Journal profile · Nursing-Nursing (all)
Nursing Practice Today
ISSN 2383-1154 · eISSN 2383-1162 · Tehran University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Nursing Practice Today: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nursing Practice Today is published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences 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 Health and Well-being Studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Resilience and Mental Health, together about 25.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
‘Nursing Practice Today’ is a peer-reviewed, open-access international scientific journal that publishes a wide range of research that will contribute to the body of nursing science and inform the practice of nursing. Reports of original research and scholarly papers about all aspects of nursing that have a sound scientific, theoretical, or philosophical base are published. It accepts Original Papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports and Letters to the Editor in the fields of Nursing, including but not limited to Innovations in Practice, Nursing Care Across the Lifespan for Acute and Chronic Illness, Critical Care, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Community-based Nursing, Leadership, and Health Policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Nursing (all)
Editor-in-chief Reza NegarandehPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Iran 8, Mainland China 1, United States 1, Australia 1, Sweden 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology9.8%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology8%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology7.6%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions6.2%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine5.3%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing4.4%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine3.6%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine3.6%
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 4 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 18 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 99 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 109 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 109 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 222 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- case reportssion, Acknowledgement, and References. Case reports must not exceed 1,000 words, 15 references, and a reasonable amount of tables and/or fimain text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 15
- case reportsCase Reports: Case reports are only considered if they are of extraordinary interest to readers.Length not stated
- commentariesCommentaries: Commentaries are short (~2500 words) articles covering a contemporary issue that is relevant to the journal's scope.Length not stated
- commentaryigures (with figure legends) or tables. Commentaries: Commentaries are short (~2500 words) articles covering a contemporary issue that is relevant tomain text ≤ 2,500 words
- editorialon confirmation by the Editorial Board. Editorials are shorter, up to 1500 words and 16 references, and give the judgment of the author basemain text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialsEditorials are shorter, up to 1500 words and 16 references, and give the judgment of the author based on published data.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor have a flexible format and may be published on occasion, where comments on a paper published in NPT or an important…Length not stated
- original articleeferences or abbreviations. The text of original articles amounting to a maximum of 4000 words (excluding Abstract, References, and Tables), four figuresmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- original articlesOriginal articles: These include randomized controlled trials, intervention studies, studies of screening and diagnostic tests, outcome studies, cost-effectiven…Length not stated
- perspectivede original data and personal opinions. Perspectives should be prepared in a maximum of 3000 words (including abstract, main text, references, and figure legemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- perspective piecesPerspective Pieces: Perspectives Pieces present a new and unique viewpoint on existing problems, fundamental concepts, or prevalent notions on a specific topic,…Length not stated
- review articleReview articles on any area of research relevant to nursing and midwifery practice are welcomed. Narrative reviews should be written by authors considered exper…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- review articlesReview Articles: Review articles on any area of research relevant to nursing and midwifery practice are welcomed.Length not stated
- short communicationlinical Practice. Short Communications: Short communications are brief reports of research works containing new findings, which do not exceed 2500 words from in…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- short communicationsShort Communications: Short communications are brief reports of research works containing new findings, which do not exceed 2500 words from introduction through…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Member of COPE and subscribes to its principles. Model summary
This journal is a member of, and subscribes to the principles of, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2383-1154
- Electronic ISSN
- 2383-1162
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nursing Practice Today
What CAS zone is Nursing Practice Today in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nursing Practice Today is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 Nursing Practice Today?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Nursing Practice Today?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 Practice Today?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: 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 Practice Today based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (8), Mainland China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nursing Practice Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nursing Practice Today is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nursing Practice Today open access, and what is the APC?
Nursing Practice Today is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .