Nursing Forum

Aims & Scope

Nursing Forum is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal that invites original manuscripts that explore, explicate or report issues, ideas, trends and innovations that shape the nursing profession.

Research manuscripts should emphasize the implications rather than the methods or analysis.

Quality improvement manuscripts should emphasize the outcomes and follow the SQUIRE Guidelines in creating the manuscript.

Evidence-based manuscripts should emphasize the findings and implications for practice and follow PICOT format.

Concept analysis manuscripts should emphasize the evidence for support of the concept and follow an accepted format for such analyses.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.972

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	56

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5059

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1182

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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.

• Resilience: A Concept Analysis

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Marie

• Sleep quality: An evolutionary concept analysis

  Citation: 354

  Authors: Kathy L., Jean E., Cynthia F.

• Moral Distress in Nursing Practice: Experience and Effect

  Citation: 334

  Authors: Judith M.

• E‐learning: Depression, anxiety, and stress symptomatology among Lebanese university students during COVID‐19 quarantine

  Citation: 270

  Authors: Mirna, Ali

• Concept Analysis of Spirituality: An Evolutionary Approach

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Elizabeth, Geraldine, Alice

• Professional identity: A concept analysis

  Citation: 253

  Authors: Anita

• Compassion fatigue in nursing: A concept analysis

  Citation: 216

  Authors: Emily

• How is exercise different from physical activity? A concept analysis

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Nancy A.

• An Analysis of the Concept of Patient Participation

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Monika J. M., Inga E., Björn, Kaety A. E.

• Concept Analysis of Interdisciplinary Collaboration

  Citation: 183

  Authors: Laura

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