Journal profile · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA
ISSN 0004-0614 · eISSN 1576-8260 · Iniestares, S.A. · SPAIN · Monthly · Founded 1944
ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 198 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA is published by Iniestares, S.A. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments, together about 23.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archivos Españoles de Urología (AEU, Print ISSN: 0004-0614, Electronic ISSN: 1576-8260) published since 1944, is an international peer review journal with open access (since 1 May 2022), on Urology with original and review articles on different subjects in Urology: oncology, endourology, laparoscopic, andrology, female urology, lithiasis, pediatrics, urodynamics...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Editor-in-chief Xavier Farré PueyoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 13 in mainland China (about 28%); most named Spain 22, Mainland China 13, Italy 3, Brazil 2, Colombia 2 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine8.2%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Ureteral procedures and complicationsMedicine6.3%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 185LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,028 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 165 | 25 | 20 |
| 2025 | 198 | 3 | 137 |
| 2024 | 168 | 5 | 327 |
| 2023 | 100 | 5 | 394 |
| 2022 | 76 | 4 | 245 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
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
- Peer review
- Double 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- case reportional studies MOOSE is recommended. 2.3 Case Report Word limit: no longer than 1500 words (not including the reference list, tables, figures, or legemain text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialo Participate" section for details. 2.4 Editorial Word limit: 1000 words max (excluding references, tables, and figures). Abstract:main text ≤ 1,000 words
- letters to the editorcs of current interest are welcome. 2.5 Letters to the Editor/Reply Word limit: 1000 words max (excluding references). Abstract: Not required. Referenmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- reviewClinical practice guidelines: AGREE 2.2 Review Word limit: no longer than 8000 words (not including the reference list, tables, figures, or legemain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright (2) Published under an Open Access Creative Commons licence
Manuscripts which submitted from 1 May 2022 and accepted after peer review will be published in AEU with open access under the CC BY 4.0 license. AEU is not authorized to grant permission for material published under CC BY license, as the authors retain copyright. However, depending on the intended use, permission may not be required at all. For details, see: Copyright & License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access (1) Published under the subscription model and open access options
Open access under CC BY license for manuscripts submitted from 1 May 2022 Model summary
Most of manuscripts which submitted beofre 1 May 2022 and accepted after peer review are copyright AEU, and the author(s) retains copyright to individual articles. In most instances, AEU may make its content freely viewable and searchable. AEU grants any third party the right to use most articles freely, as long as its integrity is maintained and its original author, citation details and journal a…
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
- Iniestares, S.A.
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1944
- ISSN
- 0004-0614
- Electronic ISSN
- 1576-8260
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 7 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA
What CAS zone is ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Urology & Nephrology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 23.
What are the manuscript requirements of ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 13 (about 28%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (22), Mainland China (13) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA open access, and what is the APC?
ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .