Journal profile · Nursing-Medical and Surgical Nursing
Wound Management & Prevention
ISSN 2640-5237 · eISSN 2640-5245 · HMP Communications · UNITED STATES
Wound Management & Prevention: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6; subscription journal; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wound Management & Prevention is published by HMP Communications 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 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management, Wound Healing and Treatments and Stoma care and complications, together about 52.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Medical and Surgical Nursing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementHealth Professions21.7%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine18.3%
- Stoma care and complicationsMedicine12.4%
- Surgical site infection preventionMedicine10.7%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine6.1%
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesMedicine3.8%
- Surgical Sutures and AdhesivesMedicine3.1%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine2.7%
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 | Dermatology | 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 | Dermatology | 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 | Dermatology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 278 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | 2 | 78 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 57 |
| 2022 | 44 | 2 | 146 |
| 2021 | 35 | 4 | 276 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- HMP Communications
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2640-5237
- Electronic ISSN
- 2640-5245
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wound Management & Prevention
What CAS zone is Wound Management & Prevention in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wound Management & Prevention is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dermatology / 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 Wound Management & Prevention?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.6; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 26.
Which databases index Wound Management & Prevention?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wound Management & Prevention is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Wound Management & Prevention open access, and what is the APC?
Wound Management & Prevention is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .