Open Access Nursing Journals
A list of Open Access Nursing journals for you to publish your manuscript in
Nursing is activity within the health care sector
All articles published in Open Access journals have undergone peer review and upon acceptance are immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.
Hopefully this list of Nursing Open Access journals will make it easier for you to decide where to publish your Nursing manuscript.
Our list includes all the high-impact factor Nursing journals that may be relevant to your field of study. In any case, we've also included other journals that may also offer more affordable publishing fees.Instead of displaying the most commonly known Nursing journals, we have made an exhaustive list of open accesss Nursing journals. Use our different columns — number of papers, number of citations, and relevance — to find the best Nursing venue for your manuscript.
The DOAJ columns refers to the The Directory of Open Access Journals, a list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access.
There are certain criteria a journal must meet to be indexed by DOAJ, and thus inclusion in the DOAJ index is seen by scholars as a mark of quality.
All the open access Nursing journals in this list are indexed in OA.mg.
If you spot any mistakes in this table of Nursing OA journals, don’t hesitate to send us an email.
Name | ISSN | DOAJ | Publisher | No. of Papers | Citations | Relevance▼ | Website |
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Journal of health & medical economics | 2471-9927 | Scitechnol Biosoft Pvt. Ltd (OMICS) | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
International journal of pharmaceutical research and innovation | 2046-5114 | Whites Science Innovation Limited | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
Preventive medicine research | 2251-2632 | PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd | 3 | 0 | 100 | ||
International Journal of Palliative Care | 2314-579X | Hindawi Limited | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
한국학교보건학회지 | 1225-9608 | The Korean Society of School Health | 2 | 4 | 100 | ||
Clinical practice | 2326-1471 | Scientific and Academic Publishing | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
ISRN Pharmaceutics (Print) | 2090-6145 | Hindawi (International Scholarly Research Network) | 2 | 0 | 100 | ||
Open journal of physiology and pathophysiology | 2637-6946 | eSciPub LLC | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
International journal of nursing science | 2167-7441 | Scientific and Academic Publishing | 1 | 38 | 100 | ||
ISRN Nursing (Print) | 2090-5483 | Hindawi (International Scholarly Research Network) | 2 | 0 | 100 | ||
Implementation Science | 1748-5908 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2064 | 110399 | 95 | Website |
Health Research Policy and Systems | 1478-4505 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1278 | 23377 | 94 | Website |
Human Resources for Health | 1478-4491 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1235 | 32131 | 93.5 | Website |
Public health research | 2050-4381 | ☑ | National Institute for Health Research | 31 | 41 | 93.5 | Website |
BMC Palliative Care | 1472-684X | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1283 | 17908 | 93.5 | Website |
BMC Nursing | 1472-6955 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1166 | 13181 | 93.2 | Website |
BMC Health Services Research | 1472-6963 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 11639 | 216758 | 92 | Website |
Polish Journal of Public Health | 0044-2011 | ☑ | Medical University of Lublin | 730 | 216 | 91.9 | |
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration | 1225-9330 | Korean Academy of Nursing Administration | 1190 | 7286 | 91.3 | ||
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research | 2045-4015 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 686 | 4279 | 90.8 | Website |
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | 1940-0632 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 761 | 6761 | 90.7 | Website |
BMC Public Health | 1471-2458 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 20198 | 479281 | 88.9 | Website |
Global Health Research and Policy | 2397-0642 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 258 | 2483 | 88 | Website |
International Journal of Public Health | 1661-8556 | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 1989 | 34533 | 87.1 | Website |
International Journal for Equity in Health | 1475-9276 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2129 | 42452 | 86.2 | Website |
BMC International Health and Human Rights | 1472-698X | ☑ | Springer Nature | 531 | 13121 | 86.1 | Website |
Global journal of nursing | 2637-4994 | eSciPub LLC | 14 | 2 | 85.7 | ||
Advances in Emergency Medicine | 2314-7644 | Hindawi Limited | 21 | 109 | 85.7 | ||
Journal of nursing | 2315-4578 | Universe Scientific Publishing Pte. Ltd. | 40 | 2 | 85 | ||
Conflict and Health | 1752-1505 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 600 | 8715 | 84.3 | Website |
Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy | 1747-597X | ☑ | Springer Nature | 808 | 13565 | 83.4 | Website |
Harm Reduction Journal | 1477-7517 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 974 | 17928 | 83.2 | Website |
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice | 2052-3211 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 543 | 2882 | 82.3 | Website |
Trends in nursing | 2313-8467 | Stellenbosch University - Trends in Nursing | 28 | 64 | 82.1 | ||
Advances in Nursing | 2314-7725 | Hindawi Limited | 28 | 275 | 82.1 | ||
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | 1477-7525 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 3307 | 113524 | 81.9 | Website |
Health Economics Review | 2191-1991 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 459 | 4874 | 81.7 | Website |
Integrated pharmacy research and practice | 2230-5254 | ☑ | Dove Medical Press | 156 | 1415 | 81.4 | Website |
Pharmacy Education | 1560-2214 | International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) | 1077 | 2512 | 81.2 | ||
Globalization and Health | 1744-8603 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1122 | 26718 | 81.2 | Website |
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice | 1925-4040 | Sciedu Press | 1817 | 5893 | 80.7 | ||
Pharmacy | 2226-4787 | ☑ | MDPI AG | 1015 | 4046 | 80.3 | Website |
نشریه پرستاری ایران | 2008-5923 | ☑ | Armenian Green Publishing Co. | 69 | 13 | 79.7 | |
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation | 1478-7547 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 539 | 9676 | 78.8 | Website |
The Journal of Haemophilia Practice | 2055-3390 | Haemnet | 207 | 184 | 78.7 | ||
NursingPlus Open | 2352-9008 | ☑ | Elsevier | 14 | 1440 | 78.6 | Website |
Phaselis: disiplinlerarası akdeniz araştırmaları dergisi | 2149-7826 | ☑ | PHASELIS | 31 | 2 | 77.4 | Website |
Health & Justice | 2194-7899 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 194 | 1573 | 77.3 | Website |
Health Services and Delivery Research | 2050-4349 | ☑ | National Institute for Health Research | 352 | 4635 | 76.4 | Website |
Innovations in pharmacy | 2155-0417 | ☑ | University of Minnesota | 766 | 1621 | 76.4 | Website |
International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 1752-4458 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 778 | 13208 | 76.1 | Website |
JMIR nursing | 2562-7600 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 62 | 153 | 75.8 | Website |
International journal of nursing studies advances | 2666-142X | ☑ | Elsevier | 86 | 309 | 75.6 | Website |
Programme grants for applied research | 2050-4322 | ☑ | National Institute for Health Research | 101 | 829 | 75.2 | Website |
Nursing and health | 2332-2217 | Horizon Research Publishing Co., Ltd. | 51 | 90 | 74.5 | ||
Palliative care and social practice | 2632-3524 | ☑ | SAGE | 74 | 123 | 74.3 | Website |
The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education | 0002-9459 | American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education | 5457 | 58967 | 74.3 | Website | |
Implementation science communications | 2662-2211 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 327 | 739 | 73.7 | Website |
Jmir mhealth and uhealth | 2291-5222 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 2398 | 49055 | 73.4 | Website |
The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education | 1225-9578 | The Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education | 953 | 5471 | 73.3 | Website | |
