Wounds UK (WUK)

Wounds UK is a peer-reviewed clinical journal focused on wound care practice, research, and education. It serves as an important platform for healthcare professionals including nurses, clinicians, podiatrists, and researchers working in wound management and tissue repair. The journal publishes clinically oriented articles that aim to improve patient outcomes through evidence-based wound care strategies. The scope includes chronic wound management such as pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and surgical wounds. It also covers infection control, advanced wound dressings, negative pressure wound therapy, and emerging technologies in wound healing. Unlike purely theoretical medical journals, Wounds UK places strong emphasis on practical clinical guidance and real-world healthcare applications. Articles often include case studies, best practice guidelines, and expert opinion pieces to support frontline healthcare decision-making. The journal is widely used in the UK and internationally for continuing professional development in wound care. It is indexed in databases such as Scopus and is recognized for its practitioner-focused content, though its impact factor and quartile ranking place it in the mid-range (Q3 in dermatology categories).

Wounds UK (WUK) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Wound healing and tissue repair, Dermatology, Nursing and clinical care, Diabetes-related wound management, Infection control and clinical practice, Surgical wounds and chronic wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, surgical wounds, infection control, advanced wound dressings, negative pressure wound therapy, emerging technologies in wound healing , Online , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN E-ISSN: 1746-6814, Established: 2006,
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE