Journal profile · Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Journal of Caring Sciences
ISSN 2251-9920 · Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of Caring Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 393 days to acceptance (35 articles, last 24 months); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Caring Sciences is published by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Nursing care and research and Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, together about 26.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Caring Sciences (JCS) is a quarterly, open access, and peer-reviewed journal. It aims to publish original research (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods), review studies, and letter to editor in the following scopes: Quality of Care, Family Centered Care, Palliative Care, Spiritual Care, Clinical Care, Wound Care, Self-Care, Innovations in Care, Holistic Care, Cultural Care, Caring Theories and Models, and Care-Related Instrumentation specially in Nursing and Midwifery discipline in which caring is the core concept. All papers must have a sound scientific, theoretical, and philosophical base.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Azad RahmaniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing9.4%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions8.6%
- Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing8.3%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine6.6%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences6.4%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine5.9%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine5.9%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 14/101 | 86th |
| General Nursing | Q2 | 37/144 | 74th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 173/466 | 62nd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: GoogleScholar, ProQuest, Magiran, ISC (Islamic World Science Citation Center), SID (Scientific Information Database)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 201OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 380 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 999 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 1,273 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 1,164 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 1,134 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 1,083 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 883 |
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
393 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 163 days – 504 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (35 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 497 days
- Sample
- 35 articles with submission and acceptance dates (47 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2251-9920
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Caring Sciences
How long does peer review take at Journal of Caring Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 35 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 393 days (interquartile range 163–504 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Caring Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: Vancouver; Highlights: Required; 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.
Which databases index Journal of Caring Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Caring Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Caring Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Caring Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .