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Journal of Nephrology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1815

ISSN1724-6059

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?

129

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 128d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.837

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.945

Total Worksi

4,203

Total Citationsi

64,920

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Nephrology presents both clinical and laboratory investigations of relevance to the broad fields of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation. It publishes manuscripts covering diverse topics and problems as well as comprehensive reviews on relevant topics, interesting cases, guidelines and commentaries.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1815

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,203

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1724-6059

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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

118

3.4k

2019

207

4.7k

2020

279

3.4k

2021

325

2022

285

1.7k

2023

343

1.3k

2024

290

344

2025

129

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.

NephrologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

Nephrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesRenal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesAcute Kidney Injury ResearchParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsVasculitis and related conditionsRenal and Vascular PathologiesCentral Venous Catheters and HemodialysisOrgan Donation and Transplantation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nephrology

Is Journal of Nephrology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of 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 Journal of Nephrology?

Journal of 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 1.97.

Is Journal of Nephrology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Nephrology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.