Journal profile · NURSING
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
ISSN 0844-5621 · eISSN 1705-7051 · SAGE
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership and Health Sciences Research and Education, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research (CJNR), Canada’s leading journal in nursing research and scholarship published original research and scholarly...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing15.3%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing10.9%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions9.3%
- Cultural Competency in Health CareSocial Sciences5.3%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions5.1%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions5%
- Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing4.8%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Theory | Q1 | 1/22 | 97th |
| Nursing (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 3/55 | 95th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 176OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 955 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 35 | 930 |
| 2025 | 50 | 38 | 1,084 |
| 2024 | 46 | 38 | 1,013 |
| 2023 | 36 | 28 | 726 |
| 2022 | 31 | 23 | 592 |
| 2021 | 38 | 19 | 506 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0844-5621
- Electronic ISSN
- 1705-7051
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Nursing Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Nursing Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Nursing Research open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .