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Malaysian Journal of Nursing

Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn Bhd., Lincoln University College · Malaysia · Est. 2012

ISSN2231-7007
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2018-01-26). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
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.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.204
H-Indexi
12
SNIPi
0.189
Total Worksi
707
Total Citationsi
1,204
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.78
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing original work about health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery and other health related professions. MJN recommends an international intervention that seeks to improve reliability and value of research literature in health care. The journal purpose is to illuminate the knowledge base of nursing and improve patient safety by evolving and circulating core concepts of nursing practice, representing them within nursing diagnoses and standardized nursing languages, and promoting their clinical use. MJN accepts papers which contribute significantly to international nursing knowledge including concept analyses, original research, review articles, historical perspectives, clinical cases and challenges, and education, informatics and policy initiatives that advances the international understanding and development of nursing both as a profession and academic discipline. The mission of MJN is to promote excellence in nursing, for the wellbeing of the health care community and the public.

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
Frequencyquarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications707
Region🌍 Global South
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer reviewed
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn Bhd., Lincoln University College
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2231-7007
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
51
122
2019
55
214
2020
58
157
2021
65
172
2022
98
188
2023
124
232
2024
142
84
2025
80
7
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)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Well-being StudiesPublic Health and NutritionHealthcare Quality and SatisfactionHealth and Wellbeing ResearchDiabetes Management and EducationFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 Prevention and ImpactMental Health and Well-beingNursing education and management

Frequently asked questions about Malaysian Journal of Nursing

Is Malaysian Journal of Nursing a predatory journal?

Malaysian Journal of Nursing was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2018-01-26). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Malaysian Journal of Nursing?

Malaysian Journal of Nursing is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.204.

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

Malaysian Journal of Nursing is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Malaysian Journal of Nursing?

The journal seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing original work about health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery and other health related professions. MJN recommends an international intervention that seeks to improve reliability and value of research literature in health care. The journal purpose is to illuminate the knowledge base of nursing and improve patient safety by evolving and circulating core concepts of nursing practice, representing them within nursing diagnoses and standardized nursing lang

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref