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American Journal of Nursing

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1888

ISSN1538-7488

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.318

H-Index

161

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.615

Total Works

101,644

Total Citations

222,751

2yr Mean Citedness

0.52

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The American Journal of Nursing publishes articles on nursing practice, education, and quality improvement. Recent articles discuss virtual nursing experiences, evidence-based decision-making in nursing education, reducing blood culture contamination rates, the impact of nurse emigration policies, and updated guidelines for managing atrial fibrillation. The journal also addresses the contamination of dietary supplements with undisclosed prescription drugs.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1888

Annual Volume~ 365 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications101,644

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1538-7488

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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)Q3

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDisaster Response and ManagementEducational Leadership and PracticesEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesNursing Roles and PracticesHealth and Well-being StudiesHealthcare Policy and ManagementSchool Health and Nursing Education