Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Nursing children and young people
ISSN 2046-2336 · eISSN 2046-2344 · Royal College of Nursing Publishing Co.
Nursing children and young people: subscription journal; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nursing children and young people is published by Royal College of Nursing Publishing Co.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Health, Nursing education and management and Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions23.8%
- Nursing education and managementNursing9.6%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing5.7%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine4.3%
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions4.2%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions4.1%
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions4%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 380/669 | 43rd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 382OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,134 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 1 | 273 |
| 2025 | 63 | 2 | 414 |
| 2024 | 62 | 4 | 551 |
| 2023 | 62 | 5 | 661 |
| 2022 | 59 | 6 | 558 |
| 2021 | 53 | 8 | 693 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Royal College of Nursing Publishing Co.
- ISSN
- 2046-2336
- Electronic ISSN
- 2046-2344
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nursing children and young people
Which databases index Nursing children and young people?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nursing children and young people is indexed in Scopus.
Is Nursing children and young people open access, and what is the APC?
Nursing children and young people is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .