Journal profile · Nursing
International Journal of Urological Nursing
ISSN 1749-7701 · eISSN 1749-771X · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Tri-annual · Founded 2007
International Journal of Urological Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 202 days to acceptance (70 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Urological Nursing is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Pelvic floor disorders treatments, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research and Urinary Tract Infections Management, together about 40.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Urological Nursing is an international peer-reviewed Journal for all nurses, non-specialist and specialist, who care for individuals with urological disorders. It is relevant for nurses working in a variety of settings: inpatient care, outpatient care, ambulatory care, community care, operating departments and specialist clinics. The Journal covers the whole spectrum of urological nursing skills and knowledge. It supports the publication of local issues of relevance to a wider international community to disseminate good practice. The International Journal of Urological Nursing is clinically focused, evidence-based and welcomes contributions in the following clinical and non-clinical areas: General UrologyContinence careOncologyAndrologyStoma carePaediatric urologyMen’s healthUro-gynaecologyReconstructive surgeryClinical auditClinical governanceNurse-led servicesReflective analysisEducationManagementResearchLeadership The Journal welcomes original research papers, practice development papers and literature reviews. It also invites shorter papers such as case reports, critical commentary, reflective analysis and reports of audit, as well as contributions to regular sections such as the media reviews section. The International Journal of Urological Nursing supports the development of academic writing within the specialty and particularly welcomes papers from young researchers or practitioners who are seeking to build a publication profile.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine16.4%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine13.9%
- Urinary Tract Infections ManagementMedicine10.6%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.1%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine3.5%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions3.5%
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 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | 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 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 33Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 39,783Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 729 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 46 | 21 | 25 |
| 2024 | 52 | 27 | 48 |
| 2023 | 47 | 26 | 56 |
| 2022 | 38 | 10 | 65 |
| 2021 | 49 | 8 | 75 |
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
202 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 136 days – 283 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (70 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 217 days
- Sample
- 70 articles with submission and acceptance dates (80 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 65%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 65%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 195 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher 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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- case reportsCase ReportsLength not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the EditorLength not stated
- review articlesReview ArticlesLength not stated
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1749-7701
- Electronic ISSN
- 1749-771X
- Society / sponsor
- British Association of Urological Nurses
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Urological Nursing
What CAS zone is International Journal of Urological Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Urological Nursing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing / Urology & Nephrology. 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 Urological Nursing?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Urological Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 70 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 202 days (interquartile range 136–283 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 65% (2025). 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 Urological Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Urological Nursing is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Urological Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Urological Nursing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .