Journal profile · NURSING
Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing
ISSN 1897-3116 · eISSN 2084-9850
Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing 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 Peripheral Artery Disease Management, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pielęgniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne /Surgical and Vascular Nursing is a quarterly journal publishing original papers in the area of surgical and vascular nursing (including case reports) and review papers and abstracts from conferences and meetings, and letters to the Editors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 2, Switzerland 1, Slovakia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peripheral Artery Disease ManagementMedicine11%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine10.1%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine7.9%
- Stoma care and complicationsMedicine6.6%
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesMedicine6%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.1%
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementHealth Professions4.1%
- Clinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyNursing3.8%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Integrated with Editorial PoliciesPublisher website
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 (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.04Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 20Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 4 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
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
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | PLN 480 / EUR 100 | No | CC BY-NC-SA |
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)
Article types accepted7
- case reportspublishing original papers in the area of surgical and vascular nursing (including case reports)Length not stated
- conference abstractsand abstracts from conferences and meetingsLength not stated
- letters to the editorsand letters to the EditorsLength not stated
- original paperOriginal paperLength not stated
- original paperspublishing original papers in the area of surgical and vascular nursing (including case reports)Length not stated
- review paperReview paperLength not stated
- review papersand review papers and abstracts from conferences and meetingsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics per ICMJE and WAME Model summary
The journal applies procedures to secure the original nature of the scientific publications in line with criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Model summary
This is an Open Access journal, all articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to the Editors are assessed by reviewers.
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
- ISSN
- 1897-3116
- Electronic ISSN
- 2084-9850
- Society / sponsor
- Polish Society of Vascular Nursing
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing
What CAS zone is Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing 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 Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 4.
Where are the editorial board members of Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (2), Switzerland (1) and Slovakia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Pielegniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne-Surgical and Vascular Nursing is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .