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Q1 Nursing Journals

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#1

IJ

International Journal Of Nursing Studies

Elsevier BV

JIF 7.1

Q1

Hybrid

The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) publishes original research and scholarship on health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy, and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery, and other health-related professions. It...

Identifiers

ISSN 0020-7489

eISSN 1873-491X

Publication Cost

Open Access Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 5,550 (excluding taxes). Subscription: No publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

9 days submission to first decision; 63 days submission to decision after review; 179 days submission to acceptance; 4 days from acceptance to first online publication; average time from submission to first decision of 4 weeks; final online publication as soon as 2 weeks post-acceptance.

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#2

JO

Journal Of Nursing Regulation

Elsevier BV

JIF 6.3

Q1

Hybrid

Journal of Nursing Regulation (JNR), the official journal of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic and professional journal that publishes scholarly articles advancing the science of nursing regulation, supporti...

Identifiers

ISSN 2155-8256

eISSN 2155-8264

Publication Cost

USD 2850 APC for open access; no open access publication fee for subscription publishing.

Publishing Timeline

51 days submission to decision after review

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#3

IA

Intensive And Critical Care Nursing

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

JIF 4.7

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0964-3397

eISSN 1532-4036

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#4

NE

Nurse Education Today

Elsevier BV

JIF 4.2

Q1

Hybrid

Nurse Education Today is an international journal in nurse education publishing original research, review, and debate in nursing, midwifery, and interprofessional healthcare education. It aims to advance educational theory and pedagogy, support evidence-based...

Identifiers

ISSN 0260-6917

eISSN 1532-2793

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 4,210 (excluding taxes); subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

8 days submission to first decision; 88 days submission to decision after review; 167 days submission to acceptance; 3 days acceptance to first online publication.

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#5

WA

Women And Birth

ELSEVIER

JIF 4.1

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1871-5192

eISSN 1878-1799

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#6

JN

Jmir Nursing

JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC

JIF 4

Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2562-7600

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#7

JO

Journal Of Nursing Management

WILEY

JIF 4

Q1

Hybrid

Identifiers

ISSN 0966-0429

eISSN 1365-2834

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#8

NE

Nurse Education In Practice

Elsevier BV

JIF 4

Q1

Closed

Nurse Education in Practice publishes international research and scholarship on nurse and midwifery related education spanning education and clinical practice. It publishes empirical studies and systematic reviews to contribute to the evidence base of nurse an...

Identifiers

ISSN 1471-5953

eISSN 1873-5223

Publication Cost

Open Access Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,770 (excluding taxes). Subscription: No publication fee charged to authors; published articles are immediately available to subscribers.

Publishing Timeline

4 days submission to first decision; 73 days submission to decision after review; 133 days submission to acceptance; 3 days acceptance to first online publication.

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#9

BN

BioMed Central

JIF 3.9

Q1

Open

BMC Nursing is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of evidence-based nursing care; nursing research methods; nursing service delivery, utilization, and evaluation; nursing administration and human resources.

Identifiers

ISSN 1472-6955

eISSN 1472-6955

Publication Cost

The current APC is £2590.00 GBP / $3190.00 USD / €2790.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 8 days

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#10

EJ

European Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

JIF 3.9

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1474-5151

eISSN 1873-1953

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#11

WO

Worldviews On Evidence-based Nursing

WILEY

JIF 3.8

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1545-102X

eISSN 1741-6787

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#12

IN

International Nursing Review

WILEY

JIF 3.7

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0020-8132

eISSN 1466-7657

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#13

NO

Nursing Outlook

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

JIF 3.7

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0029-6554

eISSN 1528-3968

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#14

JO

Journal Of Clinical Nursing

WILEY

JIF 3.5

Q1

Hybrid

Identifiers

ISSN 0962-1067

eISSN 1365-2702

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#15

JO

Journal Of Advanced Nursing

WILEY

JIF 3.4

Q1

Hybrid

Identifiers

ISSN 0309-2402

eISSN 1365-2648

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#16

IJ

International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing

WILEY

JIF 3.3

Q1

Hybrid

Identifiers

ISSN 1445-8330

eISSN 1447-0349

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#17

IJ

International Journal Of Nursing Sciences

ELSEVIER

JIF 3.1

Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2352-0132

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#18

NE

Nurse Educator

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

JIF 3

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0363-3624

eISSN 1538-9855

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#19

NI

Nursing Inquiry

WILEY

JIF 3

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1320-7881

eISSN 1440-1800

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#20

CJ

Canadian Journal Of Nursing Research

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC

JIF 2.9

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0844-5621

eISSN 1705-7051

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#21

JO

Journal Of Family Nursing

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC

JIF 2.9

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1074-8407

eISSN 1552-549X

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#22

JO

Journal Of Nursing Scholarship

WILEY

JIF 2.9

Q1

Hybrid

Identifiers

ISSN 1527-6546

eISSN 1547-5069

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#23

JO

Journal Of Professional Nursing

W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC

JIF 2.9

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 8755-7223

eISSN 1532-8481

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#24

JO

Journal Of Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing

WILEY

JIF 2.9

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1351-0126

eISSN 1365-2850

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#25

AJ

Asia-pacific Journal Of Oncology Nursing

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

JIF 2.8

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2347-5625

eISSN 2349-6673

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#26

EJ

European Journal Of Oncology Nursing

Elsevier BV

JIF 2.7

Q1

Hybrid

The European Journal of Oncology Nursing is an international journal that publishes research of direct relevance to patient care, nurse education, management and policy development. EJON is the official journal of the European Oncology Nursing Society and publ...

