Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal
ISSN 1911-6470 · eISSN 1920-1214 · Canadian Medical Association · CANADA · Bimonthly · Founded 2007
CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.91; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 199 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal is published by Canadian Medical Association 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 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CUAJ is a a peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to promoting the highest standard of urological patient care through the publication of timely, relevant, evidence-based research and advocacy information.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine10.9%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine8.3%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine7.7%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine7%
- Renal cell carcinoma treatmentMedicine5.5%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine5.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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 | 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
- 1.91LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,184OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,809 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 149 | 149 | 12 |
| 2025 | 199 | 199 | 106 |
| 2024 | 173 | 173 | 303 |
| 2023 | 191 | 191 | 448 |
| 2022 | 187 | 187 | 993 |
| 2021 | 230 | 230 | 1,218 |
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)
- 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
- Canadian Medical Association
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1911-6470
- Electronic ISSN
- 1920-1214
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal
What CAS zone is CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.91; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal?
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 CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal open access, and what is the APC?
CUAJ-Canadian Urological Association Journal 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: .