Patient Experience Journal | 2372-0247 | ☑ | The Beryl Institute | 423 | 1553 | 73.3 | Website |
Nursing reports | 2039-439X | ☑ | MDPI AG | 204 | 348 | 73 | Website |
Journal of long-term care | 2516-9122 | ☑ | LSE Press | 81 | 145 | 72.8 | Website |
International journal of research in nursing | 1949-0194 | Science Publications | 11 | 1 | 72.7 | ||
Frontiers of Nursing | 2544-8994 | ☑ | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 95 | 33 | 72.6 | Website |
Clinical nursing studies | 2324-7940 | Sciedu Press | 340 | 742 | 72.6 | ||
Reproductive Health | 1742-4755 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1873 | 33990 | 72.1 | Website |
Southern African journal of public health | 2708-9509 | South African Medical Association NPC | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | ||
Palliative care | 1178-2242 | ☑ | SAGE | 49 | 331 | 71.4 | Website |
Pilot and Feasibility Studies | 2055-5784 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1120 | 6380 | 71.3 | Website |
Han'gug ho'seu'pi'seu wanhwa ui'lyo haghoeji | 1229-1285 | Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care | 379 | 932 | 71 | ||
Open Journal of Nursing | 2162-5336 | Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. | 964 | 2267 | 69.6 | ||
SAGE open nursing | 2377-9608 | ☑ | SAGE | 315 | 588 | 69.5 | Website |
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences | 2214-1391 | ☑ | Elsevier | 465 | 1390 | 69.2 | Website |
Nursing Research and Practice | 2090-1429 | ☑ | Hindawi Limited | 402 | 5637 | 68.7 | Website |
Population Health Metrics | 1478-7954 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 531 | 18137 | 68.2 | Website |
The Open Nursing Journal | 1874-4346 | Bentham Science | 333 | 2576 | 67.9 | ||
American Journal of Nursing Science | 2328-5753 | 424 | 712 | 67.7 | |||
Archives of public health | 0778-7367 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1636 | 11096 | 67.7 | Website |
Palliative medicine and hospice care | 2377-8393 | Openventio Publishers | 74 | 99 | 67.6 | ||
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | 1472-6947 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2753 | 56846 | 67.6 | Website |
Pharmacy Practice (internet) | 1885-642X | ☑ | Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas (CIPF) | 948 | 6487 | 67.3 | Website |
Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy | 2667-2766 | ☑ | Elsevier | 156 | 33 | 67.3 | Website |
International journal of studies in nursing | 2424-9653 | July Press Pte. Ltd. | 52 | 10 | 67.3 | ||
International health trends and perspectives | 2563-9269 | ☑ | Ryerson University Library and Archives | 36 | 9 | 66.7 | Website |
Nursing and family health care | 2631-9942 | Open Access Text | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | ||
Clinical journal of nursing care and practice | 2639-9911 | Heighten Science Publications Corporation | 24 | 1 | 66.7 | ||
Injury Epidemiology | 2197-1714 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 390 | 3184 | 66.7 | Website |
Curationis | 0379-8577 | ☑ | AOSIS | 1889 | 8572 | 66.2 | Website |
Indian Journal of Palliative Care | 0973-1075 | Medknow Publications | 1130 | 6847 | 66.1 | ||
Primary Health Care Research & Development | 1463-4236 | ☑ | Cambridge University Press | 1407 | 9239 | 65.7 | |
BMC Family Practice | 1471-2296 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2616 | 53990 | 65.3 | Website |
Internet interventions | 2214-7829 | ☑ | Elsevier | 261 | 1146 | 65.1 | Website |
BMJ open quality | 2399-6641 | ☑ | BMJ | 926 | 2449 | 63.7 | Website |
International research journal of health education | 2637-661X | eSciPub LLC | 11 | 1 | 63.6 | ||
Nursing | 2230-522X | ☑ | Dove Medical Press | 96 | 295 | 63.5 | Website |
Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care | 1539-3399 | ☑ | Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care | 420 | 1602 | 63.3 | Website |
International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices | 2394-4978 | Graphy Publications | 252 | 279 | 62.7 | ||
Jurnal kebijakan kesehatan indonesia | 2089-2624 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | 8 | 7 | 62.5 | ||
Journal of Hospital Administration | 1927-6990 | Sciedu Press | 595 | 1297 | 62.5 |