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Applied Nursing Research

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1532-8201

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

0.907

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.067

Total Works

2,595

Total Citations

60,554

2yr Mean Citedness

1.90

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on nursing practice, focusing on factors affecting nurse well-being, patient care quality, and the implementation of new interventions and technologies. Articles examine issues such as alarm fatigue, missed nursing care, job satisfaction, and the use of AI in clinical settings.

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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 Published1988

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,595

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-8201

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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

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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.

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing education and managementNursing Diagnosis and DocumentationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHuman auditory perception and evaluationGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Sciences Research and EducationFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsEducational Robotics and EngineeringPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues