Journal profile · Nursing
Journal of Advanced Nursing
ISSN 0309-2402 · eISSN 1365-2648 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1976
Journal of Advanced Nursing: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.68; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,450; median 153 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 872 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Advanced Nursing is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Advanced Nursing (JAN) contributes to the advancement of evidence-based nursing, midwifery and healthcare by disseminating high quality research and scholarship of contemporary relevance and with potential to advance knowledge for practice, education, management or policy. All JAN papers are required to have a sound scientific, evidential, theoretical or philosophical base and to be critical, questioning and scholarly in approach. As an international journal, JAN promotes diversity of research and scholarship in terms of culture, paradigm and healthcare context. For JAN’s worldwide readership, authors are expected to make clear the wider international relevance of their work and to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural considerations and differences. The majority of papers in JAN are written by nurses and midwives but there are no constraints on authorship as long as papers fit with the expressed Aims and Scope. JAN‘s intended readership includes practising nurses and midwives in all spheres and at all levels who are committed to advancing practice and professional development on the basis of new knowledge and evidence; managers and senior members of the nursing and midwifery professions; nurse educators and nursing students; and researchers in other disciplines with interest in common issues and inter-disciplinary collaboration. Papers published in JAN are increasingly cited in reviews of evidence and used by other healthcare professionals, policy-makers, commissioners and users of services to inform their decision-making and practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Debra JacksonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 29, United Kingdom 27, Australia 18, Canada 9, Ireland 7 (128 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing17.5%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing7.5%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions6.5%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions6%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions5.8%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine4.9%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions4.8%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 2 |
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 | Nursing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCINAHLCurrent 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
- 3.68LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 136LetPub ·
- h-index
- 263OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,574OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 56.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 745LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 843Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 4,552,416Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,027 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 321 | 222 | 147 |
| 2025 | 872 | 642 | 2,659 |
| 2024 | 682 | 527 | 5,065 |
| 2023 | 499 | 395 | 6,257 |
| 2022 | 433 | 263 | 8,361 |
| 2021 | 421 | 201 | 12,066 |
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
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 213 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,405 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 133 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open 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 5,450 / EUR 4,600 / GBP 3,630 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted22
- brief reportCarefully review the types of articles the Journal considers for publication in the chart below and all the guidelines included throughout. You will be asked to…Length not stated
- clinical trialCLINICAL TRIAL All Clinical Trials require prospective trial registration. 8,000 Up to 10 35 or fewer, or reasons for requiring more addressed in cover letter t…Length not stated
- commentaryCarefully review the types of articles the Journal considers for publication in the chart below and all the guidelines included throughout. You will be asked to…Length not stated
- concept analysesCONCEPT ANALYSES 8,000 Up to 8 60 or fewerLength not stated
- discursive paperDISCURSIVE PAPER 8,000 Up to 10 60 or fewerLength not stated
- editorialCarefully review the types of articles the Journal considers for publication in the chart below and all the guidelines included throughout. You will be asked to…Length not stated
- empirical research mixed methodsEMPIRICAL RESEARCH MIXED METHODS, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE 8,000 Up to 10Length not stated
- empirical research qualitativeEMPIRICAL RESEARCH MIXED METHODS, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE 8,000 Up to 10Length not stated
- empirical research quantitativeEMPIRICAL RESEARCH MIXED METHODS, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE 8,000 Up to 10Length not stated
- feasibility studyFEASIBILITY STUDY 8,000 Up to 10Length not stated
- letterCarefully review the types of articles the Journal considers for publication in the chart below and all the guidelines included throughout. You will be asked to…Length not stated
- letter to the editorCarefully review the types of articles the Journal considers for publication in the chart below and all the guidelines included throughout. You will be asked to…Length not stated
- original researchCarefully review the types of articles the Journal considers for publication in the chart below and all the guidelines included throughout. You will be asked to…Length not stated
- pilot studyPILOT STUDY 8,000 Up to 10Length not stated
- policy analysisPOLICY ANALYSIS A statement by a representative group of experts agree to be evidence-based and state-of-the-art knowledge on an aspect of policy 8000 Up to 10Length not stated
- position paperPOSITION PAPER 8,000 Up to 10 60 or fewerLength not stated
- research articleCarefully review the types of articles the Journal considers for publication in the chart below and all the guidelines included throughout. You will be asked to…Length not stated
- research methodology paperRESEARCH METHODOLOGY PAPER 8,000 Up to 10 60 or fewer.Length not stated
- reviewCarefully review the types of articles the Journal considers for publication in the chart below and all the guidelines included throughout. You will be asked to…Length not stated
- review articleCarefully review the types of articles the Journal considers for publication in the chart below and all the guidelines included throughout. You will be asked to…Length not stated
- review articlesREVIEW ARTICLES 8000 Up to 8 60 or fewer (if more needed please address in covering letter)Length not stated
- systematic reviewRegistered in PROSPERO or other recognized registry such as JBI if reporting a health outcome. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of interventions must confor…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use AI Policy
AIGC tools cannot be authors; use must be described transparently in Methods or Acknowledgements. Model summary
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools — such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) — cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Review Wiley’s editorial standards and see the ICJME description of authorship criteria. All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. For all articles, this journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on our Author Services site.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Encourages data sharing; data availability statement required. Model summary
This journal encourages 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 ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Obtaining Permission to Reproduce Material.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Subscription journal with Open Access option subject to APC. Model summary
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Double-blind peer review; Transparent Peer Review optional via Publons. Model summary
We are delighted you are choosing to submit to Journal of Advanced Nursing. While we cannot provide any assurance of acceptance, we can say that following all of the following guidelines very carefully and asking any questions you might have along the way to this email address: jan@wiley.com might go a long way towards facilitating a favourable outcome for your submission. Once all of your submiss…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy refers to Wiley's policy. Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
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
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0309-2402
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2648
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 82, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Advanced Nursing
What CAS zone is Journal of Advanced Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Advanced Nursing is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Advanced Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.68; CiteScore 7, h-index 263.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Advanced Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 104–213 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11% (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 Journal of Advanced Nursing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Journal of Advanced Nursing based?
Of the 128 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (29), United Kingdom (27) and Australia (18). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Advanced Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Advanced Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Advanced Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Advanced Nursing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,450.
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: .