JBI Evidence Synthesis: Final issue for 2023

Explore the final issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis for 2023. For over a decade, JBI Evidence Synthesis has been publishing a range of rigorous systematic reviews that move beyond effectiveness, and span all healthcare professions, and diverse contexts and health conditions.

The December 2023 issue includes a scoping review, Interprofessional disaster exercises for undergraduate nursing students, which explores how disaster exercises involving students from various healthcare disciplines, including nursing, have been organised globally. The accompanying editorial highlights the need for disaster simulation inclusion in health professional curricula, stressing that it is  imperative for health professionals to be thoroughly prepared and equipped to respond promptly and effectively when disaster situations arise.

Also published in this issue is a review, Applied use of biomechanical measurements from human tissues for the development of medical skills trainers, which is the first of its kind to give a broad overview of the biomechanics of human tissues in the published literature.

Reflecting the multidisciplinary scope of JBI Evidence Synthesis, diverse protocols are published in this issue, including:
 

Effectiveness of school-based sleep promotion programs for adolescents;

Integrated treatment for comorbid eating disorders and substance use disorders; 

Critical illness survivors’ experiences of attending an intensive care unit follow-up service; and 

Clarifying contemporary conceptualizations of allyship with LGBTQ2S+ groups in the context of health care or health settings.

As 2023 draws to a close, we acknowledge and thank sincerely the people behind the journal’s success: The editors, peer reviewers, authors, and readers for their support of JBI Evidence Synthesis.  

This year the journal celebrated 10 years online, and achieved its first impact factor. In editorial, the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of JBI Evidence Synthesis take the opportunity to acknowledge the significant contributions by peer reviewers and editorial advisory board members:

“JBI Evidence Synthesis only exists and continues to operate thanks to the often-unheralded efforts of thousands of peer reviewers worldwide who volunteer their own valuable time to critique and evaluate submissions… As with our peer reviewers, our journal would not be a success without the commitment and support of our panel of handling editors and editorial advisory board members… the journal’s editorial advisory board provides outstanding advice on new initiatives, processes, and insights into the current science and innovations in both synthesis and publishing.”

Please note: JBI Evidence Synthesis will be closed to all new submissions and revisions between Monday 18 December and Thursday 4 January. During this period, the Editorial Manager system will not be accessible for authors. Submission of review reports by reviewers and editors will remain enabled and will not be affected by this closure period.