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BMC Nursing Template

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About the BMC Nursing format

BMC Nursing is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Nursing education and management, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare. Over its lifetime it has published 5,186 papers, which have received 75,923 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Nursing. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inNursing education and management Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Patient Safety and Medication Errors Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
ISSN1472-6955
Citation impact (2-yr)5.04
h-index98
i10-index1,883
Article processing charge$2,195
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereIranshahr University
Journal websitewww.biomedcentral.com
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Papers published in BMC Nursing per year

51
2014
85
2015
73
2016
76
2017
55
2018
68
2019
126
2020
258
2021
377
2022
490
2023
958
2024
1.6K
2025

Citation impact of BMC Nursing by publication year

2.6K
2014
3.8K
2015
3.4K
2016
3.2K
2017
2.4K
2018
3.7K
2019
4.5K
2020
8.9K
2021
8.7K
2022
8.4K
2023
9.5K
2024
6K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in BMC Nursing

A literature-based study of patient-centered care and communication in nurse-patient interactions: barriers, facilitators, and the way forward

Abukari Kwame, Pammla Petrucka · 3 Sep 2021

Providing healthcare services that respect and meet patients' and caregivers' needs are essential in promoting positive care outcomes and perceptions of quality of care, thereby fulfilling a significant aspect of patient-centered care requirement. Effective communication between patients and healthcare providers is crucial for the provision of patient care and recovery. Hence, patient-centered communication is fundamental…

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Lifelong learning and nurses’ continuing professional development, a metasynthesis of the literature

Mandlenkosi Mlambo, Charlotte Silén, Cormac McGrath · 14 Apr 2021

BACKGROUND: Continuing professional development (CPD) is central to nurses' lifelong learning and constitutes a vital aspect for keeping nurses' knowledge and skills up-to-date. While we know about the need for nurses' continuing professional development, less is known about how nurses experience and perceive continuing professional development. A metasynthesis of how nurses experience and view continuing…

The Need for Biases in Learning Generalizations

Tom M. Mitchell · 1 Jan 2007

The current study showed that the Digital Education Package (DEP) is an effective method for reducing children's anxiety during hospitalization. Therefore, we recommended it as a preferred and simple method rather than routine education for pediatric nurses.

A qualitative study of nursing student experiences of clinical practice

Farkhondeh Sharif, Sara Masoumi · 9 Nov 2005

BACKGROUND: Nursing student's experiences of their clinical practice provide greater insight to develop an effective clinical teaching strategy in nursing education. The main objective of this study was to investigate student nurses' experience about their clinical practice. METHODS: Focus groups were used to obtain students' opinion and experiences about their clinical practice. 90 baccalaureate nursing…

Nurses’ job stress and its impact on quality of life and caring behaviors: a cross-sectional study

Ali-Reza Babapour, Nasrin Gahassab-Mozaffari, Azita Fathnezhad‐Kazemi · 31 Mar 2022

Abstract Background Nursing is considered a hard job and their work stresses can have negative effects on health and quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between job stress with quality of life and care behaviors in nurses. Methods This cross-sectional survey design study was performed with the participation…

BMC Nursing template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the BMC Nursing format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the BMC Nursing template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does BMC Nursing use?
BMC Nursing uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Nursing. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to BMC Nursing?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready BMC Nursing document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the BMC Nursing template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the BMC Nursing format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is BMC Nursing?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready BMC Nursing PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official BMC Nursing template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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