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Kidney Medicine

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1990

ISSN2590-0595eISSN2590-0595

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

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

1.214

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.082

Total Works

1,335

Total Citations

10,425

2yr Mean Citedness

1.57

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Kidney Medicine publishes research on kidney diseases, including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease progression, and specific conditions like adenovirus nephritis, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, and Fabry disease. The journal also covers topics related to kidney transplant recipients, hypertension, and the impact of various treatments and diagnostic procedures on renal function.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyMonthly, 2022-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,335

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 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

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Is the ISSN verified?

2590-0595 / 2590-0595

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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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.

Internal MedicineQ1

NephrologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

NephrologyInternal Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesRenal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesAcute Kidney Injury ResearchRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsOrgan Donation and TransplantationCentral Venous Catheters and HemodialysisParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementPotassium and Related Disorders