Journal profile · Nursing
Cancer Nursing
ISSN 0162-220X · eISSN 1538-9804 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1978
Cancer Nursing: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.63; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 102 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cancer Nursing is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Cancer survivorship and care, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, together about 48.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aims of this study were to explore symptom clusters in patients with lung cancer undergoing anti–programmed death 1/programmed death ligand 1 immunotherapy and investigate their relationship with social support.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Angela R. StarkweatherPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine24.8%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine12.5%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine11.4%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences7.8%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine5.8%
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studiesMedicine4.8%
- Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Professions4.2%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine2.3%
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 | Nursing | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | 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 | Nursing | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · NURSING · rank 44/194
- JCR Q3 · ONCOLOGY · rank 196/333
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
- 2.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,306OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,414 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 102 | 15 | 116 |
| 2024 | 132 | 27 | 437 |
| 2023 | 127 | 33 | 932 |
| 2022 | 143 | 46 | 1,450 |
| 2021 | 118 | 36 | 1,711 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 6 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0162-220X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-9804
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cancer Nursing
What CAS zone is Cancer Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cancer Nursing is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Nursing / Oncology. 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 Cancer Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.63; CiteScore 6, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at Cancer Nursing?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
What JCR quartile is Cancer Nursing in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, NURSING Q1 (44/194), ONCOLOGY Q3 (196/333). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Cancer Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cancer Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Cancer Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Cancer Nursing 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .