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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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.729

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.486

Total Worksi

285

Total Citationsi

1,085

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

10/11 · 91%

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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?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

345

2022

491

2023

412

2024

123

2025

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Nephrology

Is Frontiers in Nephrology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Nephrology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Nephrology?

Frontiers in Nephrology 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 2.16.

Is Frontiers in Nephrology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Nephrology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.