Journal profile · NURSING
Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences
ISSN 2345-5756 · eISSN 2345-5764 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 23 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Health and Well-being Studies, Health and Wellbeing Research and COVID-19 and Mental Health, together about 28.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences (indexed by ISI & Scopus) publishes research in nursing, midwifery and health to evidence-based care and...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 2, Nigeria 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology16%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions6.4%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.7%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences5.2%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.9%
- Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine4.4%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.4%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions3.9%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR), Google Scholar
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 38 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 110 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 116 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 104 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 256 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 3 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 23 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2345-5756
- Electronic ISSN
- 2345-5764
- Society / sponsor
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 23 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (2) and Nigeria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .