Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS-UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
CardioRenal Medicine
ISSN 1664-3828 · eISSN 1664-5502 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND
CardioRenal Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.17; fully open access; median 108 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CardioRenal Medicine is published by S. Karger AG and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Acute Kidney Injury Research, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal 'Cardiorenal Medicine' explores the mechanisms by which obesity and other metabolic abnormalities promote the pathogenesis and progression of heart and kidney disease (cardiorenal metabolic syndrome). It provides an interdisciplinary platform for the advancement of research and clinical practice, focussing on translational issues.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS-UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine12.5%
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine11.3%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine11.3%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine10.9%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.8%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | 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
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
- 3.17LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 287OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 667 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 9 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 179 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 366 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 286 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 307 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 450 |
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
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 137 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (109 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1664-3828
- Electronic ISSN
- 1664-5502
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CardioRenal Medicine
What CAS zone is CardioRenal Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CardioRenal Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems / 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 CardioRenal Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.17; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at CardioRenal Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 68–159 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Which databases index CardioRenal Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CardioRenal Medicine is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is CardioRenal Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
CardioRenal Medicine is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .