Product Description

Published monthly, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to providing health professionals with the information they need to promote the quality and safety of health care. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety invites original manuscripts on the development, adaptation, and/or implementation of innovative thinking, strategies, and practices for improving quality and safety in health care. Original research reporting the development and implementation of programs or projects, studies on the effectiveness of improvement interventions, reports of new innovations or new applications of methodologies, and commentaries on issues and practices, among other article types, are all considered.

In addition to Original Articles—full-length descriptions of quality and safety programs, methods, or strategies, including the rationale, planning, implementation, evaluation, and lessons learned—the Journal also offers literature reviews as well shorter article types such as Innovation Reports, Improvement Briefs, Tool Tutorials, Conference Reports, Research Letters, and Commentaries.

Current Issue

To view a brief description of articles in the current issue of the Journal, click here.

About

• Interim Editor-in-Chief: Scott Williams, PsyD
• Managing Editor: Dojna Shearer
• Deputy Editor: Kevin J. O’Leary, MD, MS
• Deputy Editor: Gautham Suresh, MD, DM, MS, FAAP
• Associate Editors: Cynthia Barnard, PhD, MBA, MSJS; Christopher Kim, MD, MBA, SFHM; Mihaela Stefan, MD, PhD
• Assistant Editors: Colleen K. Gutman, MD; Areeba Y. Kara, MD, MS; Megan A. Morris, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP; Samantha Pitts, MD, MPH; Mehul V. Raval, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP; Darlene Tad-y, MD; Scott Williams, PsyD
• Social Media Editor: Saira Butt, MD
• Statistical Consultant: Stephen Schmaltz, Ph.D.
• Executive Director, Publications: Catherine Chopp Hinckley, MA, Ph.D.

Editorial Policy
No statement in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety should be construed as an official position of The Joint Commission or Joint Commission Resources unless otherwise stated. In particular, there has been no official review with regard to matters of standards compliance.

Subscription Information
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (ISSN 1553-7250) is published monthly (12 issues per year, 1 volume per year) by Elsevier, 230 Park Avenue, Suite 800, New York, NY 10169, USA.

For an institutional quote or individual subscriptions, click here. 

To renew or start a subscription please contact Elsevier directly at (800) 654-2452 (toll free within the USA) or (+1) (314) 447-8871  (outside the USA); email journalscustomerservice-usa@elsevier.com.

© 2021 by The Joint Commission.

Editorial Advisory Board

2021 Editorial Advisory Board

Submission Guidelines

For submission information click here.

FAQs

Who within my organization should subscribe to the Journal?
CEOs of health care organizations, quality improvement and performance improvement professionals, medical directors, nursing administrators, and medical librarians in hospitals, hospital systems, integrated delivery systems, ambulatory settings, long term care settings, and behavioral care settings, and other settings. Consultants, payers, purchasers, health policy makers, health professions educators, health services researchers, utilization review directors, risk management directors—virtually anyone with an interest in or responsibility for quality and safety.

How does the Journal differ from the many other periodicals on quality of care and quality improvement?
The Journal was the first publication of its kind to offer the kind of detailed reports on quality improvement methods that professionals need if they are to be able to really learn how to apply those methods to their own settings. It publishes monthly, which allows for consistent coverage of quality and safety, and is peer reviewed, which means that papers are thoroughly screened by members of the Editorial Advisory Board and/or other experts to fulfill readers' needs for authoritative, credible, and useful information. And it covers a wide range of topics, unlike many newsletters that focus only on single topics, such as disease management or practice guidelines.

How often does the Journal publish?
Monthly.

How do I place an ad in the Journal?
Contact Steven J. Mandell at smandell@jcrinc.com or call 630-268-4810.

Can I submit articles?
Yes. See the "Submission Guidelines" section.

Who writes articles for the Journal?
The Journal receives submissions, occasionally by invitation, from a quality and safety community as diverse as its readership. Articles come from a wide variety of practitioners, quality and safety specialists, administrators, consultants, and researchers, usually because of their interest in describing their own experiences with quality and safety initiatives and methods and in reporting their own perspectives. Articles are welcome from not only the United States but the entire world.

How long does it take for a paper to be accepted and published?
This varies with the topic and quality of the paper and the number of papers in the pipeline, but for most papers it takes 4-8 months to be accepted and another 6-9 months to be published. Short papers considered for a department will receive expedited treatment.

Does the Journal represent the official views of the Joint Commission or Joint Commission Resources?
Unlike Joint Commission Perspectives, "the official newsletter of The Joint Commission," the Journal is a forum for the entire quality and safety community. Articles may on occasion express views that diverge from Joint Commission policies and standards. Yet the Journal does address the mission of JCR and the Joint Commission.

Is there discount pricing for health care systems with multiple facilities?
For pricing considerations for health systems with multiple sites and multi-year subscriptions, please contact Helen Fry at hfry@jcrinc.com or 630.792.5414.

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Contact

For questions regarding the content of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, please contact:

Dojna Shearer, Managing Editor
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
(630) 268-4838
dshearer@jcrinc.com