Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences

Aims & Scope

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences (JNMS) contributes to the advancement of evidence-based nursing, midwifery and healthcare by disseminating high quality research and scholarship of contemporary relevance and with potential to advance knowledge for practice, education, management or policy.

JNMS's intended readership includes practising nurses and midwives in all spheres and at all levels who are committed to advancing practice and professional development on the basis of new knowledge and evidence; managers and senior members of the nursing and midwifery professions; nurse educators and nursing students; and researchers in other disciplines with interest in common issues and inter-disciplinary collaboration.

Papers published in JNMS are increasingly cited in reviews of evidence and used by other healthcare professionals, policymakers, commissioners and users of services to inform their decision-making and practice.

All JNMS papers are required to have a sound scientific, evidential, theoretical or philosophical base and to be critical, questioning and scholarly in approach.

As an international journal, JNMS promotes diversity of research and scholarship in terms of culture, paradigm and healthcare context.

For JJNMS's worldwide readership, authors are expected to make clear the wider international relevance of their work and to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural considerations and differences.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17216

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	111

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.283

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

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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

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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.

• Motivation, self-efficacy, stress, and academic performance correlation with academic burnout among nursing students

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Fatemeh, Hamid, Mahsa, Mohammadreza

• Comparison of the effects of cryotherapy and placebo on reducing the pain of arteriovenous fistula cannulation among hemodialysis patients: A randomized control trial

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Mansour, Ali, Hamidreza, ParvinShiri

• The effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep quality in patients with major depression

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Yadollah, Zahra, Angela, RezaAli, Ali

• Challenges of reporting child abuse by healthcare professionals: A narrative review

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Zohreh, Marzieh

• Effect of Benson's relaxation technique on the anxiety of patients undergoing coronary angiography: A randomized control trial

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Homeyra, Soghra

• The challenges of clinical education in nursing: A qualitative analysis of nursing students and clinical instructors' perspectives

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Mina, Hoda, Mahboubeh, Ashraf, Ahmad

• Role conflict and role ambiguity as predictors of turnover intention among nurses

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Hamid, Mahsa, Sara, Fatemeh, Asghar, Saeid

• Relationship between psychological well-being and social capital and resilience among cancer patients

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Hamideh, Zeinab, SeyedNouraddin, Jabbar

• Evaluation of the nursing process utilization in a teaching hospital, Ogun State, Nigeria

  Citation: 14

  Authors: FolusoO, AmbariO

• Effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive therapy on the distress tolerance of nurses and job burnout

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Haydeh, Reza, Bahram

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