Journal profile · Nursing
CIN Computers Informatics Nursing
ISSN 1538-2931 · eISSN 1538-9774 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2002
CIN Computers Informatics Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.08; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 196 days to acceptance (30 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 183 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CIN Computers Informatics Nursing is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electronic Health Records Systems, Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Explore CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, featuring peer‑reviewed articles, clinical studies, and the latest medical research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Heather Carter-TempletonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions19.2%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing14.2%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions11.2%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine6.2%
- Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealth Professions5.6%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine4%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions3.9%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS · rank 122/185
- JCR Q4 · MEDICAL INFORMATICS · rank 42/54
- JCR Q2 · NURSING · rank 62/194
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
- 2.08LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 803OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 121LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,831 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 176 | 15 | 33 |
| 2025 | 183 | 24 | 124 |
| 2024 | 152 | 27 | 425 |
| 2023 | 102 | 29 | 443 |
| 2022 | 148 | 44 | 914 |
| 2021 | 155 | 26 | 1,015 |
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
196 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 153 days – 279 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 259 days
- Sample
- 30 articles with submission and acceptance dates (36 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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)
- 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
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1538-2931
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-9774
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CIN Computers Informatics Nursing
What CAS zone is CIN Computers Informatics Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CIN Computers Informatics Nursing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Medical Informatics / Nursing. 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 CIN Computers Informatics Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.08; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at CIN Computers Informatics Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 30 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 196 days (interquartile range 153–279 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What JCR quartile is CIN Computers Informatics Nursing in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS Q3 (122/185), MEDICAL INFORMATICS Q4 (42/54), NURSING Q2 (62/194). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index CIN Computers Informatics Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CIN Computers Informatics Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is CIN Computers Informatics Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
CIN Computers Informatics 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .