Journal profile · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Indian Journal of Nephrology
ISSN 0971-4065 · eISSN 1998-3662 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Journal of Nephrology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; median 21 days to acceptance (31 articles, last 24 months); 176 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Nephrology is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, together about 33.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Indian Journal of Nephrology (IJN) is an open-access peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing high-quality articles in the field of laboratory and clinical nephrology. The journal is owned by the Indian Society of Nephrology and published by the Scientific Scholar.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Editor-in-chief Vivekanand JhaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 21, United States 5, United Kingdom 2, Australia 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine13.6%
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine12.3%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine7.6%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine7.6%
- Central Venous Catheters and HemodialysisHealth Professions5%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, OutcomesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Baidu, Portico
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 (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 519OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,558 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 103 | 12 |
| 2025 | 176 | 176 | 58 |
| 2024 | 261 | 261 | 385 |
| 2023 | 163 | 163 | 314 |
| 2022 | 146 | 146 | 499 |
| 2021 | 128 | 128 | 518 |
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
21 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 9 days – 49 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (31 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 84 days
- Sample
- 31 articles with submission and acceptance dates (175 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)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0971-4065
- Electronic ISSN
- 1998-3662
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Nephrology
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Nephrology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of 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 Indian Journal of Nephrology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Nephrology?
Based on the dates recorded on 31 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 21 days (interquartile range 9–49 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Indian Journal of Nephrology based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (21), United States (5) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Nephrology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Nephrology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indian Journal of Nephrology open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Nephrology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .