Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
Pediatric Nephrology
ISSN 0931-041X · eISSN 1432-198X · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1987
Pediatric Nephrology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.51; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,337; median 97 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 487 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatric Nephrology is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pediatric Nephrology publishes original clinical research related to acute and chronic diseases that affect renal function, blood pressure, and fluid and electrolyte disorders in children. Studies may involve medical, surgical, nutritional, physiologic, biochemical, genetic, pathologic, or immunologic aspects of disease, imaging techniques, or consequences of acute or chronic kidney disease. There are 12 issues per year that contain Editorial Commentaries, Reviews, Educational Reviews, Original Articles, Brief Reports, Rapid Communications, Clinical Quizzes, and Letters to the Editors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-chief Joseph FlynnPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 27, Germany 13, Japan 12, Italy 12, United Kingdom 9 (120 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine13.9%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine9%
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine8.3%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine5.8%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine5.3%
- Renal and related cancersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine4.2%
- Biomedical Research and PathophysiologyMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | 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 | Pediatrics | 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
MEDLINEEmbaseCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,713OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 366LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,300,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,938 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 426 | 206 | 147 |
| 2025 | 487 | 267 | 936 |
| 2024 | 371 | 200 | 1,776 |
| 2023 | 405 | 184 | 2,999 |
| 2022 | 580 | 237 | 5,005 |
| 2021 | 586 | 205 | 5,638 |
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 · to
97 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 148 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,015 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)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 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 4,337 / EUR 3,612 / GBP 2,888 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Not considered
- pure basic science papers; summaries of conference proceedings
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- brief reportThe new Clinical Insights article type will replace Clinical Quiz and Brief Report formats. CIs are brief case reports that provide insights into novel presenta…Length not stated
- case reportPediatric Nephrology considers original manuscripts dealing with the clinical investigation of relevance to the broad field of pediatric nephrology. The Journal…Length not stated
- clinical insightsClinical Insight articles should have no more than 6 authors and should be no more than 1250 words plus references (10 maximum).Length not stated
- editorialEditorial Commentaries are normally invited by one of the Editors-in-Chief; if you have a suggestion for an Editorial Commentary, we request that you contact on…Length not stated
- editorial commentariesEditorial commentaries generally consist of 3–5 printed pages including figures and a list of approximately 20 key references (one Journal page is equivalent to…Length not stated
- educational reviewsEducational Reviews are of broader scope than traditional reviews. They should be 8 printed pages long, including figures, tables and references (one Journal pa…Length not stated
- letterA Letter to the Editors should be written in response to a manuscript previously published in Pediatric Nephrology. A Letter to the Editors should have a messag…main text ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 3
- letter to the editorsA Letter to the Editors should be written in response to a manuscript previously published in Pediatric Nephrology. A Letter to the Editors should have a messag…Length not stated
- original articlePediatric Nephrology considers original manuscripts dealing with the clinical investigation of relevance to the broad field of pediatric nephrology. The Journal…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 50
- original articlesOriginal Articles should contain no more than 8 printed Journal pages (one Journal page is equivalent to 3 double-spaced, printed pages, Arial 12 font); no more…Length not stated
- reviewPediatric Nephrology considers original manuscripts dealing with the clinical investigation of relevance to the broad field of pediatric nephrology. The Journal…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- reviewsReviews are generally limited to 8 printed pages, including figures, tables and references (one Journal page is equivalent to 3 double-spaced, printed pages, Ar…Length not stated
- surveyPediatric Nephrology considers original manuscripts dealing with the clinical investigation of relevance to the broad field of pediatric nephrology. The Journal…Length not