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JOURNALS @ XU (Electronic Journal Locator & more!) (the Electronic Journal Locator and more!) contains all of the electronic, full-text journals in most of the library's research databases and full-text journal collections. Search for a particular journal title using title begins with, title equals (exact title) or title contains all words. Browse for a journal using the alphabetical display or search for a journal by subject category. Results provide links to the research database(s) or electronic journal collection(s) that index the journal and include the years covered. If full-text is not available, it provides links to XPLORE for print and microform holdings and to the Document Delivery/Annex Article Request Form - both are automatically populated with journal and article information. Instructions are available for accessing articles within databases and from bibliographies. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by Serials Solutions.

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Critical Care Nursing - Includes the following journals:

  • AACN Advanced Critical Care
  • American Journal of Critical Care
  • Australian Critical Care
  • CONNECT: The World of Critical Care Nursing
  • Critical Care
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Critical Care Nurse
  • Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
  • Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
  • Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care
  • Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
  • Intensive & Critical Care Nursing
  • Journal of Critical Care
  • Nursing in Critical Care
  • Seminars in Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine

Print Journals

Search Print & Microform Journals in XPLORE by journal title if you do not see the journal you need below.

  9. American journal of nursing
  19. Cancer nursing. Annex v.4 (1981) - v.18 (1995); McDonald v.19 (1996) -
  20. Caring : National Association for Home Care magazine. Annex v.4, no.7 (July, 1985) - v.14 (1995); McDonald v.15 (1996) -
  21. Clinical nurse specialist : CNS. Annex v.5 (1991) - v.8 (1994); McDonald v.9 (1995) -
  22. Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN. McDonald v.20, no. 2 (Mar/Apr 2002) -  
  23. Critical care nursing clinics of North America. Annex v.3 (1991) - v.7 (1995); McDonald v.8 (1996) -
  24. Critical care nursing quarterly. Annex v.14 (1991/92) - v.17 (1994/95); McDonald v.18 (1995/96) -
  25. Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN. Annex v.10 (1991) - v.14 (1995); McDonald v.15 (1996) -
  26. Epidemiologic reviews. McDonald v.24 (2002) -  
  27. Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates. Annex v.14 (1991/92) - v.18 (1995); McDonald v.19 (1996) - 
  28. Geriatric nursing. v.12 (1991) -  
  29. Heart & lung. v.2, no.5 (1973) -  
  30. Holistic nursing practice. Annex v.1 (1986) - v.9 (1994); McDonald v.10 (1995/96) - 
  31. Home healthcare nurse. Annex v.2 (1984) - v.13 (1995); McDonald v.14 (1996) - 
  32. International journal of nursing terminologies and classifications v.13, no.3 (2002) -  
  33. International nursing review v.38 (1991) -  
  34. Issues in mental health nursing. McDonald v.19 (1998) -  
  35. JONA'S healthcare law, ethics, and regulation. McDonald v.1 (1999) -  
  36. Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD. McDonald v.14, no.3 (May/June 1998) -  
  37. Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN. McDonald v.7 (2002) -  
  38. Journal of advanced nursing. v.16 (1991) -  
  39. Journal of cardiovascular nursing. Annex v.5 (1990/91) - v.9 (1994/95); McDonald v.10 (1995/96) -
  40. Journal of Christian nursing : a quarterly publication of Nurses Christian Fellowship. Annex v.1 (1984) - v.11 (1994); McDonald v.12 (1995) -
  41. Journal of community health nursing. v.8 (1991) -  
  42. Journal of continuing education in nursing [microform]. v.20 (1989) -  
  43. Journal of cultural diversity. McDonald v.10 (2003) -  
  44. Journal of emergency nursing : JEN. v.17 (1991) -  
  45. Journal of epidemiology and community health. McDonald v.52 (1998) -  
  46. Journal of gerontological nursing. Annex v.9 (1983) -v.21 (1995); McDonald v.22 (1996) -
  47. Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association. v.12 (1994) -
  48. Journal of midwifery & women's health. v.45 (2000) -  
  49. Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. Annex v.23 (1991) - v.27 (1995); McDonald v.28 (1996) -
  50. Journal of nursing administration. Annex v.6 (1976) - v.25 (1995); McDonald v.26 (1996) -
  51. Journal of nursing care quality. Annex v.6 (1991/92) - v.9 (1994/95); McDonald v.10 (1995/96) -
  52. Journal of nursing education. Annex v.18 (1979) - v.34 (1995); McDonald v.35 (1996) -
  53. Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. v.32 (2000)-
  54. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing [microform] : JOGNN. v.18 (1989) -  
  55. Journal of pain and symptom management. v.13 (1997) -  
  56. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners. v.4 (1990) -
  57. Journal of pediatric nursing. v.9 (1994) -  
  58. Journal of perianesthesia nursing. Mcdonald v.11, no.3 (June 1996) -  
  59. Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing. Annex v.5 (1991) - v.8 (1994/95); McDonald v.9 (1995/96) -
  60. Journal of primary prevention. v.2-3; v.5 (1984/85) -  
  61. Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. v.2 (1986) -  
  62. Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services. Annex v.19, no.8 (1981) - v.33 (1995); McDonald v.34 (1996) -
  63. Journal of psychosocial oncology. Annex v.12 (1994) - v.13 (1995); McDonald v.14 (1996) -
  64. Journal of school health. Annex v.49 (1979) - v.65 (1995); McDonald v.66 (1996) - 
  65. Journal of school nursing. McDonald v.20 (2004) -  
  66. Journal of staff development. Annex v.14 (1993) - v.16 (1995); McDonald v.17 (1996) -
  67. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. v.8 (2001) -  
  68. Journal of transcultural nursing v.1 (1989/90) -  
  69. MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Annex v.6 (1981) - v.20 (1995); McDonald v.21 (1996) -
  70. MLO, Medical laboratory observer. McDonald Current year only.  
  71. Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association. McDonald v.27 (2000) -  
  72. Nurse educator. v.7 (1982) -  
  73. Nurse practitioner. Annex v.4 (1979) - v.20 (1995); McDonald v.21 (1996) - 
  74. Nursing. Annex v.3 (1973) - v.25 (1995); McDonald v.26 (1996) - 
  75. Nursing administration quarterly. Annex v.3 (1978/79) - v.19 (1994/95); McDonald v.20 (1995/96) -
  76. Nursing clinics of North America. Annex v.1- v.30 (1995); McDonald v.31(1996) - 
  77. Nursing economics. Annex v.9 (1991) - v.13 (1995); McDonald v.14 (1996) - 
  78. Nursing education perspectives. McDonald v.23 (2002) –  
  79. Nursing forum. Annex v.19 (1980) - v.30 (1995); McDonald v.31 (1996) - 
  80. Nursing history review. McDonald v.4 (1996) - v.5 (1997), v. 9 (2001) -  
  81. Nursing law's Regan report [microform]. v.41 (2000) -  
  82. Nursing management. Annex v.12, no.9 (Sept. 1981) - v.26 (1995); McDonald v.27 (1996) -
  83. Nursing research. Annex v.26 (1977) - v.44 (1995); McDonald v.45 (1996) -
  84. Nursing science quarterly. v.1 (1988) -  
  85. Oncology nursing forum. Annex v.18 (1991) - v.22 (1995); McDonald v.23 (1996) - 
  86. Orthopedic nursing. Annex v.10 (1991) - v.14 (1995); McDonald v.15 (1996) -
  87. Pediatric nursing. Annex v.17 (1991) - v.21 (1995); McDonald v.22 (1996) - 
  88. Progress in cardiovascular nursing. Annex v.9 (1994) - v.10 (1995); McDonald v.11 (1996) -
  89. Public health nursing. v.2 (1985) -  
  90. Qualitative health research. v.3 (1993) -  
  91. Rehabilitation nursing. Annex v.16 (1991) - v.20 (1995); McDonald v.21 (1996) - 
  92. Research and theory for nursing practice. McDonald v.16 (2002) -  
  93. Research in nursing & health. v.4 (1981) -  
  94. RN. Annex v.43 (1980) - v.58 (1995); McDonald v.59 (1996) - 
  95. Western journal of nursing research. v.6 (1984) -
Journals Not at Xavier

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Resources for Evaluating Journals

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Cabell's Directories provides full-text directory information for business, education and psychology journal publications. Each journal entry includes submission information (editor’s name, address, phone, fax, email, web address); publication guidelines (manuscript length, copies required, format, fees, style, computer submission); circulation data (reader type, frequency, number of subscribers, publisher, price); review information (type of reveiws, number of in-house and external reviewers, acceptance rate, time it takes to review, percent of invited articles, reviewers coments, publishing fees); manuscript topics included; and manuscript guidelines. To begin searching click Member Area in the menubar. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Cabell Publishing, Inc.

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (full-text directory information) contains information on currently published as well as discontinued periodicals. It includes magazines, journals, newletters, newspapers, conference proceedings, and electronic publications. Each entry includes a description, publisher, country of publication, ISSN, start year, status (active or inactive), price, frequency, ending issue, if refereed, format (print or electronic), if abstracted or indexed, where abstracted or indexed, language, editor, URL, and reviews. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by R.R. Bowker.

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