| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (all) | 103 / 144 | 28th | Q3 |
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Pflege
Pflege is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1), WoS SCIE/SSCI. Published by Hogrefe AG.
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ISSN 1012-5302Verify ISSN ↗1664-283XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Hogrefe AG
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Pflege indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1991–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.
What quartile is Pflege in Scopus?
Pflege is Q3 in Nursing (all) (rank 103 of 144), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Pflege?
Pflege 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 1, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 28th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.234, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 17.
Who publishes Pflege and what is its ISSN?
Pflege is published by Hogrefe AG. Its print ISSN is 1012-5302 and its online ISSN is 1664-283X.
Is Pflege in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Pflege open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Pflege? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Pflege has an h-index of 30 and a 2-year mean of 0.58 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #102 of 141 Scopus journals in Nursing (all).
Pflege published 32 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 77. 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 Pflege? — latest 91 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 91 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Germany (63.7%), Switzerland (22.2%) and Austria (11.7%). 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 Pflege? — 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 concentration63.7% of recent authorship from Germany
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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