As the official research publication of the National Association of School Nurses (www.nasn.org), The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN) provides a bimonthly peer-reviewed forum for improving the health of school children from and the health of the school community.

JOSN Authors and Readers: All disciplines that contribute to the health and well-being of students from pre-school through high school are welcome to contribute to JOSN, including but not limited to:

Clinical social workers
Child and family counselors
Epidemiologists
Health policy administrators & researchers
Health education and health promotion professionals
Mental health providers/professionals
Patient navigators
Pediatric and family nurse practitioners
Pediatricians and Primary care providers
Quality improvement professionals
Specialty providers
Public health professionals
School administrators
School nurse educators and researchers
School nurses
Relevant Topics: All topics involving the health and well-being of students from pre-school through high school, including but not limited to:

Administrative issues
Care coordination
Growth and developmental issues
Health behavior
Health education/ health promotion for students, families and school community
Health policy
Health services delivery
Interpersonal violence/ bullying / abuse
Informatics
Leadership
Legal and ethical issues
Mental health
Parenting and family
Population health
Problems in clinical practice
Program evaluation
Professional school nursing issues
Public Health/school health issues
Quality Improvement
Safety in schools
School environment
School health programming
Social determinants of health
Student/child health policy
Transitional care for special populations