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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,652Top JournalHybrid

Nurse Education Today

Acronym:net
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Abbreviation (ISO):NURS EDUC TODAY
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Identifier (ISSN):0260-6917(Print)/1532-2793(Online)
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Publisher:Churchill Livingstone
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.7↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2020–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Nurse Education Today

WoS Q1
13572.4920203.4420213.9120223.920233.620244.220254.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.428
#2,652

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
123

123 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate11.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
426articles/year
36.78% Gold OA•76.79% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Nurse Education Today is the leading international journal providing a forum for the publication of high quality original research, review and debate in the discussion of nursing, midwifery and interprofessional health care education, publishing papers which contribute to the advancement of educational theory and pedagogy that support the evidence-based practice for educationalists worldwide. The journal stimulates and values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic relevance for leaders of health care education. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of people, health and education systems worldwide, by publishing research that employs rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of education and systems globally. The journal will publish papers that show depth, rigour, originality and high standards of presentation, in particular, work that is original, analytical and constructively critical of both previous work and current initiatives. Authors are invited to submit original research, systematic and scholarly reviews, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing and related health care education, and which will meet and develop the journal's high academic and ethical standards.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine91.2%Psychology90.2%Nursing73.5%Political science66.3%Law64.2%Medical education64.1%Sociology54%Economics47.8%Mathematics36.9%Economic growth36%Pedagogy35.9%Computer science34.8%Philosophy32.7%Biology32.4%Nurse education29.5%Social psychology23.6%Physics23.4%Epistemology21.1%Statistics20.7%Social science20.6%Anthropology20.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Q1
Rank9/89
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE, SSCI2026

NURSING

Q1
Rank10/194
IndexSCIE, SSCI
JCISCIE2026

EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Q1
Rank5/90
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE, SSCI2026

NURSING

Q1
Rank9/194
IndexSCIE, SSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.7
Articles / Year383
Total Citations201
2025
IF4.2
Articles / Year316
Total Citations1,600
2024
IF3.6
Articles / Year371
Total Citations3,765
2023
IF3.9
Articles / Year300
Total Citations5,652
2022
IF3.906
Articles / Year362
Total Citations8,313

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,652Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1981-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:NursingSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.428

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.96

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,437 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations5,937
3-Year Documents958
Citable Documents947

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate73.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ1
Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Nurse Education Today (acronym: net, abbr: NURS EDUC TODAY, ISSN: 0260-6917) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Churchill Livingstone in Scotland since 1981. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.428 (Q1), an H-index of 123.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 426 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,437 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Churchill Livingstone
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1981
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, JOURNAL PRODUCTION DEPT, ROBERT STEVENSON HOUSE, 1-3 BAXTERS PLACE, LEITH WALK, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, MIDLOTHIAN, EH1 3AF

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16