Nursing Practice Today

Aims & Scope

Nursing Practice Today’ is a peer-reviewed, open-access international scientific journal that publishes a wide range of research that will contribute to the body of nursing science and inform the practice of nursing.

Reports of original research and scholarly papers about all aspects of nursing that have a sound scientific, theoretical, or philosophical base are published.

It accepts Original Papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports and Letters to the Editor in the fields of Nursing, including but not limited to Innovations in Practice, Nursing Care Across the Lifespan for Acute and Chronic Illness, Critical Care, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Community-based Nursing, Leadership, and Health Policy.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url

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 does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Benefits of exclusive breastfeeding: An integrative review

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Germano Rodrigues, Vanessa, Isabel de Jesus

• Organizational commitment, job satisfaction, organizational justice and self-efficacy among nurses

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Zahra, Ali, Mohammad, Omid

• COVID-19 epidemic: Hospital-level response

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Mohammad, Reza, Razieh

• Statistical concerns, invalid construct validity, and future recommendations

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Hamid, Long, Jason, Ozkan, Fatemeh, Amir Hossein

• An aging simulation game’s impact on the attitudes of nursing students

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Carla Sílvia Neves da, Germano, Andreia

• Factors affecting the attitudes of nursing students toward ageism

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Ismail, Ayfer

• The effect of simulation-based education on nursing students’ knowledge and performance of adult basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A randomized clinical trial

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Tahereh, Tahereh, Shima

• The relationship of mental health with resilience among psychiatric nurses

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Fazel, Peyman, Shono, Daem, Reza Ghanei-

• Good nursing care: Rodgers’ evolutionary concept analysis

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Akram, Maryam, Vahid, Leila, Elnaz

• Who gets the benefits from nurse migration?

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Esmaeil, Nooredin, Sajad