Journal profile · NURSING
Pflege
ISSN 1012-5302 · eISSN 1664-283X · Hogrefe Publishing GmbH & Co. KG · Switzerland · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Pflege: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.54; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pflege is published by Hogrefe Publishing GmbH & Co. KG 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 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany, Health and Medical Studies and Sociology and Education Studies, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pflege ist die erste unabhängige wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für die Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege im deutschen Sprachbereich. Sie trägt zur Entwicklung der Pflegewissenschaft sowie zur Qualität der Pflege in der Praxis bei. Die Zeitschrift versteht sich als umfassendes Forum, in welchem die sich rasch entwickelnden Bereiche der Pflegeforschung, -theorie und -praxis sowie der Ausbildung, des Managements, der Ethik, Geschichte und Politik der Pflege diskutiert werden können. Zusammenfassungen von Forschungsberichten und Mitteilungen aus der internationalen Pflegeszene, Buchbesprechungen und der internationale Kongresskalender ermöglichen der Leserschaft, sich einen Überblick über das aktuelle Geschehen zu verschaffen, sich bezüglich berufsspezifischer Literatur auf dem Laufenden zu halten, um somit die Weiterbildung gezielt zu gestalten. Pflege publiziert Beiträge, die eine hohe Relevanz für Praxis, Forschung, Theorie, Ausbildung, Ethik, Geschichte, Politik und das Management in der Pflege im deutschsprachigen Raum haben. Manuskripte ohne Bezug zur Pflege im deutschsprachigen Raum werden abgelehnt.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Demographic Issues in GermanyHealth Professions25.1%
- Health and Medical StudiesHealth Professions14%
- Sociology and Education StudiesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Social Policies and Healthcare ReformHealth Professions6.1%
- Psychology, Coaching, and TherapyPsychology5.2%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions4.7%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine3.9%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine3.4%
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 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)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
- 0.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 198OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | 32 | 7 | 15 |
| 2024 | 56 | 14 | 51 |
| 2023 | 44 | 9 | 78 |
| 2022 | 69 | 11 | 177 |
| 2021 | 76 | 11 | 244 |
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)
- 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.
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
- Hogrefe Publishing GmbH & Co. KG
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English, German
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 1012-5302
- Electronic ISSN
- 1664-283X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pflege
What CAS zone is Pflege in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pflege 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 Pflege?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.54; CiteScore 1, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Pflege?
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 Pflege?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pflege is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Pflege open access, and what is the APC?
Pflege 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; 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: .