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Journal of Family Nursing

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN1074-8407eISSN1552-549X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.032

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.373

Total Works

1,096

Total Citations

20,834

2yr Mean Citedness

1.72

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Family Nursing combines knowledge in the areas of family nursing, nursing, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and health care. The journal's mission is to extend knowledge about family response to health and illness and improve healthcare offered to families. It publishes research, practice, education, and policy issues, as well as empirical and theoretical analyses on the subject of family health.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,096

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1074-8407 / 1552-549X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Community and Home CareQ1

Family PracticeQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family StudiesNursing

Scopus Categories

Family PracticeCommunity and Home Care

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsFamily and Disability Support ResearchFamily Support in IllnessPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life