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Status
Active
Coverage
1992–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
8.8
SJR · SCImago
1.397
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
138
Best quartile
Q1 · 98th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (all) | 2 / 144 | 98th | Q1 |
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Journal of Clinical Nursing
Journal of Clinical Nursing is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 8.8), WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0962-1067Verify ISSN ↗1365-2702Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE, SSCIONOS
8.8
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$5,450 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
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.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
Learn about ONOS Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Clinical Nursing indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1992–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 8.8.
What quartile is Journal of Clinical Nursing in Scopus?
Journal of Clinical Nursing is Q1 in Nursing (all) (rank 2 of 144), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Nursing?
Journal of Clinical 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 8.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 98th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.397, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 138.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Clinical Nursing?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$5,450 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Clinical Nursing and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Clinical Nursing is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0962-1067 and its online ISSN is 1365-2702.
Is Journal of Clinical Nursing covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Clinical Nursing in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Journal of Clinical Nursing open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Clinical Nursing? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Clinical Nursing has an h-index of 174 and a 2-year mean of 3.52 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 8.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #14 of 141 Scopus journals in Nursing (all).
174
h-index
3.52
2-yr mean citations
7,030
i10-index
11,723
works indexed
349,321
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$5,450
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#14 of 141 Top 10% Nursing (all)
Journal of Clinical Nursing published 444 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 595. 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 Journal of Clinical Nursing? — latest 97 articles, 2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (32.5%), Australia (13.5%) and United Kingdom (8.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Clinical Nursing? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 16 retracted papers are recorded (1.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 16 · 1.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly hijacked journal
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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