Journal profile · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Indian Journal of Urology
ISSN 0970-1591 · eISSN 1998-3824 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Journal of Urology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 71 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Urology 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 Urological Disorders and Treatments, Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine11.6%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine8%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine7.3%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine6.4%
- Urologic and reproductive health conditionsMedicine6.3%
- Urinary and Genital Oncology StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.9%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine5.7%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY · rank 109/134
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 637OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,591 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 5 |
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 97 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 132 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | 190 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 355 |
| 2021 | 98 | 98 | 448 |
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
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 89 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 75 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (152 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 33 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| 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
- 0970-1591
- Electronic ISSN
- 1998-3824
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Urology
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Urology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Urology 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 Urology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Urology?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 45–89 days); authors report an average review time of about 33 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.
What JCR quartile is Indian Journal of Urology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Q4 (109/134). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Urology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Urology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Urology open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Urology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .