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Evidence-Based Nursing

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN1367-6539

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.184

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.691

Total Worksi

3,581

Total Citationsi

19,267

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Evidence-Based Nursing (EBN) publishes critical commentaries and summaries of the most valid research in nursing, from other international healthcare journals. Evidence-Based Nursing systematically searches a wide range of international healthcare journals applying strict criteria for the validity of research and relevance to best nursing practice. Content is critically appraised and the most relevant articles are summarised into succinct expert commentaries, focusing on the papers` key findings and implications for nursing practice.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 209 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,581

Publisher OrgBMJ

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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?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1367-6539

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

171

1.2k

2019

125

774

2020

290

2021

127

204

2022

180

349

2023

240

135

2024

206

118

2025

159

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.

Fundamentals and SkillsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Fundamentals and Skills

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesHealth Sciences Research and EducationFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeInfant Development and Preterm CareGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsChronic Disease Management StrategiesObesity, Physical Activity, DietMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Frequently asked questions about Evidence-Based Nursing

Is Evidence-Based Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Evidence-Based Nursing: it is indexed in 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 Evidence-Based Nursing?

Evidence-Based Nursing is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.184.

Is Evidence-Based Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Evidence-Based Nursing is indexed in Scopus.