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Journal of Renal Nutrition

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

ISSN1532-8503

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 (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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.945

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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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?

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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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

132

1.9k

2019

132

1.8k

2020

158

1.5k

2021

111

2022

126

819

2023

118

435

2024

132

168

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)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. 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 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.