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Top 10 Nursing Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Nursing journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

International Journal Of Nursing Studies

Elsevier BV

JIF 7.1

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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Journal Of Nursing Regulation

ELSEVIER

JIF 6.3

Identifiers

ISSN 2155-8256

eISSN 2155-8264

Nursing

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Intensive And Critical Care Nursing

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

JIF 4.7

Identifiers

ISSN 0964-3397

eISSN 1532-4036

Critical Care

Nursing

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Nurse Education Today

Elsevier BV

JIF 4.2

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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Women And Birth

ELSEVIER

JIF 4.1

Identifiers

ISSN 1871-5192

eISSN 1878-1799

Nursing

OB/GYN

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Jmir Nursing

JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC

JIF 4

Identifiers

eISSN 2562-7600

Nursing

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Journal Of Nursing Management

WILEY

JIF 4

Hybrid

Identifiers

ISSN 0966-0429

eISSN 1365-2834

Nursing

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Nurse Education In Practice

Elsevier BV

JIF 4

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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BMC Nursing

BioMed Central

JIF 3.9

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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European Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing

OXFORD UNIV PRESS