Journal profile · NURSING
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
ISSN 0034-7167 · eISSN 1984-0446 · Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem · Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 177 days to acceptance (119 articles, last 24 months); 603 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem is published by Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 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, Nursing, Elderly Care, Health Education and Validation and Palliative and Oncologic Care, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Breve histórico A Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (REBEn), criada em 1932, é o órgão oficial de publicação da Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (ABEn). É o mais antigo periódico da enfermagem brasileira e sua missão é divulgar a produção científica das diferentes áreas da saúde que sejam do interesse da enfermagem, incluindo a que expresse o projeto político da Associação. Seu primeiro título foi “Annaes de Enfermagem”, de maio de 1932 a abril de 1941, modificado para “Anais de Enfermagem”, de janeiro de 1946 a dezembro de 1954, quando passou a ter o título atual - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. Em sua trajetória, teve uma única interrupção, no período de maio de 1941 a dezembro de 1945. Acesso Aberto Este periódico segue o modelo de Acesso Aberto (Open Acess), permitindo o acesso virtual, sem restrição (incluindo restrições financeiras), a todos os textos científicos publicados pelo periódico. Acesso aberto é a condição em que o detentor dos direitos autorais de um trabalho acadêmico concede direitos de uso a terceiros usando uma licença aberta (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitindo acesso gratuito imediato ao trabalho e autorizando qualquer usuário a ler, baixar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pesquisar ou vincular os textos completos dos artigos, rastreá-los para indexação, passá-los como dados para software ou usá-los para qualquer outra finalidade legal. A REBEn é tem a missão de divulgar a ciência da enfermagem e da saúde. Aceita manuscritos nos idiomas português, inglês e espanhol. É publicada somente na versão eletrônica e em fluxo contínuo. Os conteúdos publicados na REBEn estão sob licença da Creative Commons (CC-BY) Atribuição 4.0 Internacional. A REBEn endossa e está alinhada com as práticas de ciência aberta que consistem no conhecimento transparente e acessível que é compartilhado e desenvolvido por meio de redes de trabalhos colaborativos (FOSTER Open Science Definition). Diante desta definição, e objetivando aumentar o rigor, a responsabilidade e a reprodutibilidade da pesquisa em prol da transparência, qualidade e rapidez, conforme as recomendações Transparency and Openess Promotion (TOP), a REBEn aceita manuscritos provenientes de servidores preprints para o processo de avaliação pelos pares. A REBEn recomenda o preenchimento do Formulário sobre Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta, que deve ser submetido como arquivo suplementar ao manuscrito e que ficará acessível aos revisores. Ética na publicação A REBEn apoia as Recomend
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4, United Kingdom 1, Brazil 1, Chile 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions24.6%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences11.5%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine6.1%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions5.6%
- Healthcare during COVID-19 PandemicComputer Science5%
- Occupational Health and BurnoutHealth Professions4.9%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing4.5%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences4.3%
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,734OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 270LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,338 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 410 | 410 | 12 |
| 2025 | 603 | 603 | 240 |
| 2024 | 472 | 472 | 678 |
| 2023 | 502 | 502 | 1,850 |
| 2022 | 439 | 439 | 2,682 |
| 2021 | 570 | 570 | 7,656 |
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 PubMed · to
177 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 233 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 247 days (118 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 421 days
- Sample
- 119 articles with submission and acceptance dates (589 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 1,300 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | BRL 1,300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | BRL 1,300 | 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)
Article types accepted1
- artigos mais recentesArtigos mais recentesLength not stated
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
- Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0034-7167
- Electronic ISSN
- 1984-0446
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
What CAS zone is Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 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.
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem?
Based on the dates recorded on 119 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 177 days (interquartile range 119–233 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (4), United Kingdom (1) and Brazil (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 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: .