Journal profile

Oncology nursing forum

Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society
ISSN0190-535X | 1538-0688 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.64
Citation rate 1.35 147 total citations
h5-index 15 h5 depth signal
Cited share 57.1% 64 of 112
Total citations 147 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.45 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.7% 1 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 479
Canada 72
China 38
United Kingdom 18
Australia 16

Citing Fields of Research

Palliative Care 400
Oncology 367
Breast Cancer 160
Patient Care 92
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 50

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 2,577 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 112 64 cited publications
Last 12 months 66 8.3 publications/month
Open access share 0.0% 0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 479 citing publications
Leading citing field Palliative Care 400 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 28 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n4,Oct. 1977-
PubMed
v4n4,Oct. 1977-
International nursing index
v4n4,Oct. 1977-v27n4,May 2000
Index medicus
Active Coverage
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Palliative Care Oncology Breast Cancer Cancer Drugs

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Oncology Nursing Society

Broad Categories

Neoplasms Nursing Palliative Care

MeSH Descriptors

Neoplasms

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

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Gee Su Yang, Upendra P. Hegde, Zhe Guan et al.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), which boost the immune system for anticancer effects by targeting programmed cell death protein 1 and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4, have been widely used for melanoma and various advanced cancers ...
03
Wenwen Chen, Mingying Wei, Lijuan Zhang et al.
Breast cancer, which is the most prevalent form of cancer among women globally, is a primary contributor to cancer deaths (World Health Organization, 2026). According to the World Health Organization (2026), about 2.4 million cases of br...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Publication of the Oncology Nursing Society.

Online version called: ONS online.

Print issues ceased with 2024.

Supplements accompany some issues; one supplement each year contains the Annual Congress.

Also available online.

Continues Oncology Nursing Society newsletter.

(1990)19900912 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper