Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
NEFROLOGIA
ISSN 0211-6995 · eISSN 1989-2284 · Grupo Aula Medica S.A. · SPAIN · Quarterly · Founded 1981
NEFROLOGIA: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.83; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 82 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 118 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NEFROLOGIA is published by Grupo Aula Medica S.A. 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, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nefrología is the official publication of the Spanish Society of Nephrology. The Journal publishes articles on basic or clinical research relating to nephrology, arterial hypertension, dialysis and kidney transplants. It is governed by the peer review system and all original papers are subject to internal assessment and external reviews. The journal accepts submissions of articles in English and in Spanish languages. Nefrología follows the publication requirements of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).Nefrología es la publicación oficial de la Sociedad Española de Nefrología. La revista publica artículos sobre investigación básica o clínica relacionada con la nefrología, la hipertensión arterial, la diálisis y el trasplante de riñón. La revista sigue la normativa del sistema de revisión por pares, de modo que todos los artículos originales son evaluados tanto por el comité como por revisores externos. La revista acepta artículos escritos en español o en inglés. Nefrología sigue las normas de publicación del Comité Internacional de Editores de Revistas Médicas (ICMJE) y del Comité sobre Publicación Ética (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 19 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine19.9%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine7.9%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine6.6%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine6.4%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine4.7%
- Central Venous Catheters and HemodialysisHealth Professions3.8%
- Potassium and Related DisordersMedicine3.8%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCurrent ContentsSciELOPublisher website
Other: Crossref, IME, IBECS, Current Advances in Biological Sciences, Excerpta Medica
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
- 1.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 329OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,775 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 119 | 8 |
| 2025 | 118 | 118 | 54 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | 134 |
| 2023 | 103 | 103 | 191 |
| 2022 | 117 | 117 | 361 |
| 2021 | 222 | 222 | 954 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 125 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 122 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 228 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (225 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 ·
- First decision after review
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- clinical casesClinical cases: maximum of 2,500 words.Length not stated
- commentaryOriginals: papers on empirical research of a maximum length of 5,000 words, excluding the bibliographical references, with a maximum of 50 references and of nin…Length not stated
- diagnostic problemsDiagnostic problems: a diagnosis is proposed based on a previous statement, with a single question and a concise answer.Length not stated
- editorialOriginals: papers on empirical research of a maximum length of 5,000 words, excluding the bibliographical references, with a maximum of 50 references and of nin…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorial commentariesEditorial commentaries: requested by the editors or proposed by the authors, commentaries on articles published in the same issue or previous issues of the Jour…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials: requested by the editors or proposed by the authors, with a maximum of 2,000 words, two tables or figures, and 30 bibliographical references. No abs…Length not stated
- letters to the editorOriginals: papers on empirical research of a maximum length of 5,000 words, excluding the bibliographical references, with a maximum of 50 references and of nin…Length not stated
- nephrology imagesNephrology images: illustrative images about pathology, radiology, skin lesions, etc.Length not stated
- notes on techniquesNotes on techniques: descriptions of new techniques as well as modifications to existing ones in the clinic, laboratory, imaging or vascular access techniques, …Length not stated
- originalsOriginals: papers on empirical research of a maximum length of 5,000 words, excluding the bibliographical references, with a maximum of 50 references and of nin…Length not stated
- reviewOriginals: papers on empirical research of a maximum length of 5,000 words, excluding the bibliographical references, with a maximum of 50 references and of nin…Length not stated
- short originalsShort originals: same content as previous articles, with a maximum length of 2,500 words, four tables or figures and 25 bibliographical references.Length not stated
- short reviewOriginals: papers on empirical research of a maximum length of 5,000 words, excluding the bibliographical references, with a maximum of 50 references and of nin…Length not stated
- short reviewsShort reviews: reviews on very specific themes, written in a concise and clear manner.Length not stated
- systematic reviewOriginals: papers on empirical research of a maximum length of 5,000 words, excluding the bibliographical references, with a maximum of 50 references and of nin…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, (3) final approval of the version to be submitted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Journal Publishing Agreement Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
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
- Grupo Aula Medica S.A.
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- Spanish
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0211-6995
- Electronic ISSN
- 1989-2284
- Society / sponsor
- Spanish Society of Nephrology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 NEFROLOGIA
What CAS zone is NEFROLOGIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, 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.
What is the impact factor of NEFROLOGIA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.83; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at NEFROLOGIA?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 52–125 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of NEFROLOGIA?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 NEFROLOGIA based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (19). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index NEFROLOGIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NEFROLOGIA is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Current Contents and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is NEFROLOGIA open access, and what is the APC?
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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .