Journal profile · Nursing
Journal of Family Nursing
ISSN 1074-8407 · eISSN 1552-549X · SAGE Publications Inc. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1995
Journal of Family Nursing: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.98; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,400; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Family Nursing is published by SAGE Publications Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units, Family and Disability Support Research and Family Support in Illness, together about 49.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 12, Canada 2, Japan 1, Spain 1, Sweden 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions21%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology15.4%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences12.9%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine5.9%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine5.4%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences5.3%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology3.4%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 1.98LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 518OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,111 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 8 | 6 |
| 2025 | 23 | 12 | 42 |
| 2024 | 29 | 15 | 104 |
| 2023 | 37 | 26 | 187 |
| 2022 | 40 | 21 | 487 |
| 2021 | 35 | 13 | 512 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,400 / GBP 3,226 | — | — |
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1074-8407
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-549X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Family Nursing
What CAS zone is Journal of Family Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Family Nursing is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Family Studies / Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Family Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.98; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Family 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 Journal of Family Nursing based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), Canada (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Family Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Family Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Family Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Family Nursing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,400.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .