Journal metric profile

Contemporary Nurse

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 57/192 Recorded category rank

Contemporary Nurse JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Contemporary Nurse metric snapshot

Contemporary Nurse has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.100. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.200, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 57 out of 192 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 30% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.200) is 0.100 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.100). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.000, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.750. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Contemporary Nurse lists total cites: 1,760; total articles: 39; citable items: 56. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 9.9 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 6.5 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Contemporary Nurse is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1037-6178 and electronic ISSN 1839-3535. The publisher is recorded as ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameContemporary Nurse
Abbreviated journalCONTEMP NURSE
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,872
ISSN1037-6178
eISSN1839-3535
Total cites1,760
Total articles39
Citable items56
Cited half-life9.9 years
Citing half-life6.5 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.100
5-Year Impact Factor2.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.000
Journal Citation Indicator0.750
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank57/192
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Contemporary Nurse?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Contemporary Nurse is 2.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Contemporary Nurse?

Contemporary Nurse is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 57/192. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Contemporary Nurse?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Contemporary Nurse is 2.200. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Contemporary Nurse?

Contemporary Nurse is listed in this directory as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.