NSC Nursing is the official scientific journal of the Order of Nursing Professions of Naples. It is a peer-reviewed, diamond open access journal in the field of nursing sciences.

The journal aims to promote high-quality research and support the dissemination of evidence-based knowledge across all areas of nursing, including clinical practice, education, management, and public health.

NSC Nursing publishes original research articles, reviews, methodological studies, and commentaries relevant to the nursing community. The journal welcomes contributions from researchers, clinicians, and academics at both national and international levels.

 

Publication Frequency

NSC Nursing is published quarterly. The number of articles published in each issue depends on the number of submissions received and the outcome of the peer review process.

The journal is committed to ensuring regular publication and maintaining a consistent flow of high-quality scholarly contributions.

 

Peer Review Policy

All manuscripts undergo a structured peer review process conducted by at least two independent external reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript.

Associate Editors oversee the peer review process and evaluate reviewer reports. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision on all manuscripts based on the reviewers’ evaluations.

 

Open Access Policy

NSC Nursing is a diamond open access journal. All articles are freely available immediately upon publication, and no fees are charged to authors or readers.

 

Ethical Standards

NSC Nursing adheres to internationally recognized standards of publication ethics and follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

In cases of suspected misconduct, the journal applies appropriate editorial actions in accordance with COPE recommendations, including correction, retraction, or rejection of manuscripts.

 

Copyright

NSC Nursing publishes content under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND). This license allows users to share the content with proper attribution, but does not permit commercial use or modification of the original work.

 

Digital Preservation

The journal ensures long-term preservation of published content through third-party archiving services.

 

Indexing and Abstracting

NSC Nursing is indexed in the following databases:

SCOPUS
DOAJ
CINAHL Complete, File PDF
Scilit
EMCARE
EBSCO Essentials
ROAD
ZDB
CrossRef,
Semantic Scholar

 

Journal Metrics 

Acceptance rate (2025): 38.5%

Publications:

• 2025: 15
• 2021–2025: 86

Citations:

• 2025: 16
• 2021–2025: 48

Average citations per article (2023–2024 publications, cited in 2025): 0.27

NSC Nursing is committed to ensuring transparency in the reporting of its performance. To this end, the journal provides a selection of bibliometric indicators derived from publicly available sources.

Further citation data can be accessed via the Scilit platform: https://www.scilit.com/sources/25639

The metrics reported above are intended solely for informational purposes and should not be considered equivalent to the Journal Impact Factor as provided by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science).

 

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