Identifiers

ISSN 1462-3889

eISSN 1532-2122

Publication Cost

Open Access Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,750 (excluding taxes). Subscription: No publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

11 days submission to first decision; 65 days submission to decision after review; 78 days submission to acceptance; 2 days from acceptance to first online publication.

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#27

IJ

International Journal Of Nursing Studies Advances

ELSEVIER

JIF 2.7

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2666-142X

eISSN 2666-142X

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#28

NE

SAGE Publishing

JIF 2.7

Q1

Hybrid

Nursing Ethics takes a practical approach to ethical and legal issues in healthcare and relates each topic to the working environment. Articles are written in a comprehensible style, official documents are analysed in a user-friendly way, and the international...

Identifiers

ISSN 0969-7330

eISSN 1477-0989

Publication Cost

There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal; optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, with possible discounts or full coverage through open access agreements.

Publishing Timeline

OnlineFirst publication enables final articles to be published online immediately without waiting for assignment to a future issue.

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#29

NI

Nursing In Critical Care

WILEY

JIF 2.6

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1362-1017

eISSN 1478-5153

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#30

BI

Birth-issues In Perinatal Care

WILEY

JIF 2.5

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0730-7659

eISSN 1523-536X

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#31

CN

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

JIF 2.5

Q1

Closed

Cancer Nursing is a Lippincott journal with open access licensing options and standard copyright and permissions policies for final published articles and final peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Identifiers

ISSN 0162-220X

eISSN 1538-9804

Publication Cost

No fee for standard publication; optional open access publication is available with an article processing charge paid within 30 days after the accepted article is transmitted to production.

Publishing Timeline

Accepted, copyedited manuscripts may be published electronically ahead of print as Early Access Articles.

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#32

CS

Clinical Simulation In Nursing

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

JIF 2.5

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1876-1399

eISSN 1876-1402

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#33

JO

Journal Of Nursing Research

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

JIF 2.5

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1682-3141

eISSN 1948-965X

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#34

Mi

Elsevier BV

JIF 2.5

Q1

Hybrid

Midwifery publishes peer reviewed research on the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of care during pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal and beyond for childbearing women, their infants and families. It supports midwives and maternity care providers and...

Identifiers

ISSN 0266-6138

eISSN 1532-3099

Publication Cost

Open Access Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,680 (excluding taxes). Subscription: No publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

10 days submission to first decision; 65 days submission to decision after review; 125 days submission to acceptance; 2 days from acceptance to first online publication.

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#35

NP

Nursing Philosophy

WILEY

JIF 2.5

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1466-7681

eISSN 1466-769X

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#36

SO

Sage Open Nursing

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC

JIF 2.5

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2377-9608

eISSN 2377-9608

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#37

RI

Research In Nursing & Health

WILEY

JIF 2.4

Q1

Hybrid

Research in Nursing & Health (RINAH) is a general research journal devoted to the publication of a wide range of research that informs the practice of nursing and other health disciplines. The editors invite reports of research describing problems and testing...

Identifiers

ISSN 0160-6891

eISSN 1098-240X

Publication Cost

Open Access fee required for optional Open Access publication; amount not specified. All color figures are reproduced at no cost to authors.

Publishing Timeline

4 days submission to first decision (median)

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#38

AN

Asian Nursing Research

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

JIF 2.3

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1976-1317

eISSN 2093-7482

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#39

IJ

International Journal Of Qualitative Studies On Health And Well-being

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

JIF 2.3

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1748-2623

eISSN 1748-2631

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#40

JO

Journal Of Emergency Nursing

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

JIF 2.3

Q1

Hybrid

The Journal of Emergency Nursing is the official journal of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed work relevant to all areas of emergency nursing practice worldwide. The journal’s purpose is to improve emergency nursi...

Identifiers

ISSN 0099-1767

eISSN 1527-2966

Publication Cost

Open access APC: USD 2,500 (excluding taxes); no publication fee for subscription articles

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision: 9 days; Submission to decision after review: 53 days; Submission to acceptance: 75 days

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#41

JO

Journal Of Midwifery & Womens Health

WILEY

JIF 2.3

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1526-9523

eISSN 1542-2011

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#42

JO

Journal Of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care Of Children & Families

Elsevier BV

JIF 2.3

Q1

Hybrid

Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families covers the life span from birth to adolescence and publishes evidence-based practice, quality improvement, theory, and research papers from global authors. Submissions must relate to the nursi...

Identifiers

ISSN 0882-5963

Publication Cost

Open access articles require payment of an article publishing charge (APC) if the manuscript is accepted.

Publishing Timeline

2 days from submission to first decision; 10 days from acceptance to online publication

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#43

NO

Nursing Open

WILEY

JIF 2.3

Q1

Open

Identifiers

ISSN 2054-1058

eISSN 2054-1058

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#44

NR

Nursing Research And Practice

WILEY

JIF 2.3

Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2090-1429

eISSN 2090-1437

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