Public Health Nursing

Aims & Scope

Public Health Nursing aims to provide worldwide access to timely research and practice features of use to public health nurses, administrators, and educators in the field of public health nursing.

Its scope is the range of population-based concerns and interventions in which nurses are involved.

The journal emphasizes scholarship on vulnerable populations.

Articles include research studies, program evaluations, practice concepts, and educational features published with the goal of replication and development, and theory, education, methods, policy, and ethical and legal papers that stimulate discussion and public debate.

Authors from all disciplines are invited to submit manuscripts relevant to public health nursing.

Authors who have questions about the appropriateness of a manuscript for publication in this journal are encouraged to communicate with the Editors prior to submission.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.723

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	63

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7787

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	840

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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
• Embase

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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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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.

• Outcome Effectiveness of Community Health Workers: An Integrative Literature Review

  Citation: 339

  Authors: Susan M.

• The Experience of Quarantine for Individuals Affected by SARS in Toronto

  Citation: 275

  Authors: Maureen A., Krissa E., Heather J., Elizabeth A., Rouleen

• Health‐Promoting Behaviors and Psychosocial Well‐Being of University Students in Hong Kong

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Regina L. T., Alice J. T. Yuen

• Key Elements for Church‐Based Health Promotion Programs: Outcome‐Based Literature Review

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Jane, Jan R., Bernice

• Incidence and Risk Factors for Developing Fear of Falling in Older Adults

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Helen W.

• The social determinants of health and health outcomes among adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A systematic review

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Heidi, Ritin, Catherine

• Autonomy and Adolescence: A Concept Analysis

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Hila J., Pamela

• Experiences of Homeless People in the Health Care Delivery System: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Diane Cocozza

• Focus Groups

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Patricia E.

• Resources, Stigma, and Patterns of Disclosure in Rural Women with HIV Infection

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Richard L., Arlene, Linda, Alice, Yuko, Brenda F.

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