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World Journal of Urology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0724-4983eISSN1433-8726

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.988

H-Indexi

128

SNIPi

1.2

Total Worksi

7,816

Total Citationsi

164,359

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

World Journal of Urology is a comprehensive resource for developments in basic and clinical aspects of urology. It publishes essential results of urological research with practical and clinical relevance. Most issues include invited review articles on a chosen topic, alongside additional papers on other subjects. The journal maintains a balanced program reflecting advancements in all fields of urology. It is supported by a world-renowned Editorial Board, ensuring a swift and rigorous peer review process.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 2015-

StatusActive

Total Publications7,816

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0724-4983 / 1433-8726

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

445

12k

2019

470

2020

366

5.2k

2021

362

4.7k

2022

431

3.6k

2023

702

2024

742

1.9k

2025

548

165

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

UrologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

Urology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentUrinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchBladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsUrological Disorders and TreatmentsKidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments

Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Urology

Is World Journal of Urology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Journal of Urology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of World Journal of Urology?

World Journal of Urology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.56.

Is World Journal of Urology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Journal of Urology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.