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Journals in Research and Theory

36 established journals that publish mainly in Research and Theory, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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36 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Research and Theory. 5 of them are fully open access. Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 1 388 USD. Highest recent citation rates: International Nursing Review, Nurse Education Today, Journal of Advanced Nursing.

36 journals

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Journal of Nursing ManagementWiley31 %2463.54142Subscription; open access option 2 700 USD
Nurse Education TodayElsevier BV23 %3555.32164Subscription; open access option 4 010 USD
International Nursing ReviewWiley26 %1246.5397Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD
Journal of Advanced NursingWiley21 %5814.30261Subscription; open access option 5 450 USD
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationLippincott Williams & Wilkins32 %1401.65125Subscription
Journal of Professional NursingElsevier BV24 %1512.5698Subscription; open access option 3 500 USD
Nursing OutlookElsevier BV22 %1692.91100Subscription; open access option 4 260 USD
Journal of Nursing ScholarshipWiley21 %1064.15143Subscription; open access option 3 640 USD
Nurse LeaderElsevier BV32 %1561.0235Subscription; open access option 2 840 USD
Creative NursingSAGE Publishing25 %552.6630Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Nursing InquiryWiley22 %792.7284Subscription; open access option 4 720 USD
Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing AustraliaElsevier BV23 %792.5468Subscription; open access option 2 000 USD
Nursing ManagementLippincott Williams & Wilkins32 %1270.8647Subscription
Nursing Administration QuarterlyLippincott Williams & Wilkins30 %551.4167Subscription
Contemporary NurseTaylor & Francis22 %532.8177Subscription
AJN American Journal of NursingLippincott Williams & Wilkins26 %3730.75162Subscription
Nursing ForumWiley26 %931.2380Subscription; open access option 840 USD
Nurse EducatorLippincott Williams & Wilkins21 %2261.3372Subscription
Australian journal of advanced nursingPublisher unknown22 %372.9350Open access, fee unknown
The Journal of Continuing Education in NursingSlack Incorporated (United States)23 %1081.1574Subscription
CurationisAOSIS23 %391.9147677 USD
Nursing PhilosophyWiley21 %511.9669Subscription; open access option 3 920 USD
Nursing ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins20 %781.39172Subscription
Nursing Science QuarterlySAGE Publishing28 %840.6772Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
Nursing leadershipLongwoods Publishing27 %370.9943Subscription
Journal for Nurses in Professional DevelopmentLippincott Williams & Wilkins27 %1020.6234Subscription
Nordic journal of nursing researchSAGE Publishing20 %331.54312 100 USD
Advances in Nursing ScienceLippincott Williams & Wilkins20 %510.93114Subscription
Clinical Nurse SpecialistLippincott Williams & Wilkins21 %710.7060Subscription
Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi DergisiPublisher unknown26 %510.5616Open access, fee unknown
Nursing StandardRoyal College of Nursing21 %3180.2884Subscription
Nursing ManagementPublisher unknown24 %650.3141Subscription
Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmièrePublisher unknown22 %310.4810Open access, fee unknown
Nursing Economic$Anthony J. Jannetti26 %510.278Subscription
International Journal for Human CaringPublisher unknown24 %290.3427Subscription
NursingBohn Stafleu van Loghum22 %1480.014Subscription

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Research and Theory. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.