Quality Advancement in Nursing Education
Managing editor(s): Jessica Pearce Lamothe (Managing Editor | Directrice de rédaction et publication) / Editor(s): Jacinthe Pepin (Co-Editor-in-Chief | Corédactrice en chef), Susan Duncan (Co-Editor-in-Chief | Corédactrice en chef)
About
Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière (QANE-AFI), a bilingual double-anonymized peer-reviewed journal, aims to address questions and issues related specifically to quality advancement in nursing education. Many themes are addressed including the assessment, indicators, and standards of quality nursing education, the evaluation, program modality outcomes, and the nature and key elements of educational quality. With the collaboration of several highly respected scholars in the nursing field, Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière, published three times per year, promotes excellence in nursing pedagogy through the publication of research, theoretical, and policy papers from Canadian and international perspectives.
Contact
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
200-1 Antares Drive
Ottawa, ON, K2E 8C4
Canada
www.casn.ca
Jessica Pearce Lamothe, MA, Managing Editor, Publications, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing - jpearce@casn.ca
Arin Klein, Editorial Officer, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing - aklein@casn.ca
Editorial policy and ethics
Licensing and Copyright
QANE-AFI is an open-access journal. All articles are available under the Creative Commons licence CC BY-NC-ND. Under these terms, readers may download, print, or share QANE-AFI articles but cannot change them or use them commercially, and they must credit the authors. More details on this Creative Commons licence are available on their website.
All authors retain copyright of their article(s) without restrictions. QANE-AFI does not charge article processing fees, publishing fees, or submission fees.
Peer Review
All articles in QANE-AFI are submitted for double-anonymized peer review. Each article is sent to, at minimum, two subject matter experts for a detailed review, which adheres to prescribed guidelines. Peer reviewers are selected based on expertise and potential conflicts of interest. Staff members do not complete the reviews.
Articles are checked for identifying information prior to being sent for peer review. The author names are not shared, nor do the authors know who has completed the review.
The QANE-AFI editorial team does not use artificial intelligence tools to make editorial decisions. Peer reviewers are prohibited from using these tools in the creation of their reviews.
Conflict of Interest
All authors are required to complete and submit the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. In handling issues of conflicts of interest, QANE-AFI adheres to the recommendations outlined by the ICMJE.
Information for contributors
The Co-Editors-in-Chief welcome papers that advance knowledge and understanding of all aspects related to quality in nursing education and its advancement including indicators of quality and evaluation of quality. Empirical studies, systematic reviews, and scholarly discussions of conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and philosophical issues are accepted.
Please consult our author guidelines for details on format, content, ownership, and other important information.
Editorial board
Co-Editors-in-Chief
Jacinthe Pepin, inf. PhD, Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal
Susan M. Duncan, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Victoria
Editorial Board
Lisa Bourque Bearksin, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria
Clémence Dallaire, inf. PhD, Doyenne Professeure titulaire, Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université Laval
Manal Kleib, MSN, MBA, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Patrick Lavoie, inf. PhD, Professeur agrégé, Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal; Chercheur, Institut de cardiologie de Montréal
Sioban Nelson, RN, PhD, Vice-Provost, Academic Programs, and Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Pauline Paul, PhD, RN, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Jayne Smitten, PhD, RN, CHSE-A, FSSH, Associate Dean, Director, Experiential Simulation Center, and Professor, Hawai’i Pacific University