Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
American Journal of Nephrology
ISSN 0250-8095 · eISSN 1421-9670 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Monthly · Founded 1981
American Journal of Nephrology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.6; fully open access; APC about USD 635; median 110 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Nephrology is published by S. Karger AG and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, together about 39.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Nephrology is a peer-reviewed international journal that focuses on timely topics in both basic science and clinical research. Papers are divided into several sections, including: original reports, spanning clinical, basic, and outcomes research; in-depth topic reviews on specific topics selected by the editor and associate editors; invited debates, selected on “hot topics” determined by the editorial board. Responding to the ever-increasing pace in research, the American Journal of Nephrology adheres to a very tight publication schedule: accepted papers appear online in the unedited, original manuscript version within a few days of acceptance and the final version is published within 5-6 weeks of acceptance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-chief David C. WheelerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine15.3%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine13.8%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine10.5%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine6.6%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine6.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine4.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,116OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,158 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 26 | 11 |
| 2025 | 106 | 47 | 253 |
| 2024 | 72 | 38 | 318 |
| 2023 | 92 | 44 | 972 |
| 2022 | 101 | 56 | 1,386 |
| 2021 | 125 | 66 | 3,138 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 153 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (197 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 635 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 635
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- brief reportailable below. For guidance purposes, a Brief Report is typically 3000 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Document Brief Remain text ≤ 3,000 words
- commentaryailable below. For guidance purposes, a Commentary is typically 1000 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Document Commentamain text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialilable below. For guidance purposes, an Editorial is typically 1000 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Document Editoriamain text ≤ 1,000 words
- lettersis with some preliminary evidence. The letter cannot be longer than 2000 words and should contain no more than 20 references. Maximum onemain text ≤ 2,000 words
- methods articleailable below. For guidance purposes, a Methods Article is typically 3000 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Documents Methodsmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- research articleailable below. For guidance purposes, a Research Article is typically 5000 words in length with 4 to 8 Tables and Figures. Document Researchmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articleailable below. For guidance purposes, a Review Article is typically 5000 words in length with 4 to 8 Tables and Figures. Document Review Amain text ≤ 5,000 words
- systematic reviewailable below. For guidance purposes, a Systematic Review is typically 5000 words in length with 4 to 8 Tables and Figures. Document Systematmain text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Author Contributions
In the Author Contribution statement, a short statement detailing the contributions of each person named as an author should be included. The CRediT taxonomy is a useful framework for preparing this section. Contributors to the submission who do not fulfil the ICMJE Criteria for Authorship should be credited, with their consent, in the Acknowledgement section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors are required to disclose any relationship that could be perceived as a conflict of interest in the Conflict of Interest Statement. All forms of support and financial involvement which took place in the previous three years should be listed, regardless of their potential relevance to the paper. Nonfinancial relationships that may potentially influence the writing of the manuscript should al…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Authors are required to provide a Data Availability Statement that details whether data are publicly available and where the data supporting their study can be accessed. The journal’s data sharing policy strongly encourages authors to make all datasets on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to editors, reviewers and readers without unnecessary restriction wherever possible. In cases …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licenses and Copyright
At acceptance, the authors will transfer all rights, title, and interest, including the right to claim copyright throughout the world, related to the article, to S. Karger AG. Please note that metadata – essentially, data tags about article information such as authors and keywords that helps make articles discoverable by, for example, search engines – is governed by a separate policy. Refer to the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Page Charges and Open Access
There is a per page fee of USD 635.00 for publishing in this journal. Online supplementary material are not charged. Manuscripts with up to 5 pages do not incur a charge. Please note that these fees are subject to change. Please note that an automatic calculation system for page charges was introduced in mid-2026. Please do get in touch with the editorial office of the journal if you have any ques…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-anonymous peer review Model summary
Peer Review Policy All Karger journals employ a rigorous peer-review process to confirm the validity and ensure scientific accuracy of published articles. Independent researchers with relevant expertise assess submitted manuscripts to help journal editors determine whether a manuscript should be published in their journal. All articles, except for Editorials and some Correspondence articles, are e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Archiving and Self-Archiving
All articles are archived in Portico. Articles may also be archived in PubMed Central if the journal is indexed there. Karger supports Green Open Access and permits authors to archive their Accepted Manuscript (AM, i.e., accepted manuscripts after peer review but before production) on their personal home page or institution’s repository, provided that these are not used for commercial purposes, ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0250-8095
- Electronic ISSN
- 1421-9670
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Nephrology
What CAS zone is American Journal of Nephrology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Nephrology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Urology & Nephrology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Nephrology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.6; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 128.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Nephrology?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 78–153 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of American Journal of Nephrology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index American Journal of Nephrology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Nephrology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Nephrology open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Nephrology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 635.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .