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Nurse Leader

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1541-4612eISSN1541-4620

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.484

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.629

Total Works

2,865

Total Citations

8,830

2yr Mean Citedness

0.74

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on leadership strategies within healthcare, addressing issues such as environmental sustainability in healthcare, the professional integration and development of internationally educated nurses, innovative workforce and education strategies through healthcare system-nursing college integration, and governance models for float pool nursing.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 170 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,865

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1541-4612 / 1541-4620

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Leadership and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Leadership and Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing education and managementNursing Roles and PracticesHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutGlobal Health Workforce IssuesHealthcare Policy and ManagementInterprofessional Education and CollaborationNursing Diagnosis and DocumentationPrimary Care and Health OutcomesLeadership and Management in Organizations