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Nursing and Health Sciences

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1442-2018

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

0.698

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.87

Total Works

2,352

Total Citations

50,290

2yr Mean Citedness

1.60

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on nursing practice, education, and health sciences. It covers topics such as patient quality of life, palliative care, infection prevention, disaster preparedness, and the use of technology in healthcare. The journal also explores symptom management, self-management behaviors, and the psychological well-being of both patients and healthcare professionals.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 162 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,352

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1442-2018

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing education and managementGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth and Wellbeing ResearchInterprofessional Education and CollaborationMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumHealth disparities and outcomesHealth, psychology, and well-being