Journal profile · EMERGENCY MEDICINE
International Journal of Burns and Trauma
ISSN 2160-2026
International Journal of Burns and Trauma: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 124 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Burns and Trauma 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 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, Bone fractures and treatments and Wound Healing and Treatments, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Burn Injury Management and OutcomesMedicine16.4%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine13.3%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine8.6%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine7%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine5.5%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine4.7%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine3.9%
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine3.9%
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 | Emergency Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 64 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 47 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
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 PubMed · to
124 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 158 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (52 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 2160-2026
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Burns and Trauma
What CAS zone is International Journal of Burns and Trauma in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Burns and Trauma is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Emergency Medicine. 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 International Journal of Burns and Trauma?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 124 days (interquartile range 93–166 days). 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Burns and Trauma?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Burns and Trauma is indexed in ESCI.
Is International Journal of Burns and Trauma open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Burns and Trauma is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .