International Journal of Nursing Studies


The International Journal of Nursing Studies is a monthly peer-reviewed nursing journal published by Elsevier. It covers the delivery of care in the fields of nursing and midwifery.

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. She was succeeded in 1968 by K. J. W. Wilson. Wilson stepped down in 1982 and was replaced by Rosemary Crow and Caroline Cox. Cox stepped down in 1992, and Crow, 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 2000-2004, Jenifer Wilson-Barnett was editor. She was succeeded in 2005 by the present editor Ian Norman.

Abstracting and indexing

According to the Journal Citation Reports, in 2019 the journal's impact factor was 3.783, with a 5-Year Impact Factor of 5.022, ranking first out of 100 journals in the category "Nursing".