Journal profile · NURSING
International Journal of Nursing Knowledge
ISSN 2047-3087 · eISSN 2047-3095 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · UNITED STATES
International Journal of Nursing Knowledge: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.25; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 87 days to acceptance (16 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2026, International Journal of Nursing Knowledge is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher's website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jnk Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Nursing Knowledge is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag 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 Diagnosis and Documentation, Nursing education and management and Health Education and Validation, together about 57.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>International Journal of Nursing Knowledge</em> is a peer-reviewed journal for professionals committed to understanding and disseminating nursing knowledge.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing31%
- Nursing education and managementNursing13.9%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences12.6%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions3.1%
- Stoma care and complicationsMedicine2.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science2.7%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 195OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 692 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 3 | 55 |
| 2025 | 37 | 15 | 31 |
| 2024 | 52 | 28 | 113 |
| 2023 | 56 | 25 | 242 |
| 2022 | 52 | 14 | 397 |
| 2021 | 50 | 12 | 631 |
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 Crossref · to
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 122 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (16 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 102 days
- Sample
- 16 articles with submission and acceptance dates (167 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 3,350 / EUR 2,780 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2047-3087
- Electronic ISSN
- 2047-3095
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Nursing Knowledge
What CAS zone is International Journal of Nursing Knowledge in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 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.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Nursing Knowledge?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.25; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Nursing Knowledge?
Based on the dates recorded on 16 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 53–122 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Nursing Knowledge?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Nursing Knowledge is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Nursing Knowledge open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Nursing Knowledge is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .