Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY-SURGERY
International Wound Journal
ISSN 1742-4801 · eISSN 1742-481X · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Founded 2004
International Wound Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.13; fully open access; APC about USD 3,580; median 152 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 676 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Wound Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Wound Healing and Treatments, Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, together about 55.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Editors welcome papers on all aspects of prevention and treatment of wounds and associated conditions in the fields of surgery, dermatology, oncology, nursing, radiotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy and podiatry. The Journal accepts papers in the following categories: - Research papers- Review articles- Clinical studies- Letters- News and Views: international perspectives, education initiatives, guidelines and different activities of groups and societies.Calendar of events The Editors are supported by a board of international experts and a panel of reviewers across a range of disciplines and specialties which ensures only the most current and relevant research is published. Benefits of authorship include: - Easy and rapid online submission and review process-Maximum exposure of all articles – over 6,500 institutional sites and libraries provide their clinicians, researchers,educators and students with online access-Recognized as the leading source of information for all wound care professionals International Wound Journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY-SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Keith HardingPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, United Kingdom 7, Canada 6, India 5, Japan 2 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine26.8%
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementHealth Professions16.1%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine12.7%
- Surgical site infection preventionMedicine7.6%
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesMedicine7.3%
- Surgical Sutures and AdhesivesMedicine4.8%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine4.2%
- Burn Injury Management and OutcomesMedicine2.9%
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 | Dermatology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 3.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,018OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 178LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 193Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,586,964Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,075 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 255 | 255 | 104 |
| 2025 | 676 | 676 | 930 |
| 2024 | 488 | 488 | 2,469 |
| 2023 | 517 | 517 | 4,923 |
| 2022 | 327 | 327 | 4,486 |
| 2021 | 209 | 209 | 4,224 |
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
152 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 197 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (977 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 133 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 3,580 / GBP 2,720 / EUR 3,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,580 / EUR 3,000 / GBP 2,720 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted11
- calendar of eventsCalendar of eventsLength not stated
- clinical studiesThe Journal accepts papers in the following categories: Research papers Review articles Clinical studies International Perspectives: on educational initiatives,…Length not stated
- international perspectivesInternational Perspectives: on educational initiatives, guidelines.Length not stated
- letterThe Journal accepts papers in the following categories: Research papers Review articles Clinical studies International Perspectives: on educational initiatives,…Length not stated
- lettersLetters News and Views: international perspectives, education initiatives, guidelines and different activities of groups and societies.Length not stated
- news and viewsNews and Views: international perspectives, education initiatives, guidelines and different activities of groups and societies.Length not stated
- perspectiveThe Journal accepts papers in the following categories: Research papers Review articles Clinical studies International Perspectives: on educational initiatives,…Length not stated
- research paperThe Journal accepts papers in the following categories: Research papers Review articles Clinical studies International Perspectives: on educational initiatives,…Length not stated
- research papersThe Journal accepts papers in the following categories: Research papers Review articles Clinical studies International Perspectives: on educational initiatives,…Length not stated
- review articleThe Journal accepts papers in the following categories: Research papers Review articles Clinical studies International Perspectives: on educational initiatives,…Length not stated
- review articlesThe Journal accepts papers in the following categories: Research papers Review articles Clinical studies International Perspectives: on educational initiatives,…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence
AI use disclosure policy Model summary
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. You can read Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
CRediT author contributions mandated Model summary
For all articles, this journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on our Author Services site.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations
Peer Review and Acceptance The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. The Editor-in-Chief’s dec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
All articles are published under a Creative Commons license. With Creative Commons licenses, the author retains copyright and the public is allowed to reuse the content. The author grants Wiley a license to publish the article and identify as the original publisher. Please visit the OA Licensing and Copyright page to learn more.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a GOLD Open Access title. Submissions will be subject to an Article Processing Charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal. You can check information about APCs, and see if you’re eligible for a waiver (through your institution or because the corresponding author belongs to a waiver country).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Double-anonymized peer review policy Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. The Editor-in-Chief’s decision is final.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy:
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to non-commercial servers at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1742-4801
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-481X
- Society / sponsor
- Medicalhelplines
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Wound Journal
What CAS zone is International Wound Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Wound Journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Dermatology / Surgery. 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 Wound Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.13; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at International Wound Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 152 days (interquartile range 108–197 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Wound Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Wound Journal based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (7) and Canada (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Wound Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Wound Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Wound Journal open access, and what is the APC?
International Wound Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,580.
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: .