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Call for Papers: Nursing Within the Care Economy: Multigenerational Caregiving and Workforce Sustainability (Journal of Advanced Nursing)

Journal of Advanced Nursing is running a special issue on nursing’s place in the care economy, covering multigenerational caregiving and the sustainability of the nursing workforce. This guide outlines topic areas consistent with that scope, fit checks, contribution types editors tend to value and practical steps for submitting before the 1 October 2027 deadline.

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Deadline
1 October 2027
Last checked
10 November 2026
Reading time
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Sources
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Key dates

Manuscript deadline
1 October 2027
Details last checked
10 November 2026
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About the journal

Journal
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Publisher
Wiley
Call type
Call for papers
Scope
Special issue on nursing's place in the care economy, covering multigenerational caregiving and the sustainability of the nursing workforce.
Guest editors
Listed on the official collection page
Access and fees
Open access; an article processing charge normally applies on acceptance
Originality
Original work, not under review elsewhere; confirm on the official page

Topics consistent with the call

  • Nurses who combine paid work with unpaid care for children and older relatives
  • Workforce retention, burnout and intention to leave among nurses with caring responsibilities
  • Economic valuation of nursing and unpaid care within the wider care economy
  • Workplace policies such as flexible rostering, carer leave and their effects on nurses
  • Nursing support for family caregivers across generations in community settings
  • Generational differences in nursing careers, expectations and workforce planning

Based on the published scope; the full list of themes is on the official call page.

Is your work a fit? Check before you write

  1. Connect the study clearly to nursing and to the care economy, caregiving or workforce sustainability.
  2. Define caregiving roles and workforce outcomes precisely and measure them appropriately.
  3. Discuss implications for nursing policy, management or practice.
  4. Follow an appropriate reporting guideline and confirm accepted article types on the official call page.
  5. Submit a complete, co-author-approved manuscript before 1 October 2027.

Why This Call Is a Priority Now

Health systems depend on both paid nursing labour and unpaid family care, and the two are closely linked. Many nurses also care for children, parents or other relatives, which shapes their working patterns, wellbeing and decisions about staying in the profession. At the same time, nurses support family caregivers in hospitals and communities. A themed issue that frames nursing within the care economy allows authors to connect workforce sustainability with caregiving across generations and reach readers who plan and manage nursing services.

Who Should Submit

Academic backgrounds

  • Nursing workforce research
  • Health economics
  • Gerontological and family nursing
  • Health services management
  • Sociology of work and care

Institutions and sectors

  • Universities and schools of nursing
  • Health services and employers of nurses
  • Workforce planning and policy bodies
  • Carer organisations and charities

Article types commonly published in Journal of Advanced Nursing

  • See the journal’s article types

What the Editors Typically Value

  1. Studies that quantify how caregiving responsibilities affect nurse retention and working hours.
  2. Evaluations of workplace policies designed to support nurses with caring roles.
  3. Analyses that make the economic contribution of nursing and unpaid care visible.
  4. Research on how nurses support multigenerational family caregivers and what that work requires.

Paper Ideas You Could Develop

Sandwich-generation nursesA survey of nurses caring for both children and older parents, examining links with burnout, reduced hours and intention to leave.
Flexible rostering evaluationAn evaluation of a self-rostering scheme and its association with retention among nurses who have caring responsibilities.
Supporting family carers at dischargeA qualitative study of how community nurses support multigenerational households caring for an older relative after hospital discharge.

Your Plan to the Deadline

A suggested schedule working back from 1 October 2027. Adjust it to the stage your work has reached.

  1. By 17 Aug 2027

    Open the official collection page and the Journal of Advanced Nursing submission guidelines; confirm the scope, article types and guest editors.

  2. By 31 Aug 2027

    Write a one-paragraph statement of your research question, design and the contribution your paper makes to the collection.

  3. By 10 Sep 2027

    Complete the analysis and agree the key findings, figures and tables with your co-authors.

  4. By 21 Sep 2027

    Draft the full manuscript to the Journal of Advanced Nursing article type and the relevant reporting guideline.

  5. By 26 Sep 2027

    Circulate the draft to co-authors and an independent reader; revise for clarity, accuracy and completeness.

  6. By 29 Sep 2027

    Complete final checks: formatting, references, declarations, data availability statement and cover letter.

  7. By 1 Oct 2027

    Submit through the journal’s online system, selecting the collection, after re-checking the official call page.

What you gain from publishing here

  • Publication in Journal of Advanced Nursing, reaching readers working on this topic.
  • A themed collection that groups your paper with related work.
  • Editorial and peer feedback that can strengthen the work, whatever the decision.
  • A peer-reviewed output for your CV, thesis or grant reporting.

What happens after you submit

  1. Submission: upload through the Journal of Advanced Nursing online system and select the collection.
  2. Editorial screening: the editors check fit with the collection; papers outside its scope may be returned without review.
  3. Peer review: suitable papers are sent to reviewers under the journal’s review model.
  4. Revision and decision: respond to each reviewer comment and keep a record of the changes.
  5. Production: accepted papers move to proofs and open access publication, with the article processing charge set out by the publisher.

What the Collection Is Looking For

The special issue seeks nursing research that positions the profession within the care economy, with attention to multigenerational caregiving and the long-term sustainability of the workforce. Consistent with the journal’s remit, quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods and policy-oriented studies may all be relevant if they offer clear implications for nursing. Work that links individual caregiving experiences with organisational or economic outcomes is likely to be of interest. Confirm accepted article types on the official call page.

Read the call itselfThis guide summarises the call. Open the official collection page before you plan a submission, and record the date you checked it and the guest editors listed.Open the official call

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How Pubrica Can Help With This Submission

Pubrica’s subject specialists can review, write, edit, format and prepare your manuscript for this call, planned back from the deadline. You remain the author of your work.

Pre-submission peer reviewAn expert review of the manuscript against the call and the journal’s requirements. Manuscript editingSubject-specialist editing for clarity, accuracy and consistency. Journal formattingFormatting of the manuscript, references, figures and tables to the journal’s guidelines. BiostatisticsStatistical analysis and review of results. Cover letterA cover letter that explains how the manuscript fits the call. Journal submissionPreparation of submission files and completion of the online submission.
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FAQs

Questions Authors Ask

The published deadline is 1 October 2027. Collections can close early or be extended, so confirm the date on the official call page before you plan your submission.

The guest editors are listed on the official collection page. Check their research interests, as they help to judge whether your manuscript fits the collection.

It may fit if the study clearly addresses nursing’s role in supporting those carers or its implications for nursing practice and the care economy. Authors should check the official call page for any further scope guidance.

Access model: Hybrid. Check the journal’s fees page for any article processing charge before you submit.

Sources

  1. Journal of Advanced Nursing. (2026). Nursing Within the Care Economy: Multigenerational Caregiving and Workforce Sustainability [Collection call for papers]. Wiley. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/13652648/homepage/call-for-papers

How to cite this page

Pubrica Insights. (2026). Call for Papers: Nursing Within the Care Economy: Multigenerational Caregiving and Workforce Sustainability (Journal of Advanced Nursing). Pubrica. https://pubrica.com/insights/calls-and-conferences/nursing-within-the-care-economy-multigenerational-caregiving-and-workf/

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  • Caregiving
  • Nursing workforce
  • Retention
  • Multigenerational care

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