Focus and Scope
The Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing – OBJN (ISSN: 1676-4285), created on April 23, 2002, is linked to the Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa (EEAAC) of the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, Brazil. Its objective is to disseminate scientific production and strengthen Graduate Programs in Nursing and Health.
The title abbreviation is Online Braz J Nurs, which should be used in footnotes, legends, and bibliographical references.
Thematic area: Nursing and Health, with emphasis on care, management, teaching, and research applied to professional practice and public health policies.
Languages accepted for submission and publication: Portuguese, English, and Spanish. All accepted articles are published in the three languages, in HTML, PDF, and EPUB formats.
Types of manuscripts accepted: The journal accepts submissions of manuscripts for Editorials; Original Articles; Review Articles; Implementation, Development, and Technological Innovation; Reflection Articles; Experience Reports; and Letters to the Editor. See the complete specifications at Accepted Manuscript Types. The journal prioritizes studies that demonstrate methodological rigor and scientific relevance, with the potential to contribute to the improvement of care, management, teaching, and research applied to professional practice, as well as to the formulation and implementation of public health policies.
Audience: Researchers, professors, health professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, and those in related fields.
Mission
To record, recover, and disseminate information in the form of scientific evidence, defending editorial freedom and the global integration of knowledge among researchers and professionals in nursing and health, with a focus on international relevance.
Vision
To emerge as the best electronic journal in nursing and health in Latin America, recognized by the main international indexing databases and by the inalienable defense of excellence, accuracy, and ethical precepts in health publications.
Values
- Scientificity;
- Practicality;
- Cost-effectiveness;
- Ethics and editorial quality.
Indexing | Databases
- Scopus;
- SJR – SCImago Journal Rank;
- CINAHL;
- LILACS;
- BDENF;
- BVS – Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde;
- DOAJ;
- Latindex;
- CUIDEN;
- Ciberindex;
- EBSCOhost;
- Crossref;
- Portal de Periódicos CAPES;
- Google Scholar;
- Miguilim.
Metrics
- CiteScore 2025 – 0.3
- Qualis CAPES – A4 (according to an analysis of the CAPES 2025–2028 parameters for the field of Nursing)
Frequency of Publication
The OBJN adopts the continuous flow publication system (rolling pass), with a single volume per year. This volume consists of two independent issues: the regular one, composed of articles submitted and approved in a continuous flow, and the special thematic one, published annually through a specific call.
The publication of the current volume occurs between March and November. Articles accepted in the period from December to February make up the volume referring to the following year. The receipt of submissions occurs throughout the year, with an interruption in January and July, in line with the institutional academic calendar.
Submission and evaluation indicators
- Approved articles: 12%;
- Number of submissions: 241;
- Average time from submission to acceptance: 71 days (about 10 weeks);
- Average time from acceptance to publication: 135 days (about 19 weeks);
- Average total time from submission to publication: 205 days (about 29 weeks).
Average times calculated from articles published in 2026.
Date of update: October 24, 2026