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Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Slack Incorporated · United States

ISSN0022-0124eISSN1938-2472

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.411

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.548

Total Works

4,620

Total Citations

45,464

2yr Mean Citedness

0.80

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on continuing education and professional development for nurses. It covers topics such as improving communication skills, enhancing clinical judgment, and developing expertise in specialized areas like sexual assault nurse examining and advance care planning. The journal also explores the impact of continuing professional development on nurses' self-efficacy and performance, and examines innovative educational strategies including simulation-based learning and the use of artificial intelligence in nursing education.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 110 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,620

Publisher OrgSlack Incorporated (United States)

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Slack Incorporated

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-0124 / 1938-2472

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ2

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Review and Exam PreparationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Review and Exam PreparationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing education and managementInnovations in Medical EducationNursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareInterprofessional Education and Collaboration