Journal profile · Medicine-Emergency Medicine
Advances in Wound Care
ISSN 2162-1918 · eISSN 2162-1934 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States
Advances in Wound Care: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.77; hybrid open access; 68 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Wound Care is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wound Healing and Treatments, Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management and Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management, together about 51.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Wound Care rapidly shares research from bench to bedside, with wound care applications for burns, major trauma, blast injuries, surgery, and diabetic ulcers. The Journal provides a critical, peer-reviewed forum for the field of tissue injury and repair, with an emphasis on acute and chronic wounds. Advances in Wound Care explores novel research approaches and practices to deliver the latest scientific discoveries and developments. Advances in Wound Care coverage includes: Skin bioengineering, Skin and tissue regeneration, Acute, chronic, and complex wounds, Dressings, Anti-scar strategies, Inflammation, Burns and healing, Biofilm, Oxygen and angiogenesis, Critical limb ischemia, Military wound care, New devices and technologies.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Emergency Medicine
Editor-in-chief Chandan K SenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 18, India 3, Australia 3, Mainland China 2, Germany 2 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine31.9%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine9.9%
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementHealth Professions9.5%
- Mesenchymal stem cell researchMedicine4.8%
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine4.7%
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesMedicine3.5%
- Planarian Biology and ElectrostimulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.4%
- Surgical Sutures and AdhesivesMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 5.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 589OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 857 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 6 | 26 |
| 2025 | 68 | 19 | 319 |
| 2024 | 67 | 35 | 706 |
| 2023 | 34 | 19 | 678 |
| 2022 | 38 | 15 | 1,082 |
| 2021 | 61 | 37 | 2,835 |
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.
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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2162-1918
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-1934
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Wound Care
What CAS zone is Advances in Wound Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Wound Care is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Dermatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Wound Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.77; CiteScore 13, h-index 105.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Wound Care based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), India (3) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Wound Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Wound Care is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Advances in Wound Care open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Wound 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: .