Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
BJUI Compass
ISSN 2688-4526 · Wiley · United States
BJUI Compass: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,050; median 65 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 176 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BJUI Compass is published by Wiley 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 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>BJUI Compass</em> is a fully open access urology journal publishing research articles from across the field of urology that adhere to ‘sound science’ principles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Michael GorinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, India 3, Singapore 3, Hong Kong, China 2, Australia 2 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine15.4%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine10.8%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine9.1%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine7.5%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Urinary Tract Infections ManagementMedicine5%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine4.6%
- Ureteral procedures and complicationsMedicine4.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 142LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 808 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 157 | 157 | 44 |
| 2025 | 176 | 176 | 277 |
| 2024 | 151 | 151 | 480 |
| 2023 | 112 | 112 | 738 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 532 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 811 |
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
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 39 days – 100 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 107 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (352 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | USD 3,050 / GBP 2,350 / EUR 2,680 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,770 / EUR 2,430 / GBP 2,130 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,400 / GBP 1,850 / EUR 2,100 | Yes | — |
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2688-4526
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BJUI Compass
What CAS zone is BJUI Compass in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BJUI Compass 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 BJUI Compass?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at BJUI Compass?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 39–100 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of BJUI Compass based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), India (3) and Singapore (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BJUI Compass?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BJUI Compass is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BJUI Compass open access, and what is the APC?
BJUI Compass is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,050.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .