Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Aims & Scope

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing: Building Evidence for Practice , is an international peer-reviewed journal that contributes to the knowledge base of children’s nurses and other health care professionals who care for children in all health care settings.

Content topics appropriate for the journal include those related to all aspects of knowledge translation (evidence-based practice) into child health care practice.

This includes: • Original quantitative and qualitative research; • Systematic reviews of the literature; • Descriptions of processes/projects such as service evaluations and audits that have successfully translated knowledge into practice, including descriptions of quality assurance and performance improvement strategies; and • Measurement of healthcare outcomes.

In addition, manuscripts related to child health care policy, organizational management, and ethics will be considered.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.403

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	43

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13725

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	132

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• mHealth Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in Young People: A Systematic Review of the Literature

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Alison, Ivanka, Dean, Susan, Mark, Elizabeth, Terrinieka W., Keri, Peter, Tener

• Parenting Stress in Parents of Infants With Congenital Heart Disease and Parents of Healthy Infants: The First Year of Life

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Nadya, Alexandra L., Janet A., Barbara

• Auto-driven Photo Elicitation Interviews in Research with Children: Ethical and Practical Considerations

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Karen, Lucy, Tineke, Annette, Janine, Bernie

• Effectiveness of Sex Education Interventions in Adolescents: An Overview

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Nathaly, Daniel, Jaime, Magnolia Del Pilar, Javier

• Psychological Well-being and Perceived Parenting Style among Adolescents

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Ansu, Mamatha Shivananda, Sulochana

• Parents’ Experiences of Having a Baby With a Congenital Heart Defect and the Child’s Heart Surgery

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Annica, Karina

• A Relational Ethics Framework for Advancing Practice with Children with Complex Health Care Needs and Their Parents

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Franco A., Gail, Aline

• Efficacy of Aloe-Vera Use for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Muaaz, Mohannad, Mazen

• The Effectiveness of Distraction (Cartoon-Patterned Clothes and Bubble-Blowing) on Pain and Anxiety in Preschool Children during Venipuncture in the Emergency Department

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Made Pande, Dessie, Happy

• Bridging the Child and Family Centered Care Gap: Therapeutic Conversations with Children and Families

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Mandie, Linda

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