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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

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

1.5

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.405

Total Works

13,980

Total Citations

50,231

2yr Mean Citedness

0.56

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Kidney International Reports publishes research on kidney diseases, including immune-related adverse events from cancer therapies, complement activation in vasculitis, and chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder in children. The journal also covers diffuse podocytopathies, steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, secondary hyperparathyroidism, IgG4-related kidney disease, and IgA nephropathy. Studies investigate genetic contributions to kidney disease and mitochondrial DNA variants associated with renal involvement.

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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 / 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

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Is the ISSN verified?

2468-0249 / 2468-0249

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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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

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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

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.

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