Journal profile · NURSING
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
ISSN 1089-9472 · eISSN 1532-8473 · W.B. Saunders Ltd · UNITED STATES
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.52; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,880; median 206 days to acceptance (129 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 426 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing is published by W.B. Saunders Ltd 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 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Nausea and vomiting management, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine11.9%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine7.4%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine6.7%
- Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryMedicine6.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Music Therapy and HealthPsychology5.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 826OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 215LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 423 | 43 | 31 |
| 2025 | 426 | 56 | 270 |
| 2024 | 397 | 78 | 907 |
| 2023 | 280 | 75 | 1,007 |
| 2022 | 291 | 50 | 1,629 |
| 2021 | 258 | 39 | 1,545 |
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 PubMed · to
206 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 146 days – 279 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 61 days (125 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 281 days
- Sample
- 129 articles with submission and acceptance dates (610 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)
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,880 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,310 / JPY 357,210 | — | — |
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
- W.B. Saunders Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1089-9472
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-8473
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
What CAS zone is Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.52; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 129 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 206 days (interquartile range 146–279 days); 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.
Which databases index Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,880.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .