Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
ISSN 1046-6673 · eISSN 1533-3450 · American Society of Nephrology · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.48; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 147 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 4,737 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology is published by American Society of Nephrology and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). 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)
JASN publishes highly competitive original manuscripts, brief reviews, and special articles in areas of basic and clinical science relevant to the broad discipline of nephrology. Subject matter appropriate for JASN includes, but is not restricted to: cell biology; developmental biology; genetics; cell and transport physiology; hemodynamics and vascular regulation; immunology and pathology; pathophysiology of renal disease and progression; mineral metabolism and bone disease; clinical nephrology, epidemiology, and outcomes; dialysis; and transplantation. The editors encourage only the submission of meritorious research that will communicate important advances in the field of nephrology.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-chief Rajnish MehrotraPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine13.4%
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine11.1%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine9%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Renal and related cancersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Genetic and Kidney Cyst DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine3.9%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY · rank 5/134
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 9.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 253LetPub ·
- h-index
- 373OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,892OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 186LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 34,547 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 268 | 148 | 93 |
| 2025 | 4,737 | 390 | 1,711 |
| 2024 | 4,845 | 318 | 3,229 |
| 2023 | 4,427 | 250 | 4,984 |
| 2022 | 3,780 | 279 | 6,812 |
| 2021 | 3,405 | 347 | 13,770 |
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
147 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 115 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (44 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (772 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Nephrology
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1046-6673
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-3450
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Urology & Nephrology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the American Society of Nephrology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.48; CiteScore 12.9, h-index 373.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Society of Nephrology?
Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between September 2024 and September 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 147 days (interquartile range 115–174 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Q1 (5/134). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of the American Society of Nephrology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American Society of Nephrology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .