Journal profile · Nursing
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
ISSN 0889-4655 · eISSN 1550-5049 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.12; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 168 days to acceptance (11 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 103 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Heart Failure Treatment and Management and Diabetes Management and Education, together about 41.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Kathleen R. SimpsonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine20.6%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine16.1%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine5.2%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine4.6%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine3.7%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine3.6%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine3.5%
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 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · NURSING · rank 95/194
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
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,172OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,008 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 30 | 8 |
| 2025 | 103 | 24 | 114 |
| 2024 | 93 | 26 | 299 |
| 2023 | 103 | 35 | 497 |
| 2022 | 86 | 26 | 761 |
| 2021 | 99 | 36 | 685 |
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
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 211 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 244 days
- Sample
- 11 articles with submission and acceptance dates (247 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 ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0889-4655
- Electronic ISSN
- 1550-5049
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
What CAS zone is Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nursing / Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. 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 Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.12; CiteScore 4, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 11 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 110–211 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, NURSING Q2 (95/194). 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 Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .