Journal profile · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia
ISSN 0101-2800 · eISSN 2175-8239 · Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia · Brazil
Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 110 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 226 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia is published by Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 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, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments, together about 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Brief History The Brazilian Journal of Nephrology (BJN) is the official journal of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology (SBN). Founded in 1979 under the title Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia, its mission is to disseminate clinical and experimental scientific studies in nephrology. BJN is an open-access journal that publishes articles in Portuguese and English, with no fees charged to authors. Since 2024, it has adopted a continuous publication model, while maintaining the quarterly issue organization (March, June, September, and December). Submitted manuscripts undergo single-blind peer review, ensuring scientific rigor and quality. In addition to regular issues, the journal also publishes thematic and abstract supplements. Throughout its history, the journal has achieved important milestones in professionalization and internationalization. In 2018, it adopted the English version of its title as a strategy to expand its international audience. Indexing in SciELO (2009) and Medline (2010) increased its visibility, which was further strengthened by inclusion in PubMed Central and Scopus (2019) and, more recently, in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science Core Collection™). BJN obtained its first impact factor in 2023 (1.2), assigned by JCR 2022. In JCR 2023, it rose to 1.3, maintaining this performance in JCR 2024. Alongside its professionalization and internationalization efforts, BJN has built a solid presence on social media, initially with profiles on Facebook and Twitter, producing outreach materials such as tweets, press releases, and Visual Abstracts. Since 2018, it has had dedicated social media editors responsible for creating the Visual Abstracts that accompany articles and expand their reach. The journal is currently also present on Instagram and LinkedIn. Today, BJN reaffirms its commitment to being a scientific journal of excellence, guided by diversity, integrity, and responsibility, consolidating its academic relevance. Its goal is to remain a bridge between knowledge and action, regions and realities, science and solidarity. Mission: To contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge and professional practice in nephrology by publishing relevant original studies in basic, clinical, and applied research, promoting open access and broad international dissemination. Vision: To be recognized as the leading nephrology journal in Latin America, a reference in scientific quality, editorial innovation, and scientific communication,
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine23.7%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine12.1%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine7.3%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine6.1%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine5.9%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Central Venous Catheters and HemodialysisHealth Professions3.6%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine3.5%
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 469OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,921 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 200 | 200 | 24 |
| 2025 | 226 | 226 | 236 |
| 2024 | 158 | 158 | 148 |
| 2023 | 137 | 137 | 385 |
| 2022 | 136 | 136 | 642 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | 1,160 |
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
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 157 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 101 days (7 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 228 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (222 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Public trust in the peer review process and the credibility of published articles depend, in part, on how conflicts of interest are managed during manuscript preparation, peer review, and editorial decision-making. A conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author’s institution), reviewer, or editor has financial or personal relationships that inappropriately influence (bias) their actio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0101-2800
- Electronic ISSN
- 2175-8239
- Society / sponsor
- Brazilian Society of Nephrology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia
What CAS zone is Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia 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.
How long does peer review take at Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 69–157 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia open access, and what is the APC?
Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia 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, 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: .