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PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

SPRINGER · US

ISSN0931-041XeISSN1432-198X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.978
H-Indexi
134
SNIPi
1.168
Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Pediatric Nephrology publishes original clinical research related to acute and chronic diseases that affect renal function, blood pressure, and fluid and electrolyte disorders in children. Studies may involve medical, surgical, nutritional, physiologic, biochemical, genetic, pathologic or immunologic aspects of disease, imaging techniques or consequences of acute or chronic kidney disease.

General Information

Country / RegionUS
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 421 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SPRINGER
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0931-041X / 1432-198X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
258
4.8k
2019
404
6.5k
2020
586
5.5k
2021
580
4.9k
2022
405
2.9k
2023
371
1.7k
2024
487
841
2025
392
116
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.

NephrologyQ1
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PediatricsUrology & Nephrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesPediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesAcute Kidney Injury ResearchRenal and related cancersRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsBiomedical Research and PathophysiologyComplement system in diseasesVasculitis and related conditions

Frequently asked questions about PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

Is PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY: 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 PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY?

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY 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.

Is PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY?

Pediatric Nephrology publishes original clinical research related to acute and chronic diseases that affect renal function, blood pressure, and fluid and electrolyte disorders in children. Studies may involve medical, surgical, nutritional, physiologic, biochemical, genetic, pathologic or immunologic aspects of disease, imaging techniques or consequences of acute or chronic kidney disease.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref