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Kidney International Reports

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN2468-0249eISSN2468-0249

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.789

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.405

Total Worksi

13,980

Total Citationsi

50,231

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Urology & Nephrology; Nephrology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyMonthly, 2019-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,980

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2468-0249 / 2468-0249

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

Citations received

1.3k

6.1k

2019

1.4k

10k

2020

1.3k

8.4k

2021

1.6k

5.8k

2022

1.4k

4.3k

2023

1.9k

3.3k

2024

1.9k

1.2k

2025

2.8k

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

Nephrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsAcute Kidney Injury ResearchRenal and Vascular PathologiesOrgan Donation and TransplantationParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsVasculitis and related conditionsComplement system in diseases

Frequently asked questions about Kidney International Reports

Is Kidney International Reports a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kidney International Reports: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Kidney International Reports?

Kidney International Reports 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 0.56.

Is Kidney International Reports indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kidney International Reports is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Kidney International Reports?