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Renal Failure

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom

ISSN1525-6049

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.84

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.922

Total Works

6,392

Total Citations

91,162

2yr Mean Citedness

3.23

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on kidney diseases, including chronic kidney disease (CKD), acute kidney injury (AKI), and diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Articles cover topics such as anemia in kidney transplant recipients, management of hyperkalemia, oral frailty in dialysis patients, and the role of uremic toxins like indoxyl sulfate. It also includes studies on renal fibrosis, diagnostic tools for kidney conditions, and interventions for improving renal outcomes, such as surgical techniques for arteriovenous fistulas and dietary modifications. The journal features research on complications of kidney disease, including cardiovascular risks and mortality, as well as studies on experimental models of kidney injury and the development of predictive models for adverse events.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix No. A Year, 1994 -

StatusActive

Total Publications6,392

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informa Healthcare

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1525-6049

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

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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

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

NephrologyCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesAcute Kidney Injury ResearchRenal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsRenal and Vascular PathologiesCentral Venous Catheters and HemodialysisVasculitis and related conditionsMuscle and Compartmental Disorders