Aims & Scope

The Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing is a primary source of information for meeting the challenges of providing optimal healthcare for women.

The journal aims to be a core resource for cutting-edge advancements and clinical applications of new nursing practice, therapeutic protocols for managing health problems in women, and innovative research on gender-based issues that impact treatment and nursing care.

Its scope includes the latest clinical and research papers on health issues that affect women throughout their lifespan.

The emphasis is on clinical nursing practice and education on the social science components relevant to women’s health issues.

It also includes nursing care, education, and research methodology for ante-, intra-, and post-partum women, middle-aged and elderly women’s health, socio-cultural issues, and therapies.

Its regional focus is mainly Korea, but it also welcomes submissions from researchers all over the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 1.2
2024 1.00

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

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


Subjects & Keywords

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


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.


Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.


Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.


APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, Nursing and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 600,000.00 KRW. Learn more.

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Quick Facts

Current Factor
1.2
First Published: 2025

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