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NEPHRON

KARGER · CH · Est. 1964

ISSN1660-8151eISSN2235-3186

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.76

H-Indexi

114

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

9,405

Total Citationsi

185,772

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionCH

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

Annual Volume~ 102 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,405

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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?

KARGER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1660-8151 / 2235-3186

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

127

2.2k

2019

132

2.1k

2020

134

1.7k

2021

786

2022

134

767

2023

216

2024

111

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

PhysiologyQ2

Physiology (medical)Q2

UrologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesAcute Kidney Injury ResearchParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsElectrolyte and hormonal disordersRenal and Vascular PathologiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about NEPHRON

Is NEPHRON a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for NEPHRON: 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 NEPHRON?

NEPHRON 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 1.31.

Is NEPHRON indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

NEPHRON is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of NEPHRON?