Aporia

University of Ottawa · Canada

eISSN1918-1345

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

Aporia is a peer-reviewed, bilingual, and open access journal dedicated to scholarly debates in nursing and the health sciences. The journal is committed to a pluralistic view of science and to the blurring of boundaries between disciplines. Therefore the editorial team welcomes critical manuscripts in the fields of nursing and the health sciences that include (but not limited to) critique of dominant discourses related to the evidence-based movement, best practice guidelines, knowledge translation, managerialism, nursing and health care practices, ethics, politics of health care and policies, technology, bioethics, biopedagogies, biopolitics etc. Cutting-edge research results in nursing and health-related disciplines are also welcome. Aporia encourages the use of a wide range of epistemologies, philosophies, theoretical perspectives and research methodologies. In the critical analyses of health-related matters, Aporia advocates and embraces a wide range of epistemologies, philosophies and theories including but not limited to: cultural studies, feminism(s), neo-marxism, postmodernism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism and queer studies.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish, French

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgUniversity of Ottawa

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Ottawa

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1918-1345

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, French

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.

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Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health, Medicine and SocietyHealthcare Systems and PracticesArtistic and Creative ResearchPolitical Developments and ConflictsHistorical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences and GovernanceMigration, Identity, and HealthEducation, sociology, and vocational trainingMental Health and Patient InvolvementSocial Policies and Family

Frequently asked questions about Aporia

Is Aporia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aporia: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Aporia?

Aporia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Aporia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Aporia is indexed in DOAJ.