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British Journal of Community Nursing

MA Healthcare Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1462-4753

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.229

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.348

Total Worksi

4,615

Total Citationsi

25,826

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Community and Home Care; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1978

Annual Volume~ 171 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,615

Publisher OrgMA Healthcare

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Submission Info

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MA Healthcare Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1462-4753

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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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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

210

1.4k

2019

193

1.2k

2020

162

558

2021

166

379

2022

176

338

2023

182

316

2024

155

2025

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.

Community and Home CareQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Community and Home Care

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementWound Healing and TreatmentsPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesLymphatic System and DiseasesNursing Roles and PracticesGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthInterprofessional Education and CollaborationDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Community Nursing

Is British Journal of Community Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of Community Nursing: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of British Journal of Community Nursing?

British Journal of Community Nursing is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.229.

Is British Journal of Community Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Journal of Community Nursing is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of British Journal of Community Nursing?