Journal profile · Nursing
Contemporary Nurse
ISSN 1037-6178 · eISSN 1839-3535 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · AUSTRALIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1992
Contemporary Nurse: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.11; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 117 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Nurse is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Nursing education and management, Global Health Workforce Issues and Nursing Roles and Practices, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contemporary Nurse is an international, peer-reviewed, scientific journal of interest to practitioners, clinical academics, educators and scholars in the discipline of nursing. The journal aims to intensify discipline advancement, professional development and standards for practice by publishing stimulating, informative, useful articles on a range of issues directly relevant to contemporary clinical nursing practice, irrespective of the setting in which that takes place. Contemporary Nurse is committed to showcasing original high-quality research, reviews and discussion papers from clinical scholars, nurse researchers and future leaders on emerging fronts in health services. We welcome contributions focused on clinically relevant, new and novel evidence generation, translation and implementation. We strive to stimulate the international exchange of ideas for sustainable healthcare delivery, digital health integration, patient participation, safe quality care, and workforce recruitment, retention, education, and training.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Rochelle WynnePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 2, Canada 1, Austria 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing14.6%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions7.9%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions6.8%
- Cultural Competency in Health CareSocial Sciences6.2%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions5.5%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions5.4%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.9%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing4.9%
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 | 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 | 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 | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedEmbasePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Gale, Directory of Nursing Journals
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
- Impact factor
- 2.11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,045OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 321,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,470 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 23 | 10 |
| 2025 | 62 | 27 | 119 |
| 2024 | 77 | 43 | 362 |
| 2023 | 43 | 22 | 212 |
| 2022 | 39 | 14 | 411 |
| 2021 | 42 | 14 | 412 |
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
117 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 178 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 131 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (120 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,190 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving the option to publish open access. Model summary
Contemporary Nurse is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and read…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1037-6178
- Electronic ISSN
- 1839-3535
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Nurse
What CAS zone is Contemporary Nurse in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary Nurse is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Contemporary Nurse?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.11; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Contemporary Nurse?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 117 days (interquartile range 77–178 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 Contemporary Nurse in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Contemporary Nurse based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (2), Canada (1) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Contemporary Nurse?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Nurse is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Contemporary Nurse open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Nurse is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .