Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)

Korean Society of Nursing Science (한국간호과학회)
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Analysis of Research Topics and Trends in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing to Improve Its International Influence

  • Yu, Soyoung (College of Nursing, CHA University) ;
  • Kim, Jeung-Im (School of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Park, Jin-Hee (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University) ;
  • Jang, Sun Joo (Red-Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Suh, Eunyoung E. (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Song, Ju-Eun (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University) ;
  • Im, YeoJin (College of Nursing Science.East-West Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2020.07.23
  • Accepted : 2020.08.11
  • Published : 2020.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze articles published in the Journal of the Korean Academy of Nursing (JKAN) between 2010 and 2019, along with those published in three international nursing journals, to improve JKAN's international reputation. Methods: The overall characteristics of JKAN's published papers and keywords, study participants, types of nursing interventions and dependent variables, citations, and cited journals were analyzed. Additionally, the keywords and study designs, publication-related characteristics, journal impact factors (JIF), and Eigenfactor scores of International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS), International Nursing Review (INR), Nursing & Health Sciences (NHS), and JKAN were analyzed and compared. Results: Among the four journals, JKAN's score was the lowest in both the journal impact factor and Eigenfactor score. In particular, while the JIF of INR and NHS has been continuously increasing; JKAN's JIF has remained static for almost 10 years. The journals which had cited JKAN and those which JKAN had cited were mainly published in Korean. Conclusion: JKAN still has a low IF and a low ranking among Social Citation Index (E) journals during the past 10 years, as compared to that of four international journals. To enhance JKAN's status as an international journal, it is necessary to consider publishing it in English and to continuously improve the conditions of other publications.

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