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Korean Journal of Adult Nursing

Korean Society of Adult Nursing · South Korea · Est. 2000

ISSN1225-4886

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.301

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.366

Total Worksi

1,363

Total Citationsi

7,520

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (KJAN) is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Korean Society of Adult Nursing. KJAN is devoted to the dissemination of groundbreaking research on the theories, practices, and education of adult nursing. Research on other subject areas or issues that contribute to adult nursing are published at the discretion of the Editorial Board. The goal of KJAN is to contribute health maintenance, health promotion, disease prevention, and recovery from diseases in adults by publishing research.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,363

Publisher OrgKorean Society of Adult Nursing

OA Since2019

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Society of Adult Nursing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1225-4886

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

411

2019

436

2020

285

2021

194

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Wellbeing ResearchDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education StudiesHealthcare Education and Workforce IssuesEducation and Learning InterventionsNutrition, Health and Food BehaviorHealth and Well-being StudiesCancer survivorship and careHealthcare and Venom ResearchPsychosocial Factors Impacting YouthStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Adult Nursing

Is Korean Journal of Adult Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Korean Journal of Adult Nursing: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Korean Journal of Adult Nursing?

Korean Journal of Adult Nursing is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.301.

Is Korean Journal of Adult Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Korean Journal of Adult Nursing is indexed in Scopus.