Journal metric profile

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 20/192 Recorded category rank

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research metric snapshot

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.900. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.900, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 20 out of 192 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 10% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 2.900 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.700, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.150. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Canadian Journal of Nursing Research lists total cites: 1,062; total articles: 40; citable items: 44. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 5.1 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 6.2 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0844-5621 and electronic ISSN 1705-7051. The publisher is recorded as SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameCanadian Journal of Nursing Research
Abbreviated journalCAN J NURS RES
PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Metric year2025
Overall rank5,149
ISSN0844-5621
eISSN1705-7051
Total cites1,062
Total articles40
Citable items44
Cited half-life5.1 years
Citing half-life6.2 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.900
5-Year Impact Factor2.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.700
Journal Citation Indicator1.150
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank20/192
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Canadian Journal of Nursing Research?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is 2.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Canadian Journal of Nursing Research?

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 20/192. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Canadian Journal of Nursing Research?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is 2.900. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Canadian Journal of Nursing Research?

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is listed in this directory as being published by SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.