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Status
Active
Coverage
1945–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.1
SJR · SCImago
0.304
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
70
Best quartile
Q3 · 30th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (all) | 100 / 144 | 30th | Q3 |
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American Journal of Nursing
American Journal of Nursing is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.1), WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd..
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ISSN 0002-936XVerify ISSN ↗1538-7488Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Scopus · Q3WoS · SCIE, SSCIONOS
1.1
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is American Journal of Nursing indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1945–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.1.
What quartile is American Journal of Nursing in Scopus?
American Journal of Nursing is Q3 in Nursing (all) (rank 100 of 144), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Nursing?
American Journal of Nursing is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.1, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 30th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.304, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 70.
Who publishes American Journal of Nursing and what is its ISSN?
American Journal of Nursing is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0002-936X and its online ISSN is 1538-7488.
Is American Journal of Nursing covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is American Journal of Nursing in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is American Journal of Nursing open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is American Journal of Nursing? — open metrics via OpenAlex
American Journal of Nursing has an h-index of 161 and a 2-year mean of 0.73 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #92 of 141 Scopus journals in Nursing (all).
161
h-index
0.73
2-yr mean citations
3,135
i10-index
101,794
works indexed
224,862
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#92 of 141 Bottom 35% Nursing (all)
American Journal of Nursing published 371 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 480. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in American Journal of Nursing? — latest 35 articles, 2026
In its latest 35 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (85.7%), China (4.3%) and Türkiye (2.9%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for American Journal of Nursing? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration85.7% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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