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International Journal of Nursing Sciences

Chinese Nursing Association · China · Est. 1984

ISSN2352-0132eISSN2352-0132

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.012

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.371

Total Worksi

1,059

Total Citationsi

18,840

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nursing; Nursing (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,059

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Chinese Nursing Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-0132 / 2352-0132

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

Portico, PMC, 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

2.4k

2019

101

3.1k

2020

1.4k

2021

999

2022

869

2023

493

2024

211

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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing education and managementEducational Robotics and EngineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluationHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesDiabetes Management and EducationCancer survivorship and careFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsChronic Disease Management StrategiesPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Nursing Sciences

Is International Journal of Nursing Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Nursing Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Nursing Sciences?

International Journal of Nursing Sciences is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.27.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Nursing Sciences?