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Journal of Clinical Nursing

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1892

ISSN1365-2702

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.397

H-Indexi

172

SNIPi

1.563

Total Worksi

11,549

Total Citationsi

337,209

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nursing; Medicine (miscellaneous); Nursing (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1892

FrequencyQuarterly, <2009->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,549

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1365-2702

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

421

13k

2019

459

19k

2020

568

14k

2021

436

7.2k

2022

389

4.7k

2023

595

3.5k

2024

444

1.1k

2025

341

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing education and managementFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersNursing Roles and PracticesCancer survivorship and careDiabetes Management and EducationInterprofessional Education and CollaborationNursing Diagnosis and Documentation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Nursing

Is Journal of Clinical Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Clinical Nursing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Nursing?

Journal of Clinical Nursing is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.64.

Is Journal of Clinical Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Clinical Nursing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Clinical Nursing?