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Nordic Journal of Nursing Research

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN2057-1593

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.525

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.62

Total Worksi

1,653

Total Citationsi

7,829

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Nordic Journal of Nursing Research is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that advances knowledge in the broader field of nursing and midwifery. It focuses on research aiming to advance understanding of complex health care issues and the complexity of nursing, midwifery, and nursing care, with an international and Nordic focus.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,653

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2057-1593

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

417

2019

327

2020

543

2021

172

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.

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education, Healthcare and Sociology ResearchSocial and Educational SciencesPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesNursing Diagnosis and DocumentationFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsInterprofessional Education and CollaborationGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth, psychology, and well-beingNursing education and managementResearch in Social Sciences

Frequently asked questions about Nordic Journal of Nursing Research

Is Nordic Journal of Nursing Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nordic Journal of Nursing Research: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Nordic Journal of Nursing Research?

Nordic Journal of Nursing Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.525.

Is Nordic Journal of Nursing Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nordic Journal of Nursing Research is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.