The OBJN was created in April 23rd, 2002. It is a free scientific and peer-reviewed journal, owned, and published quarterly (April/August/December), since April 2004, by Professional Master in Nursing Program, School of Nursing, Fluminense Federal University, RJ, Brazil. It provides knowledge interchange among Brazilian and international researchers and practitioners in the field of nursing, health, and issues related to these fields.

Online Braz J Nurs has an open access policy to all articles. A one-time registration needs to be completed to access the full manuscript, here: http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/user/register