The Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (KJAN) is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Korean Society of Adult Nursing. KJAN is devoted to the dissemination of groundbreaking research on the theories, practices, and education of adult nursing. Research on other subject areas or issues that contribute to adult nursing are published at the discretion of the Editorial Board. The goal of KJAN is to contribute health maintenance, health promotion, disease prevention, and recovery from diseases in adults by publishing research. KJAN is published four times per year at the end of February, May, August, and November. It was launched in 1989. The official title of the Journal is Korean Journal of Adult Nursing and the abbreviated title is Korean J Adult Nurs. This Journal is indexed in SCOPUS, CINAHL, KoreaMed, Google scholar and KCI.

This work was supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) grant funded by the Korean government.