Editorial entitled, "Advancing the Health and Nursing Knowledge of Asian and Pacific Islander People Through the Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal" here.

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Advancing the Health and Nursing Knowledge of Asian and Pacific Islander People Through the Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal

Asian Pac Isl Nurs J 2022;6(1):e41486

URL: https://apinj.jmir.org/2022/1/e41486

DOI: 10.2196/41486

The Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal serves as a voice for researchers, educators, and practitioners in addressing critical information deficits by providing a high-quality, peer-reviewed, international forum for the exchange of knowledge in relation to API health and nursing care. We welcome submissions from AAPINA members and non-members. 

This journal was created to address a recognized gap between nursing science and behavioral/social sciences, and offers a forum for empirical, theoretical and methodological issues related to API ethnic, cultural values, and beliefs and biological and physiological phenomena that can affect nursing care.

Areas of research and evidence-based scholarly projects published in the journal include, but are not limited to: 

• Anesthesiology

• Anthropology

• Cardiovascular Disease

• Clinical and Developmental Psychology

• Dental Health

• Dermatology

• Education

• Endocrinology

• Gastroenterology

• Genetics

• Hematology

• Immunology

• Infectious Disease

• Mental Health

• Neonatology

• Nephrology

• Nutrition

• Oncology

• Pain Management

• Pathology

• Pharmacology

• Physiology

• Public Health

• Pulmonary Function and Disease

• Sleep Disturbances

• Social Work

• Sociology

• Wound Healing