88 Nursing journals in ORBIT Tier 2 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second quarter of Nursing by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health | 2394-6032 | 871 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| AJN American Journal of Nursing | 0002-936X | 371 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety | 2347-5641 | 310 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| AORN Journal | 0001-2092 | 219 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Nurse Leader | 1541-4612 | 186 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Indian Journal of Community Health | 0971-7587 | 181 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Nursing | 0360-4039 | 179 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| National Journal of Community Medicine | 0976-3325 | 157 | 2 | ₹20,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| Universal Journal of Public Health | 2331-8880 | 149 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| American nurse journal | 1930-5583 | 144 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Nursing Management | 0744-6314 | 120 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal for Nurses in Professional Development | 2169-9798 | 96 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Enfermería Clínica (English Edition) | 2445-1479 | 94 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Spain |
| Nursing Science Quarterly | 0894-3184 | 90 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| African Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research | 3027-2637 | 85 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Asian Food Science Journal | 2581-7752 | 81 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Lipids | 0024-4201 | 71 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| World Nutrition | 2041-9775 | 68 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Nutrition and Food Security | 2476-7417 | 63 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Iran |
| Advances in Nursing Science | 0161-9268 | 62 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Frontiers of Nursing | 2544-8994 | 61 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi | 2149-018X | 60 | 2 | ≈ ₹15,413 to publish | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY | 2992-5479 | 56 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research | 2588-1582 | 54 | 2 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Algeria |
| IPS Journal of Nutrition and Food Science | 3115-5391 | 51 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Nigeria |
| Journal of Nursing Measurement | 1061-3749 | 47 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Nursing leadership | 1481-9643 | 46 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Canada |
| The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education | 1225-9578 | 46 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Korea |
| Food Technology Research Journal | 2974-3990 | 45 | 2 | EGP 1,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Food Chemistry and Nanotechnology | 2471-4291 | 45 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences | 2684-1827 | 42 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Belgium |
| Mediterranean Nursing and Midwifery | 2791-7940 | 42 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Advances in Food Science & Technology | 2454-4213 | 41 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Journal of Nursology | 2822-2954 | 41 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière | 2368-6669 | 39 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 1607-0658 | 39 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,59,348 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Akademik Ziraat Dergisi | 2147-6403 | 38 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| African Journal of Science Technology and Social Sciences | 2958-0560 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Erciyes Tarım ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi | 2651-5334 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| International Journal of Food and Fermentation Technology | 2249-1570 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Scifood. | 2989-4034 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | XO |
| Journal of Nursing Science and Professional Practice | 3050-5100 | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Selçuk Sağlık Dergisi | 2717-8250 | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Ordu Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi | 2146-6440 | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| Asia Pacific Journal of Surgical Advances | 3079-1618 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Bangladesh |
| Food Science and Technology | 2331-513X | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Letters in Food Research | 3093-7361 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Research and theory for nursing practice | 0889-7182 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Academic Research in Nursing | 2149-4983 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Svāsthya. | 3063-0649 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| The Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati Fascicle VI – Food Technology | 1843-5157 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Romania |
| Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery | 2336-3517 | 28 | 2 | ≈ ₹10,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Czechia |
| Journal of Comprehensive Health | 2347-498X | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Innovations | 3079-160X | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Bangladesh |
| Bangladesh Journal of Food and Nutrition | 3078-6789 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Bangladesh |
| Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences | 2090-3650 | 26 | 2 | ≈ ₹10,596 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Research | 3080-0668 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Bangladesh |
| Food Science & Nutrition | 2470-1076 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Food Technology & Nutrition Sciences | 2754-477X | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Science Technology and Society | 2330-7412 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Waterlines | 0262-8104 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| American Journal of Food Science and Technology | 2834-0086 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Food Supplements and Biomaterials for Health | 2765-4362 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Akdeniz Hemşirelik Dergisi | 2822-5988 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Health Sciences International Journal | 3026-5037 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing | 2005-212X | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Translational Food Sciences | 3049-5202 | 22 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,03,965 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology | 1847-3466 | 21 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Journal of Agricultural Food Science and Biotechnology | 2959-3417 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Biosciences and Public Health | 3104-8749 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Rural Sustainability Research | 1407-4427 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Latvia |
| European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences | 2663-7510 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Bangladesh |
| journal of food and biotechnology | 3041-6299 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Agriculture and Food Bioactive Compounds | 3068-8051 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| EAS Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences | 2663-1873 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Balkan Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi | 2980-0781 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| International Journal of Advanced Research in Food Science and Agriculture Technology | 3030-556X | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Research | 2642-1100 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| East Journal of Applied Science | 3079-9392 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Oman |
| Journal of Human Ecology and Sustainability | 3027-9100 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Egyptian Journal of Food Science | 1110-0192 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Egypt |
| Nutrition and Dietary Supplements | 1179-1489 | 13 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,11,141 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Bulletin of the National Nutrition Institute of the Arab Republic of Egypt | 1110-0974 | 12 | 2 | ≈ ₹72,246 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology | 2578-9635 | 11 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Witness The Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse | 2291-5796 | 11 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| IMCC Journal of Science | 2783-0357 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Health and Environmental Research | 2472-3584 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Health Statistics Reports | 2755-9866 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |