Aims & Scope

Global Qualitative Nursing Research (GQNR) is a ground breaking, international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on qualitative research in fields relevant to nursing world-wide.

The journal specializes in topics related to nursing practice, responses to health, illness, and disability, health promotion, healthcare delivery, and global issues that affect nursing and healthcare.

GQNR also welcomes qualitative studies pertinent to nursing that advance knowledge of diversity and systemic biases (e.g., racism), including the intersection of multiple oppressions and social identities, that shape experiences of health and illness, nursing and healthcare, and their implications for health equity.

The journal provides a forum for sharing qualitative research from around the world that has international relevance for nursing.

GQNR will publish research articles using qualitative methods and qualitatively-driven mixed-method designs as well as meta-syntheses and articles focused on methodological development.

Special sections include Ethics, Methodological Development, Advancing Theory/Metasynthesis, Establishing Evidence, and Application to Practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 2.1

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 7280

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 301

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.758

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

h-index

Year Value
2024 27

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.


Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.


Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.


APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Nursing, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,000.00 USD. Learn more.

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Quick Facts

Current Factor
2.1
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.758
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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