Special Issue: Student and Community Abstracts
Guest Editor: May Kealoha, PhD
CO-Editor: Jillian Inouye, PhD, FAAN
This special issue will feature abstracts from students and/or community members who are interested in disseminating new knowledge and practices for Asian and Pacific Islanders.
Please submit your abstracts in the format of formal papers. The format should contain these or other approved headings of: Introduction, Problem/Significance of Topic, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Recommendations all relative to Asian/Pacific Islanders and nursing and health. Papers should be one to two pages in length and will be peer reviewed. For this special issue, we are particularly interested in the following but not limited to topics that are:
Culturally specific
Focuses on equity and diversity
Pilot studies
Evidence based practice projects
Description of community programs
Suggestions for policy changes to improve health/education for Asian and Pacific Islanders
Other related topics
Original and empirical pilot studies using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods are welcome. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal is the only journal focused specifically on health and health care of and for this group. This journal publishes peer-reviewed articles that include, but are not limited to:
Methods, interventions, instrumentation, and educational techniques that are unique to this group.
Theoretical foundations that increase understanding of the unique response to changes in health and illness.
Bio psychosocial, spiritual, and ecological impacts on practice, education, and research.
Policy issues as a result of rigorous research outcomes.
Author Guidelines
All submitted papers must be written in English and contain only original work, which has not been published by or is currently under review at another journal (electronic or print). Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal rules governing the formatting of the final submission can be found at:
Manuscript Preparation Guidelines https://kahualike.manoa.hawaii.edu/apin/styleguide.html
All manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through https://kahualike.manoa.hawaii.edu/apin/
For more detailed guidelines, go to https://kahualike.manoa.hawaii.edu/apin/policies.html
The authors must select as “Special Issue” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process.
All papers will be peer-reviewed by two independent reviewers. Requests for additional information should be addressed to the guest editors.
For more detailed, go to https://kahualike.manoa.hawaii.edu/university-press/
Article Processing Charge
There is no charge for submitting a paper to Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal.
Upon acceptance of your manuscript, you will be charged a one-time Article Processing Charge of $100 for first author members; first author student members $80; and nonmember rates would be $150
Editorial Contact Information
Contact the guest editor with queries about appropriate topics or works in progress for the special issue:
May Kealoha, PhD, MPH
Kapi’olani Community College
Nursing Department
Email: kealohab@hawaii.edu
Jillian Inouye, PhD, FAAN
Emeritus Professor, University of Hawaii
John A Burns School of Medicine Email: jinouye@hawaii.edu
Contact the editor with questions about the manuscript submission process.
Jillian Inouye Editor in Chief
Email: jinouye@hawaii.edu
Please click here to view and download the flyer. Deadline to submit call for abstracts is August 31, 2020.
Looking for Guest Editors for Special Issues
If you are interested in being a Guest Editor for a Special Issue, please submit your ideas to the Editor-In-Chief, Jillian Inouye at jinouye@hawaii.edu.
Guest Editors’ responsibilities include, but not limited to, submitting a guest editorial, recruitment, and publicizing for their issue.


