Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access
ISSN 1552-8855 · eISSN 1557-1289 · Elsevier
JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access: subscription journal; APC about USD 2,500; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis, Vascular Procedures and Complications and Intravenous Infusion Technology and Safety, together about 66.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Central Venous Catheters and HemodialysisHealth Professions37.1%
- Vascular Procedures and ComplicationsMedicine19.8%
- Intravenous Infusion Technology and SafetyEngineering9.7%
- Infection Control in HealthcareMedicine5%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine3.9%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities3.3%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing2.4%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICUMedicine2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 391/466 | 16th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,401 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 0 | 126 |
| 2025 | 33 | 0 | 185 |
| 2024 | 39 | 0 | 320 |
| 2023 | 34 | 2 | 212 |
| 2022 | 27 | 3 | 291 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1 | 294 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1552-8855
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-1289
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access
Which databases index JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access is indexed in Scopus.
Is JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access open access, and what is the APC?
JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,500.
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: .