Journal metric profile

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Impact factor, five-year JIF, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

Impact Factor 0.900 2025 metric year
5-Year JIF 1.600 Longer citation window
JIF Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JIF Rank 82/111 Recorded category rank

Journal of Forensic Nursing impact factor overview

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Updated August 5, 2026

Impact factor overview

Journal of Forensic Nursing is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. The recorded Journal Impact Factor is 0.900. Its listed JIF quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JIF rank is 82 out of 111 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 608 total citations, 35 total articles, 36 citable items. The five-year JIF is 1.600, which is 0.700 points above the listed two-year JIF. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The JIF without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.700. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.560.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 6.7 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.3 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Journal of Forensic Nursing is identified in this record by print ISSN 1556-3693 and electronic ISSN 1939-3938. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameJournal of Forensic Nursing
Abbreviated journalJ FORENSIC NURS
PublisherLIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Metric year2025
Overall rank14,036
ISSN1556-3693
eISSN1939-3938
Total cites608
Total articles35
Citable items36
Cited half-life6.7 years
Citing half-life6.3 years
Impact Factor0.900
5-Year JIF1.600
JIF without self-cites0.700
Journal Citation Indicator0.560
JIF quartileQ3
JIF rank82/111
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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 impact factor of Journal of Forensic Nursing?

The impact factor recorded in this directory for Journal of Forensic Nursing is 0.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Journal of Forensic Nursing?

Journal of Forensic Nursing is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Journal of Forensic Nursing?

Journal of Forensic Nursing is listed as being published by LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

Can a journal impact factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. A journal impact factor is a journal-level citation average. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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