Journal profile · Nursing-General Nursing
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
ISSN 2666-142X · Elsevier · United Kingdom
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 135 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); 183 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances (IJNS Advances) is an open access journal that publishes excellent original research, reviews and discussion relevant to nursing, midwifery and other health related professions around the globe. It is a companion title to the respected International Journal of Nursing Studies .We aim to provide a forum for research and scholarly discourse that address topics of national or international significance. We particularly welcome methodologically sound studies that explore and explain patient or staff experience, studies that develop or translate instruments to measure patient and staff outcomes, and studies that develop and/or evaluate interventions to improve patient experience, their clinical outcomes or the capabilities of healthcare staff. We welcome papers that describe novel and important healthcare interventions in sufficient detail to allow their replication provided reporting conforms to the template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) checklist and guide, especially when such interventions are the subject of an ongoing programme of research. Intervention descriptions must include an account of the theoretical mechanisms of action, the relevant research from which the intervention was developed and describe the current state of evidence about the effectiveness of the intervention. Feasibility, pilot and definitive studies are also considered provided there is sufficient rationale for publication and, in the case of intervention studies, a full description of the intervention. We welcome "negative" results (i.e. studies which do not support a hypothesised difference or association) provided that the design was robust.Discussion papers that elaborate issues and challenges facing health care in one country are welcomed, provided the discussion is grounded in research-based evidence and the authors are addressing a global audience as well as a local one. Similarly we welcome papers that develop theory or research methods and those which elaborate on novel methods for the discipline, provided they are of general applicability.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-General Nursing
Editor-in-chief Ian NormanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 15%); most named United Kingdom 11, Mainland China 6, United States 6, Australia 3, Hong Kong, China 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing18.8%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions7.8%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions6.5%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions5%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.9%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.8%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine4.8%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 164LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 671 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 208 | 208 | 68 |
| 2025 | 183 | 183 | 607 |
| 2024 | 112 | 112 | 1,615 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 812 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 962 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 1,178 |
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
135 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 192 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 138 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (445 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 160 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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 2,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,930 / EUR 2,740 / GBP 2,350 / JPY 363,410 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,990 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 400 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- editorialBefore submitting your paper, please download and complete the Submission Checklist and Manuscript Template. The completed submission checklist should be upload…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorials2.4 Editorials - 1,000-2,000 words We welcome editorials that address issues of substantive concern to the discipline, particularly those of a controversial nat…Length not stated
- full paperBefore submitting your paper, please download and complete the Submission Checklist and Manuscript Template. The completed submission checklist should be upload…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- letterBefore submitting your paper, please download and complete the Submission Checklist and Manuscript Template. The completed submission checklist should be upload…Length not stated
- literature reviewBefore submitting your paper, please download and complete the Submission Checklist and Manuscript Template. The completed submission checklist should be upload…Length not stated
- original researchBefore submitting your paper, please download and complete the Submission Checklist and Manuscript Template. The completed submission checklist should be upload…Length not stated
- protocolBefore submitting your paper, please download and complete the Submission Checklist and Manuscript Template. The completed submission checklist should be upload…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- protocols2.3 Protocols 1,000-7,000 words We offer expedited editorial review of protocols submitted for publication for research projects funded by national and internat…Length not stated
- research paperBefore submitting your paper, please download and complete the Submission Checklist and Manuscript Template. The completed submission checklist should be upload…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- research papers2.1. Research Papers - 2,000-7,000 words Full papers reporting original research can be a maximum of 7000 words in length (excluding references and text in tabl…Length not stated
- reviewBefore submitting your paper, please download and complete the Submission Checklist and Manuscript Template. The completed submission checklist should be upload…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- reviews and discussion papers2.2 Reviews and Discussion Papers - 2,000-7,000 words (Abstract up to 400 words) We publish systematic reviews (addressing focused research questions) and broad…Length not stated
- systematic reviewBefore submitting your paper, please download and complete the Submission Checklist and Manuscript Template. The completed submission checklist should be upload…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
1 to 7 keywords required Model summary
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-142X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
What CAS zone is International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 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 Studies Advances?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 135 days (interquartile range 99–192 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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 International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 400 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Nursing Studies Advances based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (11), Mainland China (6) and United States (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .