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Status
Active
Coverage
1982–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.7
SJR · SCImago
0.391
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
56
Best quartile
Q2 · 67th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 221 / 669 | 67th | Q2 |
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Nursing Standard
Nursing Standard is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.7). Published by RCN Publishing Company Ltd..
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ISSN 0029-6570Verify ISSN ↗2047-9018Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: RCN Publishing Company Ltd.
Scopus · Q2
2.7
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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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 Nursing Standard indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1982–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.7.
What quartile is Nursing Standard in Scopus?
Nursing Standard is Q2 in Medicine (all) (rank 221 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Nursing Standard?
Nursing Standard is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.7, quartile Q2, 67th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.391, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 56.
Who publishes Nursing Standard and what is its ISSN?
Nursing Standard is published by RCN Publishing Company Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0029-6570 and its online ISSN is 2047-9018.
Is Nursing Standard in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Nursing Standard open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Nursing Standard? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Nursing Standard has an h-index of 84 and a 2-year mean of 0.27 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.7, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #444 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
84
h-index
0.27
2-yr mean citations
2,479
i10-index
100,200
works indexed
106,456
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#444 of 646 Bottom 32% Medicine (all)
Nursing Standard published 280 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 2,337. 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 Nursing Standard? — latest 29 articles, 2026
In its latest 29 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (87.9%), Ireland (10.3%) and United States (1.7%). 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 Nursing Standard? — 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
- Author concentration87.9% of recent authorship from United Kingdom
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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