Journal profile · Nursing-Gerontology
Nursing older people
ISSN 1472-0795 · eISSN 2047-8941 · Royal College of Nursing Publishing Co.
Nursing older people: subscription journal; 68 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nursing older people is published by Royal College of Nursing Publishing Co.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, together about 47.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Gerontology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions27.4%
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions12.7%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine7.7%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions5.8%
- Nursing education and managementNursing4.8%
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions4.7%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine3.5%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions3.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerontology | Q4 | 36/40 | 11th |
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,918 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 1 | 271 |
| 2025 | 68 | 1 | 547 |
| 2024 | 71 | 2 | 688 |
| 2023 | 69 | 3 | 824 |
| 2022 | 63 | 4 | 865 |
| 2021 | 49 | 3 | 994 |
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
- 1472-0795
- Electronic ISSN
- 2047-8941
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nursing older people
Which databases index Nursing older people?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nursing older people is indexed in Scopus.
Is Nursing older people open access, and what is the APC?
Nursing older 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: .