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Nephrology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

ISSN1440-1797

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

168

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 164d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.664

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.878

Total Worksi

6,092

Total Citationsi

68,453

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Urology & Nephrology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Nephrology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,092

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1440-1797

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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

173

1.6k

2019

220

2020

214

1.5k

2021

133

783

2022

142

496

2023

165

367

2024

199

228

2025

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

NephrologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

NephrologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementRenal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesAcute Kidney Injury ResearchRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsRenal and Vascular PathologiesParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsOrgan Donation and TransplantationVasculitis and related conditionsHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Nephrology

Is Nephrology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nephrology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nephrology?

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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.15.

Is Nephrology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nephrology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Nephrology?