Journal profile · Nursing
Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing
ISSN 1071-5754 · eISSN 1528-3976 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.34; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 100 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 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 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management, Stoma care and complications and Wound Healing and Treatments, together about 51.2% 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
Editor-in-chief Mikel L. GrayPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementHealth Professions26.1%
- Stoma care and complicationsMedicine17.2%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine7.9%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine6.3%
- Surgical site infection preventionMedicine5.7%
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesMedicine4.2%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine3.9%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine3%
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 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)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · NURSING · rank 127/194
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
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
- 1.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,073OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,265 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 100 | 13 | 114 |
| 2024 | 94 | 17 | 235 |
| 2023 | 106 | 8 | 399 |
| 2022 | 97 | 22 | 763 |
| 2021 | 110 | 9 | 852 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (25% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1071-5754
- Electronic ISSN
- 1528-3976
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing
What CAS zone is Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence 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 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 Ostomy and Continence Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.34; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, NURSING Q3 (127/194). 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 Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .