Journal profile · Nursing-General Nursing
Nursing Open
ISSN 2054-1058 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND
Nursing Open: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.12; fully open access; APC about USD 3,560; median 267 days to acceptance (149 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 293 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nursing Open is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Nursing education and management, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units, together about 34.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nursing Open is a peer reviewed open access journal that welcomes articles on all aspects of nursing and midwifery practice, research, education and policy. We aim to publish articles that contribute to the art and science of nursing and which have a positive impact on health either locally, nationally, regionally or globally. As such the following qualities are essential in any article published by the journal: scientific credibility and rigour, and coherence and clarity in the writing. Contributions do not need to be novel as confirmatory and replication studies will be considered, however the article must present new findings, which could include the reporting of negative findings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-General Nursing
Editor-in-chief Justin FontenotPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 10, United Kingdom 9, Hong Kong, China 4, Australia 4, Mainland China 3 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing18.6%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions8.8%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions6.9%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology6.3%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions4.8%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine4.5%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine3.7%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine3.6%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCPublisher website
Other: 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
- 3.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,250OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 259LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 432 | 432 | 84 |
| 2025 | 293 | 293 | 655 |
| 2024 | 301 | 301 | 1,919 |
| 2023 | 501 | 501 | 5,846 |
| 2022 | 417 | 417 | 6,224 |
| 2021 | 422 | 422 | 8,866 |
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
267 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 171 days – 411 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (149 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 284 days
- Sample
- 149 articles with submission and acceptance dates (761 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)
- about 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,560 / GBP 2,120 / EUR 2,670 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,390 / EUR 2,540 / GBP 2,120 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,080 / GBP 1,930 / EUR 2,310 | Yes | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- systematic reviewRegistered in PROSPERO or other recognized registry such as JBI if reporting a health outcome. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of interventions must confor…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors are to have contributed to the manuscript substantially, agreed to the order in which the author names appear, and agreed to the final submitted version. Review Wiley’s editorial standards and see the ICJME description of authorship criteria.ORCID
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
Nursing Open is an Open Access journal: authors of accepted papers pay an Article Publication Charge and their papers are published under a Creative Commons license. This journal uses the CC-BY/CC-BY-NC or CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
We are delighted you are choosing to submit to Nursing Open. While we cannot provide any assurance of acceptance, we can say that following all of the following guidelines very carefully and asking any questions you might have along the way to this email address: Nursingopen@wiley.com might go a long way towards facilitating a favourable outcome for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy:
Find the Wiley preprint policy here. This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2054-1058
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nursing Open
What CAS zone is Nursing Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nursing Open 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 Nursing Open?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.12; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Nursing Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 149 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 267 days (interquartile range 171–411 days); authors report an average review time of about 17 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 Nursing Open?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 10; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Nursing Open based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), United Kingdom (9) and Hong Kong, China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nursing Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nursing Open is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nursing Open open access, and what is the APC?
Nursing Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,560.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .