| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (all) | 28 / 144 | 80th | Q1 |
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Collegian
Collegian is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.2), WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 1322-7696Verify ISSN ↗1876-7575Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Cost to publish: About US$2,000 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Collegian indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1994–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.2.
What quartile is Collegian in Scopus?
Collegian is Q1 in Nursing (all) (rank 28 of 144), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Collegian?
Collegian 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 4.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 80th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.683, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 50.
How much does it cost to publish in Collegian?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,000 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Collegian and what is its ISSN?
Collegian is published by Elsevier B.V. Its print ISSN is 1322-7696 and its online ISSN is 1876-7575.
Is Collegian 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 Collegian in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Collegian open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Collegian? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Collegian has an h-index of 69 and a 2-year mean of 2.41 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #30 of 141 Scopus journals in Nursing (all).
Collegian published 61 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 108. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Collegian? — latest 99 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Australia (52.5%), Türkiye (6.8%) and Spain (5.1%). 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 Collegian? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration52.5% of recent authorship from Australia
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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