Journal profile · Nursing
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care
ISSN 1557-1459 · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care: subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care's largest topics are Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Obesity and Health Practices and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 61.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesMedicine26.9%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions19.4%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine15.3%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine6.3%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions3%
- Nursing education and managementNursing2.4%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine2.4%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 384 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
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
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1557-1459
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care
How long does peer review take at Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care?
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.
Is Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care open access, and what is the APC?
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .