American Journal of Nursing

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American Journal of Nursing
DisciplineNursing
LanguageEnglish
Edited byMaureen Shawn Kennedy
Publication details
History1900-present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Hybrid
2.7 (2022)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Am. J. Nurs.
Indexing
CODENAJNUAK
ISSN0002-936X (print)
1538-7488 (web)
LCCN06036097
JSTOR0002936X
OCLC no.1743347
Links

The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is a monthly [1]peer-reviewed nursing journal established in 1900. As of 2022 the editor-in-chief is Carl Kirton[1] and it is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. In 2009 the journal was selected as one of the "100 Most Influential Journals in Biology and Medicine in the Last 100 Years" by the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association.[2]

History

The journal was established in 1900 as the official journal of the Associated Alumnae of Trained Nurses of the United States which later became the American Nurses Association.[3] Isabel Hampton Robb, Lavinia Dock, Mary E. P. Davis and Sophia Palmer are credited with founding the journal,[4] the latter serving as the first editor.[5] Other editors have included Mary May Roberts (1921–1949), Nell V. Beeby (1949–1956), Jeanette V. White (1956–1957), Edith P. Lewis (1957–1959), Barbara G. Schutt (1959–1971), Thelma M. Schorr (1971–1981), Mary B. Mallison (1981–1993), Lucille A. Joel (1993–1998), Diana J. Mason (1998–2009), Maureen S. Kennedy (2009–2022), and Carl Kirton (2022-present) [6][7][8] The journal was originally published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.[9] In 1996 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins purchased the journal from the association of which it ceased to be the official journal, to the disappointment of then editor Mason.[8]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 2.7.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Editorial Boards". AJN The American Journal of Nursing. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Top 100 Journals in Biology and Medicine". Special Libraries Association. April 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ^ "The editor". American Journal of Nursing. 1 (1): 64–6. 1900. doi:10.1097/00000446-190010000-00021. JSTOR 3401659.
  4. ^ Lambert, Vickie A.; Lambert, Clinton E. (2005). "Ch. 2: The Evolution of Nursing Education and Practice in the U.S.". In Daly, John; Jackson, Debra (eds.). Professional Nursing: Concepts, Issues, and Challenges. Springer Publishing. ISBN 9780826125576.
  5. ^ Egenes, Karen J. (2009). "Ch. 1: History of Nursing". In Roux, Gayle; Halstead, Judith (eds.). Issues and Trends in Nursing: Essential Knowledge for Today and Tomorrow. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. p. 9. ISBN 9780763752255.
  6. ^ "Editorial Boards: AJN the American Journal of Nursing".
  7. ^ Bullough, Vern L.; Sentz, Lilli, eds. (2004). "Thelma M. Schorr". American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 3. Springer Publishing. pp. 250–3. ISBN 9780826111470.
  8. ^ a b Mason, DJ (September 2006). "The ANA and the AJN: A letter to the first editor of the AJN, Sophia Palmer". American Journal of Nursing (editorial). 106 (9): 10–1. doi:10.1097/00000446-200609000-00001. JSTOR 29744536.
  9. ^ American Journal of Nursing. 1 (1). Front matter.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  10. ^ "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  11. ^ "CINAHL Complete Database Coverage List". CINAHL. EBSCO Information Services. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  12. ^ a b "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  13. ^ "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  14. ^ "American Journal of Nursing". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  15. ^ "Source details: American Journal of Nursing". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  16. ^ "American Journal of Nursing". 2022 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2023 – via Web of Science.

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External links

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