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International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2214-1391

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

0.451

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.638

Total Worksi

1,062

Total Citationsi

9,019

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes research in nursing and midwifery in Africa. Its scope includes nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing management.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 146 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,062

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-1391

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

1.1k

2019

1.9k

2020

116

1.1k

2021

132

1.1k

2022

128

661

2023

162

377

2024

149

103

2025

189

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)

Global Maternal and Child HealthNursing education and managementFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsChild Nutrition and Water AccessInnovations in Medical EducationHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth and Well-being Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences

Is International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences: 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 International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences?

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.451.

Is International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences

Is International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences a predatory journal?

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences?

Is International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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