Journal profile · Nursing-Nursing (all)
Ciencia y Enfermeria
ISSN 0717-2079 · Universidad de Concepcion, Facultad de Medicina, Departmento de Enfermeria
Ciencia y Enfermeria: fully open access; APC about USD 150; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ciencia y Enfermeria is published by Universidad de Concepcion, Facultad de Medicina, Departmento de Enfermeria. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Nursing care and research and Health Sciences Research and Education, together about 30.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista “CIENCIA Y ENFERMERIA” es editada como órgano oficial de la Facultad de Enfermería de la Universidad de Concepción-Chile desde el año 1995 y su misión fundamental es contribuir a la difusión del conocimiento de Enfermería y Salud que permita apoyar científicamente la praxis de la enfermería y ciencias afines en los diversos ámbitos de su quehacer. Ciencia y Enfermería desde el año 2018 tiene modalidad de publicación continua y considera publicar manuscritos inéditos, de alta calidad científica, rigor e interés global, derivados de investigaciones originales, revisiones y cartas al editor, bajo la modalidad de acceso abierto. Puede publicar artículos temáticos relacionados con aspectos teóricos, metodológicos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Nursing (all)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing16.6%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions8.6%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions5.6%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences5.6%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing5.3%
- Occupational Health and BurnoutHealth Professions5%
- Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing4.9%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing3.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Nursing | Q4 | 122/144 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Cuiden, Latindex, LILACS, Google Scholar, BVS, MIAR, RED, Edit Portal de Revistas Académicas Chilenas, ISSN 0717-9553 On-Line, 0717-2079 impreso
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 775 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 145 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 293 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 452 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 577 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 525 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 479 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 150 | No | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | USD 150 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- artículosCiencia y Enfermería publica en idioma español, portugués o inglés en las categorías: Investigación, Revisiones, Artículos y Cartas al Editor.Length not stated
- cartas al editorCiencia y Enfermería publica en idioma español, portugués o inglés en las categorías: Investigación, Revisiones, Artículos y Cartas al Editor.Length not stated
- investigaciónCiencia y Enfermería publica en idioma español, portugués o inglés en las categorías: Investigación, Revisiones, Artículos y Cartas al Editor.Length not stated
- revisionesCiencia y Enfermería publica en idioma español, portugués o inglés en las categorías: Investigación, Revisiones, Artículos y Cartas al Editor.Length not stated
- revisiónRevisiónLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Red Equator, ICMJE, Citing Medicine, COPE Model summary
Ciencia y Enfermería recomienda las directrices de: Red Equator, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), Citing Medicine y Guías Eticas para Revisores Pares (COPE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ciencia y Enfermería asume que cada investigación a publicar ha cumplido previamente el requisito de ser evaluada por el respectivo Comité de Ética y solicita constancia del Informe del comité ético científico que lo avala. Model summary
Ciencia y Enfermería asume que cada investigación a publicar ha cumplido previamente el requisito de ser evaluada por el respectivo Comité de Ética y solicita constancia del Informe del comité ético científico que lo avala.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 Model summary
Los autores y autoras conservan los derechos de autor y otorgan a Ciencia y Enfermería el derecho de primera publicación, bajo la Licencia Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY), que permite el uso y el intercambio de obras publicadas sin restricciones, siempre que se dé crédito a los autores de la revista y fuente.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Doble ciego (double blind) Model summary
Se adopta una revisión por pares con sistema doble ciego.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Compilatio Model summary
Los manuscritos se someten a un detector de similitud llamado Compilatio.
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
- Universidad de Concepcion, Facultad de Medicina, Departmento de Enfermeria
- ISSN
- 0717-2079
- Print ISSN
- 0717-9553
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ciencia y Enfermeria
What are the manuscript requirements of Ciencia y Enfermeria?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Ciencia y Enfermeria based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ciencia y Enfermeria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ciencia y Enfermeria is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ciencia y Enfermeria open access, and what is the APC?
Ciencia y Enfermeria is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, 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: .