Journal profile · NURSING
Journal of Christian Nursing
ISSN 0743-2550 · eISSN 1931-7662 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Journal of Christian Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); subscription journal; 102 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Christian Nursing is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership and Religion, Society, and Development, together about 42.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editor-in-chief Kathy Schoonover-ShoffnerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences17.4%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing13.3%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences12%
- Nursing education and managementNursing6.1%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology4.7%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine4.3%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions4.3%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · NURSING · rank 183/194
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,524 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 102 | 4 | 11 |
| 2024 | 110 | 1 | 36 |
| 2023 | 111 | 4 | 73 |
| 2022 | 108 | 6 | 96 |
| 2021 | 111 | 12 | 151 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 0743-2550
- Electronic ISSN
- 1931-7662
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 4 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Christian Nursing
What CAS zone is Journal of Christian Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Christian 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 Journal of Christian Nursing?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 21.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Christian Nursing in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, NURSING Q4 (183/194). 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 Journal of Christian Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Christian Nursing is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Christian Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Christian Nursing is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .