Journal profile · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Canadian Journal of Urology
ISSN 1195-9479 · eISSN 1488-5581 · Tech Science Press · CANADA · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Canadian Journal of Urology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.87; fully open access; APC about USD 1,600; median 106 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Urology is published by Tech Science Press 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, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research and Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal of Urology: CJUISSN: 1195-9479 (Print)ISSN: 1488-5581 (Online)Aims & ScopeThe Canadian Journal of Urology (CJU) is a peer reviewed indexed journal published bi-monthly (6 issues per year), We welcome the urological medical community to submit original research articles, review articles, practice updates and case reports. Topics of interests include but are not limited to: ■ Urinary System Neoplasms■ Prostatic Disorders■ Urolithiasis■ Male Genitourinary Health■ Urinary Tract Reconstruction Surgery■ Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesPublication FrequencyBi-monthlyIFCurrent Impact Factor: 1.1 (2025)5-Year Impact Factor: 1.4Citescore1.4 (2025)Acceptance rate24% (2025 1st quarter)SpeedSubmission to first post-review decision (average time): 31 days (2025 1st quarter)Submission to acceptance (average time): 72 days (2025 1st quarter)OwnershipThe journal is owned by Tech Science Press.Open AccessThe Canadian Journal of Urology (CJU) transitioned to a fully Open Access journal in 2025. All articles published from 2025 onward will be Gold Open Access under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0), and are made freely and permanently accessible online from the date of publication. For further information, please refer to TSP’s Open Access Policy. Previously published content prior to 2025 is now free to read on the journal platform. These backfile articles remain under their original copyright and licensing terms (all rights reserved unless otherwise stated on the article/PDF). For further information, please refer to TSP’s Copyright and Licensing Policy.Ethics StatementTSP takes the responsibility to enforce a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure adding the highest quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. TSP takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously on every level. Our staff are trained to identify and report any irregularities. Our editors follow Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and proceed with a zero tolerance policy for ethical violations, including plagiarism, data falsification and authorship misconduct. To confirm the originality of all submitted manuscripts, we use iThenticate for similarity checks against prior publications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Editor-in-chief Leonard G. GomellaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 25, United Kingdom 2, Netherlands 2, Singapore 2, Mexico 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine12.3%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine10.9%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine8.2%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine7.2%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine6.4%
- Ureteral procedures and complicationsMedicine5.5%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Sexual function and dysfunction studiesMedicine5.1%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePublisher 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
- 0.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,020Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 270 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 150 | 150 | 5 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | 59 |
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
106 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 131 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 144 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 266 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (265 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 1,600 | No | CC BY |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–400 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- case reportA forum for trainees to publish articles. Manuscripts must have no more than 5 authors, with a resident as the first author. Submission must be accompanied by a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- AI use Use of AI Tools by Authors
Authors may use AI tools to support manuscript preparation or research. Such tools must not replace the authors’ own expertise, critical analysis, interpretation, or judgement. Authors must maintain meaningful human oversight and remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and compliance of the submitted and published work. All AI-assisted content, including citations and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
The Author Contributions statement is mandatory for research articles, except for papers with a single author. It should represent all the authors and is to be included upon submission. All listed authors must have substantially contributed to the manuscript and have approved the final submitted version, which should include a description of each author’s specific work and contribution. We suggest…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
Declare conflicts of interest or state: “The author(s) declare(s) no conflicts of interest to report regarding the present study”.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright of Figures and Tables
Figures, tables, and images are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY license. Model summary
1. Ensure that permission has been obtained and there is no copyright issue. If copyright is needed, please provide a citation in the following format: “Reprinted/adapted with permission from reference [xx]. Copyright year, copyright owner’s name”. All figures, tables, and images will be published under a Creative Commons CC-BY license, and permission must be obtained for the use of copyrighted ma…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access CJU Open Access
Canadian Journal of Urology ISSN:1195-9479 (print) ISSN:1488-5581 (online) Publication Frequency:Bi-monthly
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving and Repository Policy
The published Version of Record may be deposited immediately upon publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY 4.0), provided that the original publication is properly cited and the DOI is included. Model summary
Authors may deposit the submitted version of their manuscript (preprint) in an institutional, subject-based, or general-purpose repository at any time. The accepted manuscript may be deposited in a third-party repository upon publication, with a clear statement that it is the accepted version and with a link to the published Version of Record. The published Version of Record may be deposited immed…
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
- Tech Science Press
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1195-9479
- Electronic ISSN
- 1488-5581
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Urology
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Urology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Urology 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 Canadian Journal of Urology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.87; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 3.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Urology?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 106 days (interquartile range 82–131 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 Canadian Journal of Urology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–400 words; Keywords: 3–10; Reference style: Vancouver; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Canadian Journal of Urology based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (25), United Kingdom (2) and Netherlands (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Urology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Urology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Canadian Journal of Urology open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Urology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .