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Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1532-8228

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.803

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.949

Total Worksi

3,386

Total Citationsi

54,210

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing disseminates original, peer-reviewed research and scholarship related to psychiatric and mental health nursing. It covers theory, practice, and research applications within this field, aiming to guide educators, scientists, advocates, and practitioners.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 167 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,386

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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?

1532-8228

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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

Citations received

110

1.3k

2019

158

2.4k

2020

123

1.7k

2021

144

1.2k

2022

141

754

2023

190

754

2024

170

146

2025

108

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.

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NursingPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mental Health Treatment and AccessSchizophrenia research and treatmentFamily Caregiving in Mental IllnessChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumHealthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsResilience and Mental HealthEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Is Archives of Psychiatric Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archives of Psychiatric Nursing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Archives of Psychiatric Nursing?

Archives of Psychiatric 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 1.74.

Is Archives of Psychiatric Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.