Journal of Psychiatric Nursing

Aims & Scope

Journal of Psychiatric Nursing is an international quarterly periodical published on independent, unbiased, double-blinded and peer-review principles.

The language of publication is English and there is also a Turkish translation of the articles published.

Journal of Psychiatric Nursing aims to publish qualified and original clinical, experimental and basic research on Psychiatric Nursing at the international level.

The journal’s scope also covers editorial comments, reviews of innovations in medical education and practice, case reports, scientific letters, educational articles, letters to the editor, articles on publication ethics, and reviews.

The target readership includes academic members, specialists, residents, and general practitioners working in the fields of Psychiatric Nursing.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.291

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16917

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	112

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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 Medicine and Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Perceived level of clinical stress, stress responses and coping behaviors among nursing students

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Aysel

• Nurses’ Resilience and Effective Factors

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Olcay

• Nurses' Professional Values and Affecting Factors

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Songul, Züleyha, Özlem, Arzu

• The Process of Stigmatization and Attitude, Belief about Mental Illness and Patient in Turkey: A Systematic Review

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Prof. Dr. Olcay, Doc. Dr. Aysegul

• Infertility: An examination hopelessness perspective

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Gulseren, Aysun

• The Prevalance of Premenstrual Syndrome Among Nursing Students and Affecting Factors

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Kevser, Dilek, Figen

• The Attitudes of the Students Who Will Become Madicalcare Professional Aganist the Death And the Relations with These Attitudes and Their Death Anxieties And the Variables Which Affect Attitudes

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Aysegul, Nadide, Fatma Gul

• Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Gülay

• Compassion Fatigue: The Known, Unknown

  Citation: 23

  Authors: TuÄŸba

• Turkish Youth's Perception of Sexuality / "Honor" in Relation to Women

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Elif, Hediye

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