Journal of Forensic Nursing

Format

Print and Online

Website

http://www.journalforensicnursing.com/

Specialty

Nursing (Specialty); Trauma; Critical Care

Audience

Forensic nurses, sexual assault nurse examiners/practitioners, trauma nurses, advanced practice nurses

Content Focus

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.

Organizational Affiliation

Official Journal of the International Association of Forensic Nurses

Impact Factor

0.9

Impact Factor Ranking

150/192 in Nursing category
82/111 Criminology & Penology category

Editor-in-Chief

Carolyn M. Porta, PhD, MPH, RN, SANE-A, FAAN, FNAP
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, USA

Frequency

Quarterly

Advertising Guidelines

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