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Journal of Nursing Research

Taiwan Nurses Association · Taiwan · Est. 1994

ISSN1682-3141eISSN1948-965X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.786

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.948

Total Works

1,259

Total Citations

21,681

2yr Mean Citedness

1.79

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on nursing interventions, patient experiences, and factors influencing healthcare quality and outcomes. Articles explore topics such as physical activity in schoolchildren, LGBTQ+ healthcare experiences, medication safety, childbirth trauma, communication in nursing homes, caregiver burden, nurse organizational commitment, nurse practitioner collaboration, sustainable nursing practices, ageism in nursing, eHealth literacy in diabetes management, sleep quality in nursing staff, affective touch for cancer patients, precision nursing, suicide risk in HIV patients, quality of life in hemodialysis patients, mortality in CRRT patients, caregiver burden and bereavement, dignity in long-term care, nurse stress during disasters, clinical preceptor teaching, malnutrition screening tools, and reflexology for surgical anxiety.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionTaiwan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyBimonthly, 2017-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,259

Publisher OrgWolters Kluwer

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~60 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taiwan Nurses Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1682-3141 / 1948-965X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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Times cited

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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.

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing education and managementGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth and Wellbeing ResearchDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesDiabetes Management and EducationHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesCancer survivorship and careDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research