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Research and Reports in Urology

Dove Medical Press Limited · New Zealand · Est. 1979

ISSN2253-2447eISSN2253-2447

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.71

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.059

Total Works

657

Total Citations

7,060

2yr Mean Citedness

1.27

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

An international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal. Publishing original research, reports, editorials, reviews and commentaries on all aspects of adult and pediatric urology in the clinic and laboratory.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications657

Publisher OrgDove Medical Press

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Dove Medical Press Limited

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2253-2447 / 2253-2447

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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.

UrologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

Urology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchProstate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentUrological Disorders and TreatmentsPelvic floor disorders treatmentsKidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsBladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsUrinary Tract Infections ManagementProstate Cancer Treatment and ResearchPediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesUreteral procedures and complications