Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Journal of Wound Care
ISSN 0969-0700 · eISSN 2052-2916 · MA Healthcare Ltd · ENGLAND
Journal of Wound Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.64; subscription journal; 226 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Wound Care is published by MA Healthcare 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 Wound Healing and Treatments, Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, together about 57.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Wound Care provides the latest evidence-based information and best practice procedures. Keep up-to-date on all aspects of wound care, including the prevention and treatment of wounds and associated skin conditions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine29.3%
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementHealth Professions17.5%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine10.9%
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesMedicine10.5%
- Surgical Sutures and AdhesivesMedicine6.5%
- Surgical site infection preventionMedicine5.6%
- Burn Injury Management and OutcomesMedicine2.1%
- Peripheral Artery Disease ManagementMedicine1.7%
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 | Dermatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dermatology | 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 | Dermatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 1.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,721OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 170LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,882 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 160 | 19 | 35 |
| 2025 | 226 | 77 | 280 |
| 2024 | 251 | 50 | 717 |
| 2023 | 244 | 45 | 1,211 |
| 2022 | 223 | 26 | 1,792 |
| 2021 | 221 | 20 | 1,581 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- MA Healthcare Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0969-0700
- Electronic ISSN
- 2052-2916
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Wound Care
What CAS zone is Journal of Wound Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Wound Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dermatology. 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 Wound Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.64; CiteScore 3, h-index 104.
Which databases index Journal of Wound Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Wound Care is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Wound Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Wound Care is a subscription 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: .