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Journal of Renal Nutrition

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1991

ISSN1532-8503

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.945

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.866

Total Worksi

3,845

Total Citationsi

51,916

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Renal Nutrition is devoted exclusively to renal nutrition science and renal dietetics. Its content is appropriate for nutritionists and physicians. Each issue contains a state-of-the-art review, original research, articles on the clinical management and education of patients, a current literature review, and nutritional analysis of food products that have clinical relevance.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,845

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-8503

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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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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

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

132

1.9k

2019

132

1.8k

2020

158

1.6k

2021

111

1.1k

2022

126

891

2023

118

479

2024

132

212

2025

103

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)Q1

NephrologyQ1

Nutrition and DieteticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nutrition & DieteticsUrology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

NephrologyNutrition and DieteticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsNutrition and Health in AgingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringSodium Intake and HealthDietetics, Nutrition, and EducationDiet and metabolism studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Renal Nutrition

Is Journal of Renal Nutrition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Renal Nutrition: 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 Journal of Renal Nutrition?

Journal of Renal Nutrition 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 1.79.

Is Journal of Renal Nutrition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Renal Nutrition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.