Chinese Journal of Nursing was established on May 1, 1954. It is the earliest and oldest comprehensive nursing academic journal in China. Supervised by China Association for Science and Technology, sponsored by the Chinese Nursing Association and published at home and abroad, Chinese Journal of Nursing mainly reports the leading scientific research achievements and clinical experience in the field of nursing science, as well as the nursing theory research that has a guiding effect on nursing practice.
The Journal is a semimonthly publication in A4 format with 128 pages. It is printed on matte coated paper and published on the 10th and 20th of each month both online and paper. Chinese standard publication number is CN.11-2234/R, while International Standard Serial Number（ISSN ）is 0254-1769.It is aimed for clinical nurses, teachers, students and researchers engaged in clinical nursing, nursing education and scientific research in general and specialized hospitals, maternity and child institutions, scientific research institutes and medical colleges and universities at home and abroad.