Journal profile · Nursing
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
ISSN 1539-0136 · eISSN 1744-6155 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2002
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 355 days to acceptance (17 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Infant Development and Preterm Care, Family and Disability Support Research and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Linking science and practice by publishing evidence-based information on pediatric nursing and answering the question, 'How might this information affect nursing practice?' The Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing (JSPN) is the international evidence-based practice journal for nurses who specialize in the care of children and families. JSPN bridges the gap between research and practice by publishing peer-reviewed reliable, clinically relevant, and readily applicable evidence. The journal integrates the best evidence with pediatric nurses' passion for achieving the best outcomes. The journal values interdisciplinary perspectives and publishes a wide variety of peer-reviewed papers on clinically relevant topics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Victoria GuintherPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 8, South Korea 1, Canada 1, Israel 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine13.1%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology9.3%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine8.4%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine8.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.4%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions4.6%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.4%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions4.3%
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 | Pediatrics | 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 | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 455OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 8Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 88,090Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,180 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 16 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 26 | 13 | 31 |
| 2023 | 22 | 13 | 73 |
| 2022 | 32 | 3 | 307 |
| 2021 | 39 | 6 | 338 |
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
355 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 261 days – 449 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (17 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 366 days
- Sample
- 17 articles with submission and acceptance dates (25 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)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 332 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 3,350 / EUR 2,770 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
Article types accepted1
- original manuscriptsJSPN invites submission of original manuscripts that are in concert with its mission. These could describe innovations in clinical practice, education, or admin…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Reporting guidelines CONSORT, PRISMA, SQUIRE Model summary
JSPN recommends that authors use the CONSORT, PRISMA and SQUIRE guidelines to report studies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.For authors signing the copyright transfer agreementIf the Open Access option is not selecte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
JSPN uses a double-blind peer-review process.
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1539-0136
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-6155
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
What CAS zone is Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing / Pediatrics. 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 Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 17 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 355 days (interquartile range 261–449 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 9% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), South Korea (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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: .