Journal profile · Nursing
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
ISSN 0080-6234 · eISSN 1980-220X · University of Sao Paolo · BRAZIL · Quarterly · Founded 1967
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.05; fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 154 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 406 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP is published by University of Sao Paolo 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 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, together about 39.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
REEUSP publishes original empirical articles that represent a significant advance for professional practice or the fundamentals of Nursing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Maria Amélia de CamposPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4, Brazil 1, Chile 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions22.8%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences10.3%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions6.5%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine5.9%
- Occupational Health and BurnoutHealth Professions5.2%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences4.7%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing4.5%
- Healthcare during COVID-19 PandemicComputer Science4.4%
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
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Latindex
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
- 1.05LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,045OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 150LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,522 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 390 | 390 | 13 |
| 2025 | 406 | 406 | 155 |
| 2024 | 265 | 265 | 455 |
| 2023 | 259 | 259 | 813 |
| 2022 | 265 | 265 | 2,106 |
| 2021 | 231 | 231 | 3,904 |
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
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 107 days – 209 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 72 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 230 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (371 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open peer review, Unspecified 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 | USD 500 / BRL 1,600 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 360 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,600 / USD 500 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Policy
Conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. Conflicts of interest may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If ther…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata, and Retraction
As a participant in the SciELO program, REEUSP follows the norms and recommendations of ethical standards and responsibility in scientific communication established by national and international institutions, among which the following stand out: COPE, CSE, Equator Network, ICMJE, and the SciELO Manual of Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication. To promote the originality …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by REEUSP retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is correctly cited. Authors grant the journal the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
REEUSP follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants rights of use to third parties using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing any…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
All scientific texts submitted to REEUSP undergo peer review, preserving the anonymity of authors and reviewers. The exception is manuscripts deposited in preprints, whose authors can be viewed by reviewers. The name of the Associate Editor conducting the evaluation will be disclosed in each published article. The Scientific Editor preliminarily analyzes the text and decides whether or not to cont…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
A preprint is a version of the manuscript that has not yet been peer-reviewed. Preprints share with journals the novelty of the publication of articles and inhibit the use of the double-blind procedure in the evaluation of manuscripts. REEUSP accepts manuscripts deposited on non-commercial preprint servers, such as SciELO Preprints, which follows the recommendations of Transparency and Openness Pr…
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
- University of Sao Paolo
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Portuguese, English, Spanish
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1967
- ISSN
- 0080-6234
- Electronic ISSN
- 1980-220X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
What CAS zone is Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP 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 Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.05; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 107–209 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (4), Brazil (1) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PMC and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP open access, and what is the APC?
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, 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: .