Journal profile · NURSING

JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING

ISSN 0022-0124 · eISSN 1938-2472 · Slack Incorporated · UNITED STATES · Founded 1970

JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.19; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Impact factor1.19Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Medicine

Review time6–12 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year1062025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING is published by Slack Incorporated 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 Nursing education and management, Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing is a monthly peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles on continuing nursing education that are directed toward continuing education and staff development professionals, nurse administrators, and nurse educators in all health care settings, for over 50 years.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): NURSING

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Nursing education and managementNursing15.9%
Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing8.5%
Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine8%
Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine8%
Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions6.2%
Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions5.9%
Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions5.8%
Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing4.1%

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

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

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

Top journal: noReview journal: no

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: 1.19LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 1.8LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.38LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.52LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 33LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 75OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 1,171OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 1.15OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 16.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 8.97%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 70LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,818 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	93	8	12
2025	106	37	102
2024	97	21	225
2023	126	28	435
2022	109	5	503
2021	103	11	529

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

Average review time (community reports): 6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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: Slack Incorporated
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Founded: 1970
ISSN: 0022-0124
Electronic ISSN: 1938-2472
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING

What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing. 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 OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.19; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 75.

How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING?

Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.

Which databases index JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Is JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING open access, and what is the APC?

JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN 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; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: 2026-10-01.