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PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

SPRINGER · US

ISSN0931-041XeISSN1432-198X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

102

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 76d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.978

H-Indexi

134

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.168

Retractions

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~ 419 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SPRINGER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0931-041X / 1432-198X

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

4.7k

2019

404

6.3k

2020

586

5.4k

2021

580

4.7k

2022

405

2.7k

2023

369

1.5k

2024

484

719

2025

314

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. 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.