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Clinical Nurse Specialist

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States

ISSN0887-6274eISSN1538-9782

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.259

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.4

Total Works

3,921

Total Citations

24,456

2yr Mean Citedness

0.53

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the role and impact of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) in improving patient safety, quality of care, and health outcomes. Articles discuss CNS-led initiatives for preventing adverse events, managing pain, and enhancing patient care processes. The scope also includes the professional development of CNSs, educational strategies for CNS students, and the dissemination of clinical work through publication.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,921

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0887-6274 / 1538-9782

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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.

Advanced and Specialized NursingQ3

Assessment and DiagnosisQ3

LPN and LVNQ3

Leadership and ManagementQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Leadership and ManagementAdvanced and Specialized NursingAssessment and DiagnosisLPN and LVN

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing Roles and PracticesNursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipHealth Sciences Research and EducationInterprofessional Education and CollaborationNursing Diagnosis and Documentation