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Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Churchill Livingstone · United States

ISSN0964-3397eISSN1532-4036

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.218

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.527

Total Works

3,375

Total Citations

57,412

2yr Mean Citedness

2.88

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on critical care nursing, including nurse experiences with patient families, the impact of environmental factors like lighting on patient outcomes, nurses' emotional well-being and preparedness for end-of-life care, the quality of clinical practice guidelines for procedures like arterial catheterization, and the assessment of nursing workload in intensive care units.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,375

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Churchill Livingstone

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0964-3397 / 1532-4036

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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.

Critical Care NursingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care MedicineNursing

Scopus Categories

Critical Care Nursing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesRespiratory Support and MechanismsSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment