Journal of Forensic Nursing

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Journal Title

J FORENSIC NURS

ISSN / eISSN

1556-3693

Aims and Scope

The Journal of Forensic Nursing (JFN) the official journal of the International Association of Forensic Nurses, is a groundbreaking publication that addresses health care issues that transcend health and legal systems by articulating nursing’s response to violence. The journal features empirical studies, review and theoretical articles, methodological and concept papers, and case reports that address the provision of care to victims and perpetrators of violence, trauma, and abuse. Topics include interpersonal violence (sexual assault, abuse, intimate partner violence); death investigation; legal and ethical issues; forensic mental health nursing; correctional nursing; and emergency and trauma nursing.

Subject Area

CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

NURSING

CiteScore

1.40

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CiteScore Ranking

Category	Quartile	Rank
Social Sciences - Law	Q2	#281/885
Social Sciences - Nursing (miscellaneous)	Q2	#16/33
Social Sciences - Psychiatric Mental Health	Q3	#24/42
Social Sciences - Pathology and Forensic Medicine	Q3	#134/193
Social Sciences - Psychiatry and Mental Health	Q3	#378/531
Social Sciences - Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects	Q4	#30/39

Web of Science Core Collection

Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Indexed	Indexed

Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023)	Quartile
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY - SSCI	Q4
NURSING - SCIE	Q4
NURSING - SSCI	Q4

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Country/Area of Publication

UNITED STATES

Publisher

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

Annual Article Volume

Open Access

Contact

TWO COMMERCE SQ, 2001 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19103

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