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Nursing Standard

RCN Publishing Company Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN2047-9018

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.303

H-Index

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Total Works

100,067

Total Citations

105,433

2yr Mean Citedness

0.23

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Nursing Standard focuses on issues relevant to nurses in England. Recent articles discuss student practice learning hours, mileage claim rates for staff using cars for work, potential strike action related to pay for band 5 nurses, the impact of student loan debt on nurses' lives and careers, and the role and perception of advanced clinical practitioners in relation to nurse-doctor relations.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 296 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications100,067

Publisher OrgRoyal College of Nursing

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Submission Info

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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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5/12 · 42%

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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?

2047-9018

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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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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare Systems and ChallengesHealth Services Management and PolicyNursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing Roles and PracticesGlobal Health Workforce IssuesScience, Research, and MedicineBiotechnology and Related FieldsPrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare innovation and challengesChild and Adolescent Health