Journal profile · Medicine-Urology
Continence
ISSN 2772-9737 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Continence: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,800; review about 90 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 555 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Continence is published by Elsevier and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pelvic floor disorders treatments, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research and Urinary Tract Infections Management, together about 59% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Continence is the open access journal for the International Continence Society (ICS), which is complemented by Continence Reports. Continence is dedicated to the publication of high quality, innovative pure and clinical research that will benefit patients with urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders by advancing science, in keeping with the mission of the ICS, whose broad membership covers multiple disciplines including physicians, surgeons, nurses, physicists, physiotherapists, bio-engineers and scientists. Continence covers all types of primary research involving clinical, and translational research. Continence articles will include original articles, review articles, standardization reports, white papers as well as consensus statements. All articles are peer reviewed by a panel of dedicated experts in their field and proof-read by copy editors. Continence reflects the evolving publishing model so all published papers will have unrestricted access and be published online-only.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Urology
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 24, United Kingdom 15, Italy 9, Netherlands 6, Spain 4 (84 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine27.9%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine22.5%
- Urinary Tract Infections ManagementMedicine8.5%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine4%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.8%
- Ureteral procedures and complicationsMedicine3.2%
- Sexual function and dysfunction studiesMedicine3%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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 (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,674 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 510 | 510 | 2 |
| 2025 | 555 | 555 | 104 |
| 2024 | 589 | 589 | 242 |
| 2023 | 526 | 526 | 345 |
| 2022 | 418 | 418 | 214 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
90 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 6 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 37 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 1,800 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,800 / EUR 1,680 / GBP 1,440 / JPY 223,250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,800 | — | — |
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted14, with length limits
- commentaryContinence welcomes basic science, clinical science and health services research contributions on topics regarding urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders. Pr…Length not stated
- controversies in functional urologyControversies in Functional Urology. The submission of well-written and well-argued articles for debate on controversial issues that may be of value for the jou…Length not stated
- editorialContinence welcomes basic science, clinical science and health services research contributions on topics regarding urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders. Pr…Length not stated
- ics consensus documentsICS Consensus Documents. These are defined by the Council of Europe as a ‘public statement on a particular aspect of medical knowledge generally agreed upon as …Length not stated
- meta-analysisContinence welcomes basic science, clinical science and health services research contributions on topics regarding urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders. Pr…Length not stated
- original articleContinence welcomes basic science, clinical science and health services research contributions on topics regarding urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders. Pr…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles. Basic science and clinical articles are limited to 4000 words in length with a structured abstract (consisting of an introduction, methods, r…Length not stated
- reviewContinence welcomes basic science, clinical science and health services research contributions on topics regarding urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders. Pr…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- review articleContinence welcomes basic science, clinical science and health services research contributions on topics regarding urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders. Pr…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles. The Editors encourage the submission of reviews that offer new insights on topics of interest for our readership. Narrative, systemic reviews a…Length not stated
- short communicationContinence welcomes basic science, clinical science and health services research contributions on topics regarding urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders. Pr…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort communications. The Editors welcome short items of up to 1500 words on any topic of interest to the journal’s readership. These require an unstructured ab…Length not stated
- special issueSpecial Issue. The Editors welcome either original articles or reviews that is organized around aLength not stated
- standardization reportsStandardization Reports. These are ICS documents that are the reference point for all terminology and practice in the relevant clinical areas, developed by the …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
The below guidance only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process.Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language. Applying the technology should be done with human ov…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Changes to authorship
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
Corresponding authors, on behalf of all the authors of a submission, must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints can be shared anywhere at any time Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2772-9737
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Continence
What CAS zone is Continence in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Continence?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Continence?
The publisher reports about 90 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Continence?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Continence based?
Of the 84 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (24), United Kingdom (15) and Italy (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Continence?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Continence is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Continence open access, and what is the APC?
Continence is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .