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Investigative and Clinical Urology

Korean Urological Association · South Korea · Est. 1990

ISSN2466-0493eISSN2466-054X

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.783

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.029

Total Works

1,071

Total Citations

10,170

2yr Mean Citedness

2.25

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on urological conditions and treatments, including the management of overactive bladder, kidney infections, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. It covers surgical interventions such as radical cystectomy, nephrectomy, and transurethral resection, as well as diagnostic techniques like cystoscopy and imaging. The scope also extends to urinary tract infections, sexual transmitted infections, and the application of artificial intelligence in predicting patient outcomes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,071

Publisher OrgThe Korean Urological Association

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~4 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC 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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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Urological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2466-0493 / 2466-054X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

N/A

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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?

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

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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.

UrologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

Urology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchProstate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentBladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsUrinary Tract Infections ManagementPelvic floor disorders treatmentsKidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsProstate Cancer Treatment and ResearchUreteral procedures and complicationsUrinary and Genital Oncology StudiesUrological Disorders and Treatments