Journal profile · Nursing-Nursing (all)
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
ISSN 1676-4285 · Fluminense Federal University · Brazil
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 90 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing is published by Fluminense Federal University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation and Health Education and Validation, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
O Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing (ISSN: 1676-4285) criado em 2002 está vinculado a Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa da Universidade Federal Fluminense, cujo objetivo é difundir a produção científica e fortalecer os Programas de Pós-graduação da enfermagem e saúde. A abreviatura de seu título é Online Braz J Nurs, que deve ser utilizada em notas de rodapé, legendas e referências bibliográficas. Área temática da revista: Enfermagem. Público da revista: Pesquisadores, Professores, Profissionais de saúde, Alunos de graduação e pós-graduação e áreas afins. Indexada na Scopus (0,3). Periodicidade: Fluxo contínuo (rolling pass). Editora Chefe: Dra Rosimere Ferreira Santana Editor Adjunto: Dr Audrey Vidal Pereira Contato: objn.cme@id.uff.br Instagram: @objnursing Mais Menos
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Nursing (all)
Editor-in-chief Dra Rosimere Ferreira SantanaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing13.2%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing9%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences8.2%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions7.8%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions7.1%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions5.8%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine4.6%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 Nursing | Q4 | 130/144 | 10th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,578 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 126 |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 224 |
| 2024 | 91 | 91 | 293 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | 345 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | 370 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 402 |
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)
- about 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 1,200 | No | CC BY |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- artigo de revisãoTipos de manuscritos aceitosLength not stated
- artigo originalTipos de manuscritos aceitosLength not stated
- editorialTipos de manuscritos aceitosLength not stated
- estudo de casoTipos de manuscritos aceitosLength not stated
- relato de experiênciaTipos de manuscritos aceitosLength not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Fluminense Federal University
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese, Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 1676-4285
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
How long does peer review take at Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 weeks. 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 Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .