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Frontiers in Nephrology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1998

ISSN2813-0626eISSN2813-0626

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

0.501

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.486

Total Works

285

Total Citations

1,085

2yr Mean Citedness

2.16

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Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Nephrology is a specialty journal that covers all aspects of kidney diseases and related conditions. It aims to publish high-quality research, reviews, and opinion articles that advance the understanding and treatment of nephrological disorders.

⚡ 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 / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 71 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications285

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,950Above median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2813-0626 / 2813-0626

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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?

$2,950

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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

1998

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.

NephrologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

Nephrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementRenal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsAcute Kidney Injury ResearchVasculitis and related conditionsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchComplement system in diseasesOrgan Donation and TransplantationTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation