Journal profile · NURSING
International Journal of Care Coordination
ISSN 2053-4345 · eISSN 2053-4353 · SAGE
International Journal of Care Coordination: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review about 61 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 3 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Care Coordination is published by SAGE 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 Clinical practice guidelines implementation, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Chronic Disease Management Strategies, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Provides an international forum for the latest scientific research in care coordination. The Journal publishes original articles and opinion pieces for a multidisciplinary audience. Topics include strategies to improve care coordination and latest innovations. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editor-in-chief Bert VrijhoefPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Belgium 3, United Kingdom 2, Australia 2, Netherlands 2 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Clinical practice guidelines implementationMedicine20.2%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.1%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine12.4%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions9.7%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions7.1%
- Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions7.1%
- Healthcare Systems and TechnologyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine3.3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | 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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 7 | 43 |
| 2022 | 16 | 7 | 84 |
| 2021 | 20 | 12 | 127 |
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
- Submission to first decision
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- opinionno more than 200 words. Discussion and opinion A short paper putting a potentially controversial opinion, to a maximum of 2,000 words, with a brief unstructured…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- original articleView our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. The International Journal of Care Coordination requests authors of original articles and systemati…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- original articlesOriginal articles should generally be no longer than 4,000 words for the body of the work (excluding tables, figures and references).Length not stated
- original researchView our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. The International Journal of Care Coordination requests authors of original articles and systemati…Length not stated
- perspectiveView our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. The International Journal of Care Coordination requests authors of original articles and systemati…Length not stated
- study designsThese articles report designs of novel studies in the field of care coordination and may be of a more descriptive character than original research, but should r…Length not stated
- systematic reviewView our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. The International Journal of Care Coordination requests authors of original articles and systemati…main text ≤ 5,500 words
- systematic reviewsSystematic reviews should generally be no longer than 5,500 words for the body of the work (excluding tables, figures and references).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice pr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single anonymized review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Single-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2053-4345
- Electronic ISSN
- 2053-4353
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Care Coordination
What CAS zone is International Journal of Care Coordination in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Care Coordination is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing. 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 Care Coordination?
The publisher reports about 61 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 International Journal of Care Coordination?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: 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 International Journal of Care Coordination based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Belgium (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Care Coordination?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Care Coordination is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Care Coordination open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Care Coordination is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .