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Status
Active
Coverage
1994–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.7
SJR · SCImago
0.445
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
20
Best quartile
Q2 · 59th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (all) | 59 / 144 | 59th | Q2 |
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Creative Nursing
Creative Nursing is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.7), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by SAGE Publications Inc..
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ISSN 1078-4535Verify ISSN ↗1946-1895Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
Scopus · Q2WoS · ESCIONOS
2.7
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,650 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Creative Nursing indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1994–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.7.
What quartile is Creative Nursing in Scopus?
Creative Nursing is Q2 in Nursing (all) (rank 59 of 144), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Creative Nursing?
Creative Nursing is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 2.7, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 59th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.445, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 20.
How much does it cost to publish in Creative Nursing?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,650 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Creative Nursing and what is its ISSN?
Creative Nursing is published by SAGE Publications Inc. Its print ISSN is 1078-4535 and its online ISSN is 1946-1895.
Is Creative Nursing covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Creative Nursing in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Creative Nursing open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Creative Nursing? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Creative Nursing has an h-index of 29 and a 2-year mean of 2.67 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.7, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #22 of 141 Scopus journals in Nursing (all).
29
h-index
2.67
2-yr mean citations
146
i10-index
1,195
works indexed
5,293
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,650
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#22 of 141 Top 16% Nursing (all)
Creative Nursing published 66 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 73. 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 Creative Nursing? — latest 97 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United States (30.5%), Canada (11.3%) and Japan (6.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Creative 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
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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