Journal profile
Problemy Pielegniarstwa
ISSN 1233-9989 · eISSN 2299-8284 · Termedia Publishing House · Poland
Problemy Pielegniarstwa: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Problemy Pielegniarstwa is published by Termedia Publishing House. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation and Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Problemy Pielęgniarstwa/Nursing Problems is a journal that has been published since 1993. The journal publishes peer-reviewed review articles, original research papers in the field of nursing and related fields, reports, comments, reviews and official positions of international professional associations. The journal is published once a quarter. This quarterly, edited by titled nursing personalities from Poland and abroad, is addressed to a wide range of nursing communities focusing on professional development and education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 17, Spain 3, Netherlands 2, United States 1, Germany 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing11.4%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing8%
- Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing7.8%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions7%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions5.3%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine5.1%
- Occupational Health and BurnoutHealth Professions4.7%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index Medicus (Medical Subject Headings)Publisher 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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 478 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 50 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 57 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 56 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 37 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 38 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 35 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 500 | Yes | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | PLN 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | PLN 400 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- PLN 400
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- 3–4
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted8
- book reviewsThe journal also publishes reports from national and international meetings and conferences, book reviews, commentaries, personal remembrances and letters to th…Length not stated
- case reportsThe quartely journal Problemy Pielęgniarstwa/Nursing Problems accepts for publication original articles, reviews and case reports in the field of nursing and on…Length not stated
- commentariesThe journal also publishes reports from national and international meetings and conferences, book reviews, commentaries, personal remembrances and letters to th…Length not stated
- editorial articlesThe journal publishes editorial articles which are written upon special invitation of the editorial board and thus are not subject to review.Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal also publishes reports from national and international meetings and conferences, book reviews, commentaries, personal remembrances and letters to th…Length not stated
- original articlesThe quartely journal Problemy Pielęgniarstwa/Nursing Problems accepts for publication original articles, reviews and case reports in the field of nursing and on…Length not stated
- personal remembrancesThe journal also publishes reports from national and international meetings and conferences, book reviews, commentaries, personal remembrances and letters to th…Length not stated
- reviewsThe quartely journal Problemy Pielęgniarstwa/Nursing Problems accepts for publication original articles, reviews and case reports in the field of nursing and on…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors may hold copyright with consent from the journal owner. Model summary
Journal allow the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions but always with the consent obtained from the Owner of the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Declaration of Helsinki compliance. Model summary
The authors’ conduct must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki in its current version (currently 2008).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. 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 ·- Open access
Open access publication. Model summary
Articles in the journal are published open access (OA).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review with a minimum of two independent reviewers. Model summary
Each work is reviewed by a minimum of two independent reviewers in a model in which the author/authors and reviewers do not know their identity (the so-called double-blind review process).
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
- Termedia Publishing House
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1233-9989
- Electronic ISSN
- 2299-8284
- Society / sponsor
- Polish Nurses Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Problemy Pielegniarstwa
How long does peer review take at Problemy Pielegniarstwa?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Problemy Pielegniarstwa?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: 3–4; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 Problemy Pielegniarstwa based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (17), Spain (3) and Netherlands (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Problemy Pielegniarstwa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Problemy Pielegniarstwa is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Problemy Pielegniarstwa open access, and what is the APC?
Problemy Pielegniarstwa is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .