Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
Journal of Renal Nutrition
ISSN 1051-2276 · eISSN 1532-8503 · W.B. Saunders Ltd · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1991
Journal of Renal Nutrition: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.52; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,490; median 143 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 132 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Renal Nutrition is published by W.B. Saunders Ltd and is in Zone 2 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, Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments and Nutrition and Health in Aging, together about 40.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official Journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation and the International Society of Renal Nutrition and MetabolismThe Journal of Renal Nutrition® is devoted exclusively to renal nutrition science and renal dietetics. Its content is appropriate for nutritionists, physicians and researchers working in nephrology. Each issue contains a state-of-the-art review, original research, articles on the clinical management and education of patients, a current literature review, and nutritional analysis of food products that have clinical relevance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-chief Linda W. MoorePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 54, Sweden 5, India 4, United Kingdom 2, France 2 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine23.1%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine8.9%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine8.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine7.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.3%
- Sodium Intake and HealthNursing2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
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 | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher website
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
- 3.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,305OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,915 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 23 | 47 |
| 2025 | 132 | 47 | 237 |
| 2024 | 118 | 43 | 501 |
| 2023 | 126 | 56 | 906 |
| 2022 | 111 | 42 | 1,087 |
| 2021 | 158 | 62 | 1,651 |
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
143 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 233 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (267 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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 156 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,490 / EUR 3,260 / GBP 2,790 / JPY 432,860 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,610 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- AMA
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- case studiesThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- case studyThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- clinical/research briefsThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- original researchThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- original research articleThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- original research articlesThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- patient education materialThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- practical aspects articlesThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- reviewThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- review articlend/or figures. Maximum word count for a review article is 4,500 words, not including references, tables/figures and title page. Cmain text ≤ 4,500 words
- reviewsThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
- supplementsThe Journal of Renal Nutrition welcomes manuscripts in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Reviews, Clinical/Research Briefs, Practical Aspect…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Support and financial disclosure Declaration
The title page should acknowledge research support (from funding agencies or industry) and disclose any potential financial conflicts of interest for each author. Any meaningful affiliation or involvement, either direct or indirect, with any organization or entity with a direct financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed (e.g., employment, consultancies, grants, honoraria) must…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal offers authors a choice in publishing their research: Open access and Subscription.For subscription articles: Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' and the copyright will be assigned exclusively to the National Kidney Foundation, Inc., including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media (for more information o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access and subscription options Model summary
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized review Model summary
This journal uses double anonymized review, which means the identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- W.B. Saunders Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1051-2276
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-8503
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Renal Nutrition
What CAS zone is Journal of Renal Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Renal Nutrition is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Urology & Nephrology / Nutrition & Dietetics. 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 Journal of Renal Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.52; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Renal Nutrition?
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 143 days (interquartile range 43–233 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Renal Nutrition?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: AMA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Renal Nutrition based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (54), Sweden (5) and India (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Renal Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Renal Nutrition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Renal Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Renal Nutrition is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .