Nursing in Critical Care
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Aims & Scope
Nursing in Critical Care is an international peer-reviewed journal covering any aspect of critical care nursing practice, research, education or management. Critical care nursing is defined as the whole spectrum of skills, knowledge and attitudes utilised by practitioners in any setting where adults or children, and their families, are experiencing acute and critical illness. Such settings encompass general and specialist hospitals, and the community. Nursing in Critical Care covers the diverse specialities of critical care nursing including surgery, medicine, cardiac, renal, neurosciences, haematology, obstetrics, accident and emergency, neonatal nursing and paediatrics. Papers published in the journal normally fall into one of the following categories: -research reports -literature reviews -developments in practice, education or management -reflections on practice
Special Issues
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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisNursing in Critical Care (acronym: ncr, abbr: NURS CRIT CARE, ISSN: 1362-1017) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of NURSING, published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd in England since 1996. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.850 (Q1), an H-index of 59.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 103 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,187 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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