Special Issue: Mental Health Issues in API Community (Deadline October 31, 2020)

This special issue will feature articles related to mental health issues among Asian Pacific Islander communities. We welcome manuscripts from researchers, practitioners, educators, and policy makers from all countries who are interested in disseminating new nursing knowledge and practices for Asian and Pacific Islanders. Click here to download flyer.

Original and empirical studies using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods approaches are welcome. We also welcome systematic reviews and meta-analyses. For this special issue, we are particularly interested in the following topics:
 Epidemiology
 Cross-cultural or transnational issues
 Interventions tailored for API communities
 Special considerations in designing and implementing research, education, practice and policy programs for API communities
 Other related topics

Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal is the only journal focused specifically on health and health care of and for Asian Pacific Islander community. This journal publishes peer-reviewed articles that include, but are not limited to:
 Methods, interventions, instrumentation, and educational techniques that are unique to Asian Pacific Islanders.
 Theoretical foundations that increase understanding of the unique response to changes in health and illness in Asian Pacific Islanders.
 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 “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 detailes, 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 $300. Members of Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association Inc. will receive a discounted rate of $200.

Editorial Contact Information
Contact the guest editor with queries about appropriate topics or works in progress for the special issue:

Mijung Park, PhD, MPH RN
Associate Professor
University of California, San Francisco
School of Nursing
Email: Mijung.Park@ucsf.edu

Jillian Inouye, PhD, FAAN
Professor Emeritus
University of Hawaii
John A Burns School of Medicine
Email: jinouye@hawaii.edu

Contact the editor-in-chief with questions about the manuscript submission process:
Jillian Inouye
Editor in Chief
Email: jinouye@hawaii.edu