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Nursing Research

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. Β· United States Β· Est. 1924

ISSN1538-9847
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ WOS SSCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE Β· SSCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.777
H-Indexi
174
SNIPi
0.786
Total Worksi
12,214
Total Citationsi
222,785
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.04
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Nursing Research publishes articles on research techniques, quantitative and qualitative studies, and state-of-the-art methodology. The journal covers key issues including health promotion, human responses to illness, and acute care. It also welcomes studies that evaluate and understand complex health care interventions and health policies.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1924
FrequencyBimonthly, Jan./Feb. 1968-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications12,214
Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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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?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1538-9847
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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
76
1.3k
2019
86
1.3k
2020
86
1k
2021
67
663
2022
70
439
2023
87
195
2024
79
97
2025
62
7
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipHealth and Well-being StudiesNursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing education and managementGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Sciences Research and EducationHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSchool Health and Nursing EducationNursing Roles and Practices

Frequently asked questions about Nursing Research

Is Nursing Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nursing Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nursing Research?

Nursing Research 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 1.04.

Is Nursing Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nursing Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref