Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
Nephrologie & Therapeutique
ISSN 1769-7255 · eISSN 1872-9177 · Elsevier Masson · FRANCE · Bimonthly · Founded 2005
Nephrologie & Therapeutique: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.64; subscription journal; APC about USD 1,780; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 37%); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nephrologie & Therapeutique is published by Elsevier Masson 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 Health, Medicine and Society, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Organe d'expression de la Société de Néphrologie, de la Société Francophone de Dialyse et de la Société de Néphrologie Pédiatrique, Néphrologie et Thérapeutique a pour vocation de publier des textes en français dans le domaine de la Néphrologie, qu'il s'agisse d'actualisation des connaissances, de recommandations de bonne pratique clinique, de publications originales, ou d'informations sur la vie des trois sociétés fondatrices. La variété des thèmes abordés reflète la richesse de la Néphrologie, qu'il s'agisse d'aspects fondamentaux issus de la physiologie, de l'immunologie, de l'anatomo-pathologie, ou de la génétique, ou de sujets de néphrologie clinique, notamment ceux en rapport avec les thérapeutiques néphrologiques, transplantation, hémodialyse et dialyse péritonéale.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine11.5%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine8.7%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions6.7%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine6.4%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions5.5%
- Neurological and metabolic disordersMedicine5.5%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Renal and Vascular PathologiesMedicine4.6%
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
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
- 0.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 238OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 37.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,330 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 55 | 5 | 18 |
| 2024 | 49 | 9 | 28 |
| 2023 | 56 | 10 | 103 |
| 2022 | 499 | 86 | 249 |
| 2021 | 432 | 114 | 519 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 37%LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,780 / EUR 1,620 / GBP 1,430 / JPY 200,000 | — | — |
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 Masson
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- French
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1769-7255
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-9177
- Society / sponsor
- Société francophone de néphrologie dialyse et transplantation
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nephrologie & Therapeutique
What CAS zone is Nephrologie & Therapeutique in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nephrologie & Therapeutique 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 Nephrologie & Therapeutique?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.64; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Nephrologie & Therapeutique?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 37%)”. 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 Nephrologie & Therapeutique?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nephrologie & Therapeutique is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nephrologie & Therapeutique open access, and what is the APC?
Nephrologie & Therapeutique is a subscription journal. APC about USD 1,780.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .