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Journal for Nurses in Professional Development

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN2169-9798eISSN2169-981X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.378

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SNIP

0.674

Total Works

1,305

Total Citations

6,726

2yr Mean Citedness

0.41

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on nursing professional development, particularly in areas of transition to practice for new nurses and internationally educated nurses. It covers the design and evaluation of orientation, onboarding, and residency programs aimed at enhancing nurse confidence, competence, retention, and job satisfaction. The scope also includes the role of nursing professional development practitioners in leadership, evidence-based practice implementation, and fostering healthy work environments through strategies like mentorship and structured educational frameworks.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 84 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,305

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2169-9798 / 2169-981X

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

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.

EducationQ3

Fundamentals and SkillsQ3

Leadership and ManagementQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Review and Exam PreparationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Leadership and ManagementReview and Exam PreparationMedicine (miscellaneous)Fundamentals and SkillsEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing education and managementNursing Roles and PracticesNursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareHealth Sciences Research and EducationInterprofessional Education and CollaborationInnovations in Medical EducationNursing Diagnosis and DocumentationDisaster Response and ManagementPatient Safety and Medication Errors