Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
ISSN 0022-5347 · eISSN 1527-3792 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1917
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9.4; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,000; review 2–3 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 3,367 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY is published by Elsevier Inc. 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 Urological Disorders and Treatments, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA), and the most widely read and highly cited journal in the field, The Journal of Urology® brings solid coverage of the clinically relevant content needed to stay at the forefront of the dynamic field of urology. This premier journal presents investigative studies on critical areas of research and practice, survey articles providing short condensations of the best and most important urology literature worldwide, and practice-oriented reports on significant clinical observations.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine11.3%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.8%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine8.3%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine7.8%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine7.1%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine5.8%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Urologic and reproductive health conditionsMedicine4.6%
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 |
Top journal: noReview 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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| 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
- 9.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 236LetPub ·
- h-index
- 373OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37,018OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 108LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 153,236 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,760 | 28 | 98 |
| 2025 | 3,367 | 71 | 898 |
| 2024 | 3,210 | 84 | 3,123 |
| 2023 | 3,212 | 84 | 5,406 |
| 2022 | 3,036 | 91 | 5,700 |
| 2021 | 3,470 | 396 | 9,008 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (71% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 2–3 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,000 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1917
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-3792
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF UROLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF UROLOGY is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Urology & Nephrology. 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 UROLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.4; CiteScore 10.9, h-index 373.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF UROLOGY?
Authors report an average review time of 2–3 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 UROLOGY 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 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF UROLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF UROLOGY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF UROLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,000.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .