Journal profile · Nursing
Journal of Nursing Education
ISSN 0148-4834 · Slack Incorporated · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1962
Journal of Nursing Education: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.12; hybrid open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 165 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nursing Education is published by Slack Incorporated 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, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare and Innovations in Medical Education, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Nursing Education is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles and new ideas for nurse educators in various types and levels of nursing programs for over 50 years. The Journal enhances the teaching-learning process, promotes curriculum development, and stimulates creative innovation and research in nursing education.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing18%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine10.3%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine7.8%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing7.6%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.2%
- Cultural Competency in Health CareSocial Sciences6.1%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions4.6%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions4.4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,571OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 138LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,750 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 173 | 28 | 34 |
| 2025 | 165 | 46 | 289 |
| 2024 | 233 | 79 | 841 |
| 2023 | 157 | 43 | 904 |
| 2022 | 173 | 17 | 1,053 |
| 2021 | 197 | 12 | 1,575 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Slack Incorporated
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1962
- ISSN
- 0148-4834
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nursing Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Nursing Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nursing Education 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Nursing Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.12; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 114.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nursing Education?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Nursing Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nursing Education is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Nursing Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nursing Education is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .