Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
Asian Journal of Andrology
ISSN 1008-682X · eISSN 1745-7262 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · PEOPLES R CHINA · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Asian Journal of Andrology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.83; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 134 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 65%; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal of Andrology is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Sperm and Testicular Function, Reproductive Biology and Fertility and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, together about 33.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-chief Jin-Song LiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine16.2%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine8.7%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine8.6%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine7.7%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.6%
- Sexual function and dysfunction studiesMedicine6.7%
- Sexual Differentiation and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine4.3%
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 | Andrology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Andrology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Andrology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,740OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,108 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 100 | 30 |
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | 177 |
| 2024 | 122 | 122 | 614 |
| 2023 | 93 | 93 | 666 |
| 2022 | 140 | 140 | 1,530 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | 1,874 |
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 Crossref · to
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 178 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 103 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 255 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (201 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)
- about 2.2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 65%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CNY 4,900 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | CNY 4,900 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1008-682X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-7262
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Andrology
What CAS zone is Asian Journal of Andrology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Journal of Andrology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Andrology / Urology & Nephrology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asian Journal of Andrology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.83; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 107.
How long does peer review take at Asian Journal of Andrology?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 103–178 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 65%”. 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.
Which databases index Asian Journal of Andrology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal of Andrology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Asian Journal of Andrology open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal of Andrology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .