Journal profile · Nursing-Community and Home Care
International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery
ISSN 2322-2476 · eISSN 2322-4835 · Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery: fully open access; APC about USD 200; median 158 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery is published by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership and Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, together about 25.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Community and Home Care
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing9.3%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing9.3%
- Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing7%
- Occupational Health and BurnoutHealth Professions7%
- Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine4.7%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine4.7%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine4.7%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology4.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity and Midwifery | Q1 | 5/45 | 90th |
| Community and Home Care | Q1 | 8/40 | 81st |
| Family Practice | Q1 | 14/59 | 77th |
| Health (social science) | Q2 | 115/387 | 70th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 189 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 41 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 205 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (55 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 200 / IRR 50,000,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 100 / IRR 11,000,000 | — | — |
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
- Publisher
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2322-2476
- Electronic ISSN
- 2322-4835
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 121–189 days); 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .