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SAGE Open Nursing

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1993

ISSN2377-9608eISSN2377-9608

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

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

0.752

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.006

Total Works

1,204

Total Citations

9,622

2yr Mean Citedness

2.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on nursing practice, education, and leadership, with a focus on improving patient care and well-being. Recent articles explore topics such as psychological first aid, night-shift work impact on nurses, sexual and reproductive health literacy, sustainable leadership, medication adherence in COPD patients, antenatal care initiation, clinical leadership needs, e-learning in nursing education, job satisfaction, telehealth for heart failure, authentic leadership, belongingness in nursing students, self-care barriers in diabetes, clinical competence assessment, and humanistic leadership.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 241 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,204

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2377-9608 / 2377-9608

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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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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nursing education and managementHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutCOVID-19 and Mental HealthSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthCultural Competency in Health CarePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDiabetes Management and EducationWorkplace Violence and Bullying