Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Cultura de los Cuidados
ISSN 1138-1728 · eISSN 1699-6003 · Universidad de Alicante · Spain
Cultura de los Cuidados: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cultura de los Cuidados is published by Universidad de Alicante 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 care and research, Aging, Health, and Disability and Social Sciences and Policies, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Colombia 3, Portugal 1, Chile 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions17.8%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine9.8%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine7.4%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions7.2%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine6.5%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine6%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions4.1%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,404 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 11 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 31 |
| 2023 | 73 | 73 | 41 |
| 2022 | 71 | 71 | 115 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 56 |
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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted4
- antropologíaSección reservada para la inclusión de originales y/o revisiones de trabajos antropológicos en materia de cuidados enfermeros.Length not stated
- historiaDestinada a la publicación de originales y/o revisiones de historia de enfermería.Length not stated
- misceláneaSección dedicada a la divulgación de actividades, noticias, agenda, revisión de novedades editoriales, etc.Length not stated
- teoría y métodos enfermerosApartado dedicado a la publicación de originales y/o revisiones que contribuyan tanto al desarrollo teórico-filosófico de la enfermería como a sus métodos y apl…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints
Gender equality editorial practices (link) Model summary
Prácticas editoriales en igualdad de género
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 Alicante
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1138-1728
- Print ISSN
- 1699-6003
- Electronic ISSN
- 1699-6003
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cultura de los Cuidados
What CAS zone is Cultura de los Cuidados in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cultura de los Cuidados is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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.
How long does peer review take at Cultura de los Cuidados?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Cultura de los Cuidados?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: 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 Cultura de los Cuidados based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Colombia (3) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cultura de los Cuidados?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cultura de los Cuidados is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cultura de los Cuidados open access, and what is the APC?
Cultura de los Cuidados is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .