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Kidney Research and Clinical Practice

The Korean Society of Nephrology · South Korea · Est. 1971

ISSN2211-9132eISSN2211-9140

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.071

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.303

Total Worksi

3,026

Total Citationsi

13,638

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice (KRCP) aims to provide a platform for the growth of nephrology’s literature base as the cutting edge of the advancing field. It covers various aspects of nephrology, including research and clinical practice related to kidney diseases.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageKorean, English

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,026

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since1981

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The Korean Society of Nephrology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2211-9132 / 2211-9140

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Korean, 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

1.6k

2019

998

2020

1.3k

2021

2022

107

734

2023

136

483

2024

128

152

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.

NephrologyQ1

UrologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

NephrologyUrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementRenal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesAcute Kidney Injury ResearchParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsNutrition and Health in Aging

Frequently asked questions about Kidney Research and Clinical Practice

Is Kidney Research and Clinical Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kidney Research and Clinical Practice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Kidney Research and Clinical Practice?

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice 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 1.83.

Is Kidney Research and Clinical Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Kidney Research and Clinical Practice?

How much does it cost to publish in Kidney Research and Clinical Practice?

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.