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Status
Active
Coverage
1985–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.4
SJR · SCImago
0.993
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
72
Best quartile
Q1 · 87th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (all) | 18 / 144 | 87th | Q1 |
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Journal of Professional Nursing
Journal of Professional Nursing is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.4), WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by W.B. Saunders.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1532-8481Verify ISSN ↗8755-7223Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: W.B. Saunders
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE, SSCIONOS
5.4
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,500 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 Professional Nursing indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1985–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.4.
What quartile is Journal of Professional Nursing in Scopus?
Journal of Professional Nursing is Q1 in Nursing (all) (rank 18 of 144), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Professional Nursing?
Journal of Professional 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 5.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 87th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.993, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 72.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Professional Nursing?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,500 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Professional Nursing and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Professional Nursing is published by W.B. Saunders. Its print ISSN is 1532-8481 and its online ISSN is 8755-7223.
Is Journal of Professional Nursing covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Professional Nursing in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Journal of Professional Nursing open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Professional Nursing? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Professional Nursing has an h-index of 99 and a 2-year mean of 2.55 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #26 of 141 Scopus journals in Nursing (all).
99
h-index
2.55
2-yr mean citations
1,606
i10-index
4,366
works indexed
64,495
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,500
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#26 of 141 Top 19% Nursing (all)
Journal of Professional Nursing published 158 papers in 2025. 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 Professional Nursing? — latest 90 articles, 2026
In its latest 90 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (83.7%), Australia (3.3%) and Canada (1.9%). 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 Journal of Professional Nursing? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly hijacked journal
- Author concentration83.7% 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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