Journal profile
RGUHS Journal of Nursing Sciences
ISSN 2231-6051 · Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences · India
RGUHS Journal of Nursing Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RGUHS Journal of Nursing Sciences is published by Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Breastfeeding Practices and Influences and Global Maternal and Child Health, together about 19.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing9%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine5.5%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5.1%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine5.1%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing5.1%
- Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing5.1%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions5.1%
- Public Health and NutritionMedicine5.1%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 15 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 20 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 8 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 10 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 6 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePlagiarism
- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism reports can be uploaded and tracked within the system; third-party plagiarism software can be integrated. Model summary
Editors can upload plagiarism reports and keep track of the same within the system, if required third-party plagiarism softwares are integratable
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2231-6051
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RGUHS Journal of Nursing Sciences
How long does peer review take at RGUHS Journal of Nursing Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 RGUHS Journal of Nursing Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RGUHS Journal of Nursing Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is RGUHS Journal of Nursing Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
RGUHS Journal of Nursing Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .