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Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1555-4155eISSN1878-058X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.292

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.435

Total Worksi

5,549

Total Citationsi

19,168

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners offers high-quality, peer-reviewed clinical articles, original research, continuing education, and departments that help practitioners excel as providers of primary and acute care across the lifespan.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyTen No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,549

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1555-4155 / 1878-058X

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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

289

1.2k

2019

312

2.7k

2020

347

1.3k

2021

296

864

2022

307

545

2023

317

412

2024

324

146

2025

226

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.

Advanced and Specialized NursingQ2

Fundamentals and SkillsQ3

LPN and LVNQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Advanced and Specialized NursingLPN and LVNFundamentals and Skills

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing Roles and PracticesNursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipInterprofessional Education and CollaborationPharmacy and Medical PracticesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHealth and Wellbeing ResearchPrimary Care and Health OutcomesGlobal Educational Reforms and InequalitiesHealthcare Policy and ManagementGlobal Health Workforce Issues

Frequently asked questions about Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Is Journal for Nurse Practitioners a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal for Nurse Practitioners: 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 Nurse Practitioners?

Journal for Nurse Practitioners 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 Nurse Practitioners indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal for Nurse Practitioners is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.