International Journal of Older People Nursing

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Older People Nursing welcomes scholarly papers on all aspects of older people nursing including research, practice, education, management, and policy.

We publish manuscripts that further scholarly inquiry and improve practice through innovation and creativity in all aspects of gerontological nursing.

We encourage submission of integrative and systematic reviews; original quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research; secondary analyses of existing data; historical works; theoretical and conceptual analyses; evidence based practice projects and other practice improvement reports; and policy analyses.

All submissions must reflect consideration of IJOPN's international readership and include explicit perspective on gerontological nursing.

We particularly welcome submissions from regions of the world underrepresented in the gerontological nursing literature and from settings and situations not typically addressed in that literature.

Editorial perspectives are published in each issue.

Editorial perspectives are submitted by invitation only.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7330

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	483

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.755

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	43

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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.

• A comparative review of the Katz ADL and the Barthel Index in assessing the activities of daily living of older people

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Irene

• Developing person‐centred practice: nursing outcomes arising from changes to the care environment in residential settings for older people

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Brendan, Jan, Liz, Ann, Kate, Mary, Lorna, Catherine, Paul

• Personhood and dementia: revisiting Tom Kitwood’s ideas

  Citation: 131

  Authors: Jan

• How do “robopets” impact the health and well‐being of residents in care homes? A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Rebecca, Noreen, Paige, Rebecca, Alison, Ruth, Ken, Jo

• The use of life story work with people with dementia to enhance person‐centred care

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Jane, Amanda, Christine, Tony, Julie

• ‘Poppets and parcels’: the links between staff experience of work and acutely ill older peoples’ experience of hospital care

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Jill, Mary, Riccardo, Trevor, Glenn

• Everyday activities for people with dementia in residential aged care: associations with person‐centredness and quality of life

  Citation: 104

  Authors: David, Lisa, Karin, Marie, Per‐Olof

• ‘Finding home’: a grounded theory on how older people ‘find home’ in long‐term care settings

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Adeline

• Older people’s perspectives on fall risk and fall prevention programs: a literature review

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Siobhan, Kristine M., Jean F.

• Issues in caregiving for older people with intellectual disabilities and their ageing family carers: a review and commentary

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Assumpta, Laurence, Maria, Eamonn

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