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1974–2016
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American Nurse
American Nurse is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by American Nurses Association.
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ISSN 0098-1486Verify ISSN ↗2163-5412Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Nurses Association
Scopus · Inactive
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is American Nurse indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1974–2016).
What is the impact factor of American Nurse?
American Nurse has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes American Nurse and what is its ISSN?
American Nurse is published by American Nurses Association. Its print ISSN is 0098-1486 and its online ISSN is 2163-5412.
Is American Nurse in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is American Nurse open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed American Nurse for 43 years, between 1974 and 2016. Coverage ended in 2016, 10 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 7 works and 1 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 2021, 5 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2016. That pattern fits a journal Scopus stopped indexing while it kept publishing, but it can also come from a changed ISSN or merged records. Confirm the journal's current status before submitting.
How well cited is American Nurse? — open metrics via OpenAlex
American Nurse has an h-index of 1 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
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2-yr mean citations
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i10-index
7
works indexed
1
total citations
American Nurse published 1 papers in 2020; its busiest recent year was 1993 with 2. 2026* is the year so far.
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h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for American Nurse? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2016. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2016
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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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