Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
Clinical Nephrology
ISSN 0301-0430 · Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1973
Clinical Nephrology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.79; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 121 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Nephrology is published by Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle 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 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Nephrology appears monthly and publishes manuscripts containing original material with emphasis on the following topics: prophylaxis, pathophysiology, immunology, diagnosis, therapy, experimental approaches and dialysis and transplantation.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-chief B. Peter SawayaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine15.5%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine13.6%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine9.2%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine8%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine6.8%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine5.4%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, OutcomesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
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
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
- 0.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,546OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,630 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 121 | 21 | 66 |
| 2024 | 95 | 5 | 157 |
| 2023 | 91 | 5 | 203 |
| 2022 | 82 | 5 | 293 |
| 2021 | 132 | 7 | 665 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0301-0430
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 106, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Nephrology
What CAS zone is Clinical Nephrology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Nephrology 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 Clinical Nephrology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.79; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Nephrology?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Clinical Nephrology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Nephrology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinical Nephrology open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Nephrology is a subscription 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: .