Journal Highlights Indexed in: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), PubMed Central (PMC) and Scopus Publication is subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC) Submit here Global Qualitative Nursing Research (GQNR) is an open access peer reviewed journal focusing on qualitative research in fields relevant to nursing and other health professionals worldwide. Please see the Aims and Scope tab for further information. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Submission information Submit your manuscript at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gqn Please see the Submission Guidelines for more information on how to submit your article to the journal, and opportunities to submit your paper to a Special Collection on the journal home page. Open access article processing charge (APC) information Publication in the journal is subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC). The APC serves to support the journal and ensures that articles are freely accessible online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons licence. Members of the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology are entitled to a 25% discount on the APC. The article processing charge (APC) for this journal is is 2250 USD. Contact Please direct any queries to gqn@sagepub.com Special Sections Global Qualitative Nursing Research has the following special sections open for submission and publication: Ethics Methodological Development Advancing Theory/Metasynthesis Establishing Evidence Application to Practice Translations Authors can publish translated versions of their article alongside the English version. Please see Submission Guidelines Section 6 for more details.