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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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.393

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.435

Total Works

5,549

Total Citations

19,168

2yr Mean Citedness

0.50

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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.

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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 Published2005

Annual Volume~ 316 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,549

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

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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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

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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.

Advanced and Specialized NursingQ2

Fundamentals and SkillsQ2

LPN and LVNQ2

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