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Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Blackwell Publishing Asia · Australia · Est. 1987

ISSN1742-7924

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.599

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.767

Total Worksi

1,316

Total Citationsi

11,761

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Japan Journal of Nursing Science publishes original articles that share knowledge related to improving health care and promoting the development of nursing. It is the official English language journal of the Japan Academy of Nursing Science.

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General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyTwo Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,316

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Blackwell Publishing Asia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1742-7924

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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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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

1.5k

2019

1.1k

2020

672

2021

553

2022

342

2023

154

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Research and TheoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Research and TheoryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesNursing education and managementHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumHealth and Wellbeing ResearchDiabetes Management and EducationGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesInfant Development and Preterm Care

Frequently asked questions about Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Is Japan Journal of Nursing Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Japan Journal of Nursing Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Japan Journal of Nursing Science?

Japan Journal of Nursing Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.27.

Is Japan Journal of Nursing Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Japan Journal of Nursing Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.