Continence — Journal Profile & Submission Links
Elsevier BV · ISSN-L 2772-9737
Continence publishes articles in urology.
Listed metrics: Q3, open access, OpenAlex 2-year citedness 0.21.
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Official links
- Journal homepage
- www.journals.elsevier.com/continence
- Author guidelines
- www.sciencedirect.com/journal/continence/publish/guide-for-a…
- Submission portal
- submit.elsevier.com/CONTINENCE
The journal's own scope statement
The text below is the catalog scope statement for this journal.
Continence is the open access journal for the International Continence Society (ICS), which is complemented by Continence Reports. Continence is dedicated to the publication of high quality, innovative pure and clinical research that will benefit patients with urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders by advancing science, in keeping with the mission of the ICS, whose broad membership covers multiple disciplines including physicians, surgeons, nurses, physicists, physiotherapists, bio-engineers and scientists. Continence covers all types of primary research involving clinical, and translational research. Continence articles will include original articles, review articles, standardization reports, white papers as well as consensus statements. All articles are peer reviewed by a panel of dedicated experts in their field and proof-read by copy editors. Continence reflects the evolving publishing model so all published papers will have unrestricted access and be published online-only.
Catalog source: scimago. This is not a copy of the publisher's author instructions.
Submission & timeline
- Submission portal
- submit.elsevier.com/CONTINENCE
General pre-submission checks for medical manuscripts
Generic checklist only — not journal-specific requirements.
- Confirm scope fit and intended article type on the official journal site.
- Abstract structure matches the journal's current requirements.
- Ethics approval and trial registration statements are complete.
- Informed consent and patient privacy statements are in place.
- Reporting guideline compliance (e.g. CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA) as applicable.
- Reference style and citation limits per official guidelines.
- Figures and tables meet resolution, labeling, and count limits.
- Cover letter addresses novelty, fit, and required declarations.
- Conflicts of interest statement included.
- Funding statement included.
- Data availability statement included when required.