Journal profile · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
International Braz J Urol
ISSN 1677-5538 · eISSN 1677-6119 · Brazilian Society of Urology · BRAZIL · Founded 2002
International Braz J Urol: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.17; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 29 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Braz J Urol is published by Brazilian Society of Urology and is in Zone 3 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, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine9%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.7%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine8.3%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine7.6%
- Ureteral procedures and complicationsMedicine7.2%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine6.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.17LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,327OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 27.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,781 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 88 | 34 |
| 2025 | 98 | 98 | 324 |
| 2024 | 86 | 86 | 538 |
| 2023 | 106 | 106 | 788 |
| 2022 | 147 | 147 | 1,435 |
| 2021 | 178 | 178 | 1,342 |
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
29 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 13 days – 66 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (230 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| 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
- Brazilian Society of Urology
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1677-5538
- Electronic ISSN
- 1677-6119
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Braz J Urol
What CAS zone is International Braz J Urol in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Braz J Urol is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Urology & Nephrology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Braz J Urol?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.17; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at International Braz J Urol?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 29 days (interquartile range 13–66 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 International Braz J Urol?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Braz J Urol is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Braz J Urol open access, and what is the APC?
International Braz J Urol 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .