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African Journal of Urology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1995

ISSN1961-9987
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.232
H-Index
25
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.551
Total Works
1,468
Total Citations
5,026
2yr Mean Citedness
0.87
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on urological conditions and treatments, including surgical interventions for prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney stones, and urethral strictures, as well as diagnostic advancements and patient outcomes.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
9
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1995
Annual Volume~ 71 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,468
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~9 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1961-9987
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

UrologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

Urology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urological Disorders and TreatmentsUrologic and reproductive health conditionsPediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesKidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsUrinary and Genital Oncology StudiesUreteral procedures and complicationsUrinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchGenital Health and DiseaseProstate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref