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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Korean Society of Nursing Science · South Korea · Est. 1924

ISSN2005-3673eISSN2093-758X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.421

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.723

Total Worksi

2,557

Total Citationsi

19,469

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nursing; Nursing (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageKorean

1st Year Published1924

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,557

Publisher OrgKorean Society of Nursing Science

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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?

Korean Society of Nursing Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2005-3673 / 2093-758X

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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?

Korean

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

926

2019

664

2020

564

2021

280

2022

196

2023

130

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)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Wellbeing ResearchLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesHealthcare Education and Workforce IssuesDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education StudiesPsychosocial Factors Impacting YouthEducation and Learning InterventionsNursing education and managementCancer survivorship and care

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Is Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing: 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 Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing?

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 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 1.08.

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

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing?