Journal profile · NURSING
Advances in Neonatal Care
ISSN 1536-0903 · eISSN 1536-0911 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES
Advances in Neonatal Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 132 days to acceptance (14 articles, last 24 months); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Neonatal Care is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Infant Development and Preterm Care, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Neonatal Care takes a unique and dynamic approach to the original research and clinical practice articles it publishes. Addressing the practice challenges faced every day—caring for the 40,000-plus low-birth-weight infants in Level II and Level III NICUs each year—the journal promotes evidence-based care and improved outcomes for the tiniest patients and their families. Peer-reviewed editorial includes unique and detailed visual and teaching aids, such as Family Teaching Toolbox, Research to Practice, Cultivating Clinical Expertise, and Online Features. Each issue offers Continuing Education (CE) articles in both print and online formats.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editor-in-chief Debra BrandonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine21.6%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine18.5%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine5.6%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing5.5%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.8%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine4.6%
- Neonatal skin health careHealth Professions3.9%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · NURSING · rank 114/194
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 746OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,352 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 13 | 8 |
| 2025 | 91 | 7 | 81 |
| 2024 | 90 | 10 | 307 |
| 2023 | 82 | 20 | 335 |
| 2022 | 67 | 10 | 323 |
| 2021 | 138 | 12 | 1,199 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
132 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 115 days (14 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 250 days
- Sample
- 14 articles with submission and acceptance dates (192 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1536-0903
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-0911
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Neonatal Care
What CAS zone is Advances in Neonatal Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Neonatal Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Neonatal Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.6; CiteScore 3, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Neonatal Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 14 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 132 days (interquartile range 111–191 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Advances in Neonatal Care in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, NURSING Q3 (114/194). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Advances in Neonatal Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Neonatal Care is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Advances in Neonatal Care open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Neonatal Care is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .