Journal profile · Nursing

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING

ISSN 0002-936X · eISSN 1538-7488 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1900

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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.03; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 371 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Impact factor2.03Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Medicine

Review time6–12 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year3712025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 33.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Explore AJN The American Journal of Nursing, featuring peer‑reviewed articles, clinical studies, and the latest medical research.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Nursing

Editor-in-chief Carl A. KirtonPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing19.1%
Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.2%
Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.8%
Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions5.5%
Educational Leadership and PracticesSocial Sciences5.4%
Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions4.1%
Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology3.9%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 4
Minor	Nursing	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 4
Minor	Nursing	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 4
Minor	Nursing	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

JCR Q2 · NURSING · rank 78/194

Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website

Database indexing

SCIESSCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.

Metrics

Impact metrics and publication volume

Impact

Impact factor: 2.03LetPub · 2026-09-13
Impact factor (publisher): 2.1Publisher website · 2026-09-29
CiteScore 2026-06: 1.1LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.3LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.75LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 47LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 162OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 3,147OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.73OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 9.5%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 11.56%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 59LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 101,818 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	272	16	20
2025	371	24	197
2024	357	21	509
2023	367	15	642
2022	372	15	664
2021	398	17	1,191

Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.

Review & acceptance

Review time and acceptance

Average review time (community reports): 6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.

Fees & open access

APC and open-access policy

Hybrid open accessLetPub

A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.

No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Founded: 1900
ISSN: 0002-936X
Electronic ISSN: 1538-7488
Latest issue on the website: Volume 126, Issue 9 (September 2026)
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub
Special issues ↗Publisher website

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING

What CAS zone is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.03; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 162.

How long does peer review take at AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING?

Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.

What JCR quartile is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING in?

The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, NURSING Q2 (78/194). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.

Which databases index AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING open access, and what is the APC?

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: 2026-10-01.