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Clinical Simulation in Nursing

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1876-1399eISSN1876-1402

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.765

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.028

Total Worksi

2,258

Total Citationsi

38,491

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nursing; Education; Modeling and Simulation; Nursing (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyMonthly, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,258

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1876-1399 / 1876-1402

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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

Citations received

2.6k

2019

115

2020

147

5.1k

2021

1.3k

2022

110

926

2023

168

684

2024

201

520

2025

126

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.

EducationQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Modeling and SimulationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareInnovations in Medical EducationInterprofessional Education and CollaborationPatient Safety and Medication ErrorsNursing education and managementEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesHealth Sciences Research and Education

Frequently asked questions about Clinical Simulation in Nursing

Is Clinical Simulation in Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clinical Simulation in Nursing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Clinical Simulation in Nursing?

Clinical Simulation in 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 2.04.

Is Clinical Simulation in Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clinical Simulation in Nursing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Clinical Simulation in Nursing?