Journal profile · Nursing
Advances in Nursing Science
ISSN 0161-9268 · eISSN 1550-5014 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1978
Advances in Nursing Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.42; hybrid open access; median 102 days to acceptance (17 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Nursing Science 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 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership, Nursing education and management and Ethics in medical practice, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Consistently ranked as one of the most-read and most assigned journals by faculties of graduate programs in nursing, Advances in Nursing Science (ANS) is intellectually challenging, innovative and progressive, and features articles from a wide range of scholarly traditions. The journal particularly encourages works that speak to the need for global sustainability and that take an intersectional approach, recognizing class, color, sexual and gender identity, and other dimensions of human experience related to health. Articles in ANS are peer-reviewed and chosen for their pioneering perspectives and for their significance in contributing the evolution of the discipline of nursing.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing13.5%
- Nursing education and managementNursing10.7%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions7.4%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing6.4%
- Cultural Competency in Health CareSocial Sciences6.3%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine4.5%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions4.2%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions3.7%
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
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
- 1.42LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,063OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,325 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 62 | 5 | 98 |
| 2024 | 29 | 4 | 53 |
| 2023 | 45 | 8 | 179 |
| 2022 | 63 | 13 | 508 |
| 2021 | 57 | 10 | 453 |
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
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 110 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 62 days (16 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 17 articles with submission and acceptance dates (154 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0161-9268
- Electronic ISSN
- 1550-5014
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Nursing Science
What CAS zone is Advances in Nursing Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Nursing Science 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 Nursing Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.42; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 114.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Nursing Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 17 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 86–110 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Advances in Nursing Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Nursing Science is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Advances in Nursing Science open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Nursing Science 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; 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: .