Joyce has contributed to the area Human Resources through the following published and unpublished works:
- Do No Harm: A WHO Nurse looks back. in Global Health Nursing; Narratives form the Field. (ed Harlan C) Chapter 20. Springer 2014. http://www.amazon.com/Global-Health-Nursing-Narratives-Field/dp/0826121179
- A WISN Toolkit: A Toolkit for implementing Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) to improve Health Workforce Planning in Decentralized Health Systems. (Joint author) GTZ/EPOS HRD in the Health Sector Project. Indonesia 2009. https://www.epos.de/resources/wisn-toolkit
- Human Resources : An Essential Element for Health Recovery in Transition Settings. WHO Global Consultation in Health Recovery in Transitional Settings. Department of Human Resources for Health, background paper prepared by Joyce Smith. Geneva 4-6 December 2007.
- Establishing Human Resource Systems for Health during Post-conflict Reconstruction. Occasional Paper No.3. Management Sciences for Health. 2006 http://www.msh.org/Documents/OccasionalPapers/upload/HRH_Postconflict.pdf
- Guide to Health Workforce Development in Post-conflict Environments. WHO Geneva 2005 http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/tools/guide%20to%20health%20workforce%20development.pdf
- Human Resources for Health: Exploring experience and opportunities for change in a post-conflict environment – a discussion Paper, EHA/OSD, WHO Geneva 2004
- “Redevelopment of Maternal and Child Health Services in Cambodia”.
A paper presented at Fifth Australian Paediatric Nurses Conference, Tasmania in May 1998. Guest Speaker. - “The Redevelopment of the Nursing Care Concept in Cambodian Health Care Delivery.” A Paper presented at the Second International Nursing Conference, Brunei Darussalam. November 1996
- “Getting the Community involved in Developing a PHC curriculum in Tonga” International Nursing Review. Volume 41, No 5, 1994. Joint Author.
- “Preparing Nurses for New Health Priorities – Assessment of appropriate Training needs for Primary Health Care, with special reference to Brunei and Tonga.” M.Phil Thesis, University of Wales. 1991.
- “Status of Nursing/Midwifery in Brunei Darussalam and its application in Primary Health Care” A country paper presented at WHO/WPRO Regional Workshop on Role of Nursing in Primary Health Care, Manila. December 1986
