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Nursing Older People

RCN Publishing Company Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1974

ISSN2047-8941

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.183

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

6,952

Total Citationsi

13,833

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Nursing Older People is intended for healthcare professionals to keep their practice up to date with the latest clinical articles. It covers topics related to the care of older people, including evidence and practice, student development, careers, and analysis of relevant issues in nursing.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Annual Volume~ 69 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,952

Publisher OrgRoyal College of Nursing

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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?

RCN Publishing Company Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2047-8941

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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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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

125

281

2019

131

2020

2021

121

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

GerontologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Gerontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealthcare innovation and challengesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingHealthcare Systems and ChallengesPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesHealth Services Management and PolicyScience, Research, and MedicineBiotechnology and Related FieldsElder Abuse and Neglect

Frequently asked questions about Nursing Older People

Is Nursing Older People a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nursing Older People: it is indexed in 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 Nursing Older People?

Nursing Older People is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.183.

Is Nursing Older People indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nursing Older People is indexed in Scopus.