Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

SJR Rank #8,081H-index: 45SJR: 0.712Best quartile: Q2APC: US$4,150

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Publisher

SAGE Publications Inc.

Country

United States

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

Subject Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Areas: Medicine

Most published research topics

Mental Health Treatment and AccessSchizophrenia research and treatmentHealthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychiatric care and mental health servicesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentNursing education and managementNursing Roles and PracticesHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutMental Health and Patient InvolvementSuicide and Self-Harm Studies

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

1532-5725, 1078-3903

SJR Best Quartile

Region

Northern America

Citations per Document (2 years)

2.31

References per Document

39.02

Coverage

1995-2026

Scope

The Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) is the official journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association and has the largest readership of psychiatric nurse academics and scientists, advanced and basic practice nurses of any nursing specialty journal. A bimonthly peer-reviewed journal, JAPNA serves as a mechanism for global dissemination and dialogue among nurses and health care professionals involved in the science, education and service delivery related to mental health and psychiatric disorders. The main goal of the journal is to publish research and scholarship that contribute both to knowledge development and continuum of care from mental health promotion and mental illness prevention to psychiatric treatment and recovery at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention across the lifespan.

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