Journal profile

The Journal of nursing education

Publisher: Charles B. Slack
ISSN0148-4834 | 0022-3158 | 1938-2421 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.13
Citation rate 1.95 686 total citations
h5-index 28 h5 depth signal
Cited share 56.4% 202 of 358
Total citations 686 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.32 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.1% 21 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 729
Canada 46
Philippines 17
China 17
Australia 15

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 1,369
Education & Pedagogy 752
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 570
Healthcare Policy 217
Psychiatry & Psychology 143

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 6,166 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 358 202 cited publications
Last 12 months 227 18.9 publications/month
Open access share 1.3% 3 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 729 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 1,369 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n4, Nov. 1965-
PubMed
v4n4, Nov. 1965-
International nursing index
v4n4, Nov. 1965-v39n5, May 2000
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care

Broad Categories

Education Nursing Patient Care

MeSH Descriptors

Education, Nursing United States

Latest Publications

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

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Suzanne Parkman
Background: The transition to competency-based nursing education under the 2021 AACN Essentials has increased the need for evidence of competency development beyond course grades. This nursing program implemented a program-wide ePortfoli...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

At head of title: JNE, Jan. 1974-Sept. 1983.

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

Vol. 34, no. 3 (MAR 1995)19950518 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper