Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Chronic Wound Care Management and Research
ISSN 2324-481X · Dove Medical Press · United Kingdom
Chronic Wound Care Management and Research: fully open access; APC about USD 1,806; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chronic Wound Care Management and Research is published by Dove Medical Press. 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 61.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Marco Romanelli Chronic Wound Care Management and Research is an international, peer reviewed, open access, online journal publishing original research, reviews, editorials and commentaries on the management of chronic wounds and the major issues related to chronic wound management. Chronic Wound Care Management and Research will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication. Specific topics in the journal include: Causes of chronic wounds, and risk factors Chronic wounds as comorbidities to other conditions (such as obesity, diabetes, vascular disorders, and multiple sclerosis) Treatment of chronic wounds (including palliative care) Patient adherence to therapy Psychosocial issues associated with chronic wounds Multidisciplinary intervention for best-management of chronic wounds Patient–physician collaboration for chronic wound management Economic burden of chronic wounds Health outcomes and resource management Management and organizational issues within health care systems
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Marco RomanelliPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine34.1%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine18.1%
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementHealth Professions8.8%
- Surgical site infection preventionMedicine6%
- Burn Injury Management and OutcomesMedicine4.4%
- Skin Diseases and DiabetesMedicine3.2%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine2.8%
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesMedicine2.4%
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.
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 16 February 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 105 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 107 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 193 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 189 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 218 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 247 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 178 |
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)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,806 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,630 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- case reportAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
- reviewAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access journal publishing scientific and medical research Model summary
Open access to scientific and medical research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer-reviewed open access journals Model summary
Open access peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Dove Medical Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2324-481X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chronic Wound Care Management and Research
How long does peer review take at Chronic Wound Care Management and Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Chronic Wound Care Management and Research open access, and what is the APC?
Chronic Wound Care Management and Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,806.
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: .