Journal profile · Nursing
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
ISSN 1545-102X · eISSN 1741-6787 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2004
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.24; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,640; median 153 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 109 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Sciences Research and Education, Health Policy Implementation Science and Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation, together about 47.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing</em> is a peer-reviewed journal and primary source of information for using evidence-based nursing practice to improve patient care.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions22.3%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions16.4%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing8.4%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences8.1%
- Nursing education and managementNursing7.7%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions3.9%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions2.5%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 1 |
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
- 5.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 695OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 97Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 690,047Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,394 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 47 | 61 |
| 2025 | 109 | 56 | 559 |
| 2024 | 72 | 40 | 505 |
| 2023 | 82 | 54 | 1,288 |
| 2022 | 78 | 24 | 1,250 |
| 2021 | 69 | 20 | 1,804 |
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 Crossref · to
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 202 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 47 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 206 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (203 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 157 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,640 / EUR 2,730 / GBP 1,880 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1545-102X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-6787
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
What CAS zone is Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.24; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 122–202 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). 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 Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,640.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .