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Journal of Family Nursing Template

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About the Journal of Family Nursing format

Journal of Family Nursing is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units, Family and Disability Support Research, Family Support in Illness.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Family Nursing, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Family and Disability Support Research Family Support in Illness Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
ISSN1074-8407
Citation impact (2-yr)1.76
h-index67
i10-index518
Total citations21,170
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Calgary
Journal websitewww.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Journal of Family Nursing per year

38
2014
33
2015
34
2016
33
2017
40
2018
36
2019
41
2020
35
2021
40
2022
37
2023
29
2024
23
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Family Nursing by publication year

1K
2014
805
2015
659
2016
504
2017
1.1K
2018
548
2019
813
2020
472
2021
467
2022
162
2023
92
2024
31
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Family Nursing

A Conceptual Review of Family Resilience Factors

Keri Black, Marie L. Lobo · 1 Feb 2008

Family resilience is the successful coping of family members under adversity that enables them to flourish with warmth, support, and cohesion. An increasingly important realm of family nursing practice is to identify, enhance, and promote family resiliency. Based on a review of family research and conceptual literature, prominent factors of resilient families include: positive outlook,…

The Theory of Dyadic Illness Management

Karen S. Lyons, Christopher S. Lee · 20 Jan 2018

Despite the importance of both members of the adult patient-care partner dyad, a majority of research on illness management is focused on the patient or the care partner. The basic principle of the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management is that illness management is a dyadic phenomenon; the theory focuses extensively on the dyad as an…

Revisiting Confucianism as a Conceptual Framework for Asian Family Study

Mijung Park, Catherine A. Chesla · 19 Jul 2007

Confucianism is the central philosophic background for much of the culture in East Asia (EA), particularly for understanding family and social context. The purpose of this article is to examine more fully Confucianism as a conceptual framework for understanding EA family processes and health practices. Confucianism stresses the traditional boundaries of ethical responsibility and the…

Do Family Interventions Improve Health?

Catherine A. Chesla · 1 Nov 2010

The central aim of this article is to examine the evidence that family interventions improve health in persons with chronic illness and their family members, across the life span. The review focuses on recent meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials of family intervention research. In adults, evidence supports the salutary effects of family interventions versus usual…

Family Caregiver Role and Burden Related to Gender and Family Relationships

Marie‐Luise Friedemann, Kathleen C. Buckwalter · 28 Apr 2014

This study described and contrasted family caregivers and explored the effect of gender and family relationship on the caregiver's role perception, workload, burden, and family help. Home care agencies and community organizations assisted with the recruitment of 533 multicultural, predominantly Latino caregivers who were interviewed at home. The Caregiver Identity Theory guided the study. Survey…

Journal of Family Nursing template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Family Nursing format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Family Nursing template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Family Nursing use?
Journal of Family Nursing uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Family Nursing, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Family Nursing?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Journal of Family Nursing document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Journal of Family Nursing template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Family Nursing format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Journal of Family Nursing?
Journal of Family Nursing is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Journal of Family Nursing template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Journal of Family Nursing PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Journal of Family Nursing template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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