International Journal of Nursing Studies

International Journal of Nursing Studies
DisciplineNursing
LanguageEnglish
Edited byPeter Griffiths
Publication details
History1963–present
Publisher
Elsevier
FrequencyMonthly
Hybrid open access journal
7.1 (2024)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Int. J. Nurs. Stud.
Indexing
ISSN0020-7489
Links

The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) is a monthly peer-reviewed nursing journal published by Elsevier. It publishes original research and scholarship about health-care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy and research methods relevant to in the fields of nursing, midwifery and related health professions.[1]

History

The journal was established in 1963 and was originally published on a quarterly basis by Pergamon Press. The founding editor-in-chief was Elsie Stevenson (University of Edinburgh).[2] She was succeeded in 1968 by K. J. W. Wilson (University of Edinburgh, later University of Birmingham). Wilson stepped down in 1982 and was replaced by Rosemary Crow (Northwick Park Hospital) and Caroline Cox (University of London).[3] Cox stepped down in 1992,[4] and Crow (then at the University of Surrey), remained as sole editor-in-chief for a further eight years, a total of 18 years making her the longest-serving editor to date. From 2000 to 2004, Jenifer Wilson-Barnett (King's College London) was editor.[5][6] She was succeeded in 2005 by the Ian Norman, also of King's College London. In 2026 Peter Griffiths of the University of Southampton assumed the role of Editor in Chief, having served alongside Ian Norman as Executive editor for many years.[7]

The journal was inducted into the Nursing Journals Hall of Fame in 2019, recognising it as among the longest established journals in the field.[8] In the same year an open access sibling journal, the International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances was launched.[9]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed in major databases including:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, in 2024 the journal's impact factor was 7.1 , with a 5-Year Impact Factor of 8.7, ranking first out of 1 journals in the category "Nursing".[10]

References

  1. ^ International Journal of Nursing Studies. "Aims and Scope". Science Direct. Elsevier. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ Ross, Fiona (2012-03-15). "Elsie Stevenson Memorial Lecture: Elsie Stevenson's legacy: nurse leaders in universities today" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  3. ^ Wilson, Kathleen J. W. (1981). "Editor's announcement". International Journal of Nursing Studies. 18 (1): 1. doi:10.1016/0020-7489(81)90002-X.
  4. ^ Crow, Rosemary (1992). "Editorial". International Journal of Nursing Studies. 29: 1. doi:10.1016/0020-7489(92)90055-L.
  5. ^ Wilson-Barnett, J (2000). "Editorial". International Journal of Nursing Studies. 37 (2): 93–4. doi:10.1016/S0020-7489(99)00074-7. PMID 10684949.
  6. ^ Wilson-Barnett, Jenifer (2004). "Editorial". International Journal of Nursing Studies. 41 (4): 343. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.02.002.
  7. ^ Griffiths, Peter (2026-02-01). "A new chapter for the International Journal of Nursing Studies". International Journal of Nursing Studies. 174 105312. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105312. ISSN 0020-7489.
  8. ^ International Academy of Nursing Editors (25 Feb 2026). "INANE Nursing Journal Hall of Fame". https://nursingeditors.com/. Archived from the original on 25 Feb 2026. Retrieved 25 Feb 2026. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |website= (help)
  9. ^ Norman, Professor Ian; Griffiths, Professor Peter (2022-03-01). "Introducing the International Journal of Nursing Studies – Advances". International Journal of Nursing Studies. 127 104177. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104177. ISSN 0020-7489.
  10. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Nursing". 2018 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2024.
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