Journal profile · Health Care Sciences & Services
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
ISSN 0894-1912 · eISSN 1554-558X · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1988
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.69; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Health Sciences Research and Education and Primary Care and Health Outcomes, together about 46.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Explore Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, featuring peer‑reviewed articles, clinical studies, and the latest medical research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Care Sciences & Services
Editor-in-chief Simon KittoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine30.1%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions8.5%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions8%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions7.4%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions4.5%
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicine4%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions3.3%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES · rank 42/89
- JCR Q3 · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES · rank 136/194
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 756OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,421 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 46 | 5 | 37 |
| 2024 | 40 | 9 | 83 |
| 2023 | 68 | 13 | 376 |
| 2022 | 63 | 18 | 499 |
| 2021 | 87 | 17 | 831 |
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)
- 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Training Peer Review as an Overlooked Scholarly Competence in Health Professions Education
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. September 9, 2026
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0894-1912
- Electronic ISSN
- 1554-558X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
What CAS zone is Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education, Scientific Disciplines / Health Care Sciences & Services. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.69; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions?
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 Continuing Education in the Health Professions in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES Q2 (42/89), HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Q3 (136/194). 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 Education.
Which databases index Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions 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: .