Journal profile · NURSING
Journal of Nursing Management
ISSN 0966-0429 · eISSN 1365-2834 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Founded 1993
Journal of Nursing Management: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.16; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,700; median 191 days to acceptance (153 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 281 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nursing Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 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, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, together about 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Nursing Management is an international forum which informs and advances the discipline of nursing management and leadership. The Journal encourages scholarly debate and critical analysis resulting in a rich source of evidence which underpins and illuminates the practice of management, innovation and leadership in nursing and health care. It publishes current issues and developments in practice in the form of original research and review articles. The complex and rapidly changing nature of global health care is constantly generating new challenges and questions. Journal of Nursing Management welcomes papers from researchers, academics, practitioners, managers, and policy makers from a range of countries and backgrounds which examine these issues and contribute to the body of knowledge in international nursing management and leadership worldwide. Journal of Nursing Management aims to: Inform practitioners and researchers in nursing management and leadership Explore and debate current issues in nursing management and leadership Assess the evidence for current practice Develop best practice in nursing management and leadership Examine the impact of policy developments Address issues in governance, quality and safety
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editor-in-chief Justin FontenotPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 22%); most named Mainland China 8, Spain 8, United States 4, Jordan 3, South Korea 2 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing27.4%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions10.5%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions5.2%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions4.7%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Workplace Violence and BullyingSocial Sciences4.6%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing4.2%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCASCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- Impact factor
- 4.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,740OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 278LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 277Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,779,830Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,832 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 461 | 460 | 154 |
| 2025 | 281 | 280 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 168 | 167 | 1,865 |
| 2023 | 103 | 103 | 1,454 |
| 2022 | 370 | 264 | 7,751 |
| 2021 | 310 | 243 | 10,974 |
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
191 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 266 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (153 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 217 days
- Sample
- 153 articles with submission and acceptance dates (703 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 188 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,700 / EUR 2,340 / GBP 1,990 | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted7
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Title and authorship information
The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Max 3 manuscripts under review per author at any time. Model summary
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required. Model summary
Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
Authors retain copyright; open access articles distributed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Model summary
The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate CrossCheck used for plagiarism detection. Model summary
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint servers accepted. Model summary
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0966-0429
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2834
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nursing Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Nursing Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nursing Management is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Nursing / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Nursing Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.16; CiteScore 8.4, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nursing Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 153 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 191 days (interquartile range 121–266 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (2025). 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 Nursing Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Nursing Management based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 22%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (8), Spain (8) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Nursing Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nursing Management is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CAS, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Nursing Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nursing Management is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,700.
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: .