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American Journal of Nephrology

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1920

ISSN1421-9670

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.4

H-Index

126

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.408

Total Works

5,167

Total Citations

174,201

2yr Mean Citedness

1.76

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on chronic kidney disease (CKD), including its progression, management, and associated risk factors. Articles cover topics such as proteinuria, body composition markers, albuminuria variability, drug efficacy (sacubitril/valsartan, SGLT-2 inhibitors, finerenone, enarodustat, desidustat, tolvaptan), access to transplantation, glomerular filtration rate, cardiovascular outcomes, anemia treatment, vascular calcification, and the role of the complement system and APOL1 variants in kidney disease.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1920

FrequencyTwelve, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,167

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1421-9670

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

NephrologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

Nephrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesRenal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesAcute Kidney Injury ResearchParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsHuman auditory perception and evaluationErythropoietin and Anemia TreatmentRenal and Vascular Pathologies