Journal profile · NURSING
Journal of Nursing Research
ISSN 1682-3141 · eISSN 1948-965X · Taiwan Nurses Association · TAIWAN · Founded 2001
Journal of Nursing Research: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.44; JCR Q1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 193 days to acceptance (64 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nursing Research is published by Taiwan Nurses Association and is in Zone 3 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, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Health and Wellbeing Research, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Editor of The Journal of Nursing Research (JNR) welcomes manuscripts on topics that are relevant and of interest to current nursing research in the realms of nursing practice, theory and philosophy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editor-in-chief Yeur-Hur LaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 14%); most named South Korea 4, Taiwan, China 2, Mainland China 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing13.3%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions7.4%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions6.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine5.1%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.5%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.4%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 2 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · NURSING · rank 41/194
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
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 663OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 13 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 121 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 288 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 417 |
| 2022 | 63 | 63 | 739 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 943 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
193 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 157 days – 273 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 309 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 510 days
- Sample
- 64 articles with submission and acceptance dates (131 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 60 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | USD 150 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 150
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 300–400 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- brief reportactice; and no more than 15 references. Brief reports may be up to a maximum 1,500 words in length (a maximum of 2 tables and/or figures in total),main text ≤ 1,500 words
- brief reportsBrief reports feature limited, critical studies; cutting edge ideas; well-done pilot studies; or studies with limited samples but important results.Length not stated
- meta-analysisOriginal Research: Original research is a manuscript that presents novel nursing-relevant studies not yet addressed in previous reports. Original research shoul…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Research: Original research is a manuscript that presents novel nursing-relevant studies not yet addressed in previous reports. Original research shoul…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal Research: Original research is a manuscript that presents novel nursing-relevant studies not yet addressed in previous reports. Original research shoul…main text ≤ 4,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright
- AI use AI Policy
AI use must be disclosed in Materials and Methods Model summary
Authors who use AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in the Materials and Methods (or similar section) of the paper how the AI tool was used and which tool was used. Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest disclosure required Model summary
Authors must state all possible conflicts of interest in the manuscript, including financial, consultant, institutional and other relationships that might lead to bias or a conflict of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement required Model summary
Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to help readers access the data when available.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics:
IRB/CRB approval required for human subjects research Model summary
For the publications, we follow the guidelines of COPE- The Committee on Publication Ethics. (http://publicationethics.org/)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright for open access articles Model summary
Authors retain their copyright for all articles they opt to publish open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Taiwan Nurses Association
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1682-3141
- Electronic ISSN
- 1948-965X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nursing Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Nursing Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nursing Research is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Nursing Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.44; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nursing Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 64 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 193 days (interquartile range 157–273 days); 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Nursing Research in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, NURSING Q1 (41/194). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Nursing Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 300–400 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Nursing Research based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (4), Taiwan, China (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Nursing Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nursing Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Nursing Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nursing Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .