Journal profile · NURSING
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
ISSN 1735-9066 · eISSN 2228-5504 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 350 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); 140 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Health and Well-being Studies, Nursing education and management and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, together about 28.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editor-in-chief Mahrokh KeshvariPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology11.3%
- Nursing education and managementNursing10.3%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine7%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine6.3%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions5.8%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5.7%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.7%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · NURSING · rank 127/194
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 443OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 135LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,405 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 127 | 6 |
| 2025 | 140 | 140 | 142 |
| 2024 | 115 | 115 | 327 |
| 2023 | 116 | 116 | 631 |
| 2022 | 92 | 92 | 733 |
| 2021 | 92 | 92 | 918 |
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
350 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 257 days – 507 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 191 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 558 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (263 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 46 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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 500 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1735-9066
- Electronic ISSN
- 2228-5504
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
What CAS zone is Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research 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 Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 350 days (interquartile range 257–507 days); authors report an average review time of about 46 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 JCR quartile is Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, NURSING Q3 (127/194). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research open access, and what is the APC?
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .