Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
ISSN 1555-9041 · eISSN 1555-905X · American Society of Nephrology · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2006
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.83; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 148 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 328 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology is published by American Society of Nephrology and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes and Acute Kidney Injury Research, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The goals of CJASN’s articles are to rapidly and effectively communicate the most important advances in clinical and translational research in nephrology, including innovations in research methods and care delivery; put these advances in context for future research directions and patient care; and become an important voice on every issue that potentially affects the clinical practice of nephrology, particularly in the United States.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-chief Connie RheePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine20.3%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine13.6%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine7.9%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine7.1%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine6.9%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine4.1%
- Central Venous Catheters and HemodialysisHealth Professions3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY · rank 12/134
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 6.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128LetPub ·
- h-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,183OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 181LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,252 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 260 | 122 | 74 |
| 2025 | 328 | 298 | 808 |
| 2024 | 237 | 216 | 1,549 |
| 2023 | 313 | 312 | 4,023 |
| 2022 | 255 | 249 | 5,505 |
| 2021 | 292 | 289 | 8,119 |
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
148 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 196 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 5 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 156 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (653 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- American Society of Nephrology
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1555-9041
- Electronic ISSN
- 1555-905X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
What CAS zone is Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Urology & Nephrology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.83; CiteScore 10, h-index 235.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 148 days (interquartile range 131–196 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 JCR quartile is Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Q1 (12/134). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Medicine.
Which databases index Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .