Journal profile · Nursing
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
ISSN 0813-0531 · eISSN 1447-4328 · Australian Nursing Federation · AUSTRALIA · Quarterly · Founded 1983
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.55; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing is published by Australian Nursing Federation 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 and management, Global Health Workforce Issues and Nursing Roles and Practices, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) is the peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Micah DJPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 12, Brazil 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing10.7%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions7.9%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions7.8%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions7.5%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions6.3%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine4.9%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing4.8%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.5%
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
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 320OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 836 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 15 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 267 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 100 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 162 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 394 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- editorialImage-based sexual abuse - A priority for nurses Associate Professor Cathy Daniel, Professor Tanya Park, Professor Rhonda Wilson Abstract 1605 | View PDF Downlo…Length not stated
- reviewIntra-professional cultural competence: Exploring a strategy to support Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse nursing workforce Marcela Correa-Betan…Length not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Australian Nursing Federation
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0813-0531
- Electronic ISSN
- 1447-4328
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Advanced 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 Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.55; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing?
Authors report an average review time of over 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (12), Brazil (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing is a fully open-access 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: .