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Journal of Renal Care

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1755-6678eISSN1755-6686

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

199

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 188d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.544

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.781

Total Worksi

1,049

Total Citationsi

9,996

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nursing; Urology & Nephrology; Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Nephrology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,049

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1755-6678 / 1755-6686

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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

462

2019

458

2020

452

2021

222

2022

149

2023

2024

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.

Advanced and Specialized NursingQ1

NephrologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NursingUrology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

NephrologyAdvanced and Specialized Nursing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsOrgan Donation and TransplantationCentral Venous Catheters and HemodialysisAcute Kidney Injury ResearchPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsDiabetes Management and EducationPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Renal Care

Is Journal of Renal Care a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Renal Care 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 0.88.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Renal Care?