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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of SAGE Open Nursing (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers SAGE Open Nursing published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Nursingrank 19 of 200 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of SAGE Open Nursing
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). SAGE Open Nursing is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$1,500.
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02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for SAGE Open Nursing
SAGE Open Nursing follows the waiver policy of its publisher, SAGE: automatic full waiver for Research4Life Group A and a discount for Group B, by the corresponding author's affiliation. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Who funds research published in SAGE Open Nursing
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of SAGE Open Nursing
- ISSN
- 2377-9608
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc. all its journals →
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Nursing
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
- ISSN Portal (ISSN 2377-9608)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
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04How to submit
How to submit to SAGE Open Nursing
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that SAGE Open Nursing accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
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05What it publishes
What SAGE Open Nursing publishes: real papers
06Published papers
Papers published in SAGE Open Nursing
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Nurses and Respiratory Therapists Lived Experience During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study20230 citations
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Fatality Risk From COVID-1920220 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for SAGE Open Nursing
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Journals similar to SAGE Open Nursing
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202449 similar papers
- PeerJSCIEScopusJCR 202427 similar papers
- Frontiers in Public HealthSCIESSCIScopusJCR 202426 similar papers
- BMC NursingSCIESSCIScopusJCR 20243 similar papers
- PLOS Global Public HealthESCIScopus10 similar papers
- Frontiers in EducationESCIScopusJCR 20248 similar papers
09Same subject
Nursing journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to SAGE Open Nursing when the 192 journals of Nursing in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Intensive and Critical Care Nursing | 3.77 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 16 | Journal of Clinical Nursing | 3.62 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 17 | Journal of Nursing Management | 3.55 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 18 | Journal of Tissue Viability | 3.55 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 20 | International Journal of Mental Health Nursing | 3.42 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 21 | International Journal of Nursing Sciences | 3.26 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 22 | Clinical Simulation in Nursing | 3.00 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 23 | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being | 3.00 | SSCI | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
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10Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of SAGE Open Nursing?
Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of SAGE Open Nursing is 3.47: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 3.47 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of SAGE Open Nursing?
The h-index of SAGE Open Nursing is 45 (October 2026): 45 of its papers have each been cited at least 45 times. Its i10-index is 365.
What is the APC of SAGE Open Nursing?
The listed article processing charge (APC) is about US$1,500 for SAGE Open Nursing, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of SAGE Open Nursing?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). SAGE Open Nursing is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is SAGE Open Nursing indexed in Scopus?
Yes. SAGE Open Nursing appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is SAGE Open Nursing an SCIE journal?
SAGE Open Nursing is listed in ESCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is SAGE Open Nursing in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. SAGE Open Nursing is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in SAGE Open Nursing does ScholarsColab track?
We track 2 papers published in SAGE Open Nursing between 2022 and 2023, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Does SAGE Open Nursing offer an APC waiver?
SAGE Open Nursing follows the policy of SAGE: automatic full waiver for Research4Life Group A and a discount for Group B, by the corresponding author's affiliation. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in SAGE Open Nursing?
25% of 200 recent research articles in SAGE Open Nursing name a funder; the funders named most often are The Canadian Nurses Foundation, Science Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, Doctoral Scholarship Program for Indonesian Lecturers.
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