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Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1539-0136eISSN1744-6155

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.544

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.051

Total Worksi

1,171

Total Citationsi

18,334

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nursing; Pediatrics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,171

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1539-0136 / 1744-6155

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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?

✓ 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 — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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

522

2019

397

2020

329

2021

297

2022

2023

2024

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.

PediatricsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NursingPediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Infant Development and Preterm CareFamily and Disability Support ResearchChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifePediatric Pain Management TechniquesObesity, Physical Activity, DietChild and Adolescent HealthFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Sciences Research and EducationHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Is Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing?

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric 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 0.50.

Is Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing?