Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Wound Practice and Research
ISSN 1837-6304 · eISSN 2202-9729 · Cambridge Media
Wound Practice and Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wound Practice and Research is published by Cambridge Media 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 Wound Healing and Treatments, Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, together about 53.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine33.8%
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementHealth Professions10%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine9.8%
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesMedicine5.5%
- Surgical site infection preventionMedicine5.3%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities3.6%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine3.3%
- Burn Injury Management and OutcomesMedicine3.3%
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 | Dermatology | 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical and Surgical Nursing | Q2 | 12/28 | — |
| Surgery | Q3 | 342/597 | — |
| Dermatology | Q3 | 92/152 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 274 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 113 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 153 |
| 2024 | 33 | 32 | 145 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 102 |
| 2022 | 39 | 36 | 71 |
| 2021 | 41 | 12 | 32 |
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
- Cambridge Media
- ISSN
- 1837-6304
- Electronic ISSN
- 2202-9729
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wound Practice and Research
What CAS zone is Wound Practice and Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wound Practice and Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dermatology. 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.
Which databases index Wound Practice and Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wound Practice and Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Wound Practice and Research open access, and what is the APC?
Wound Practice and Research 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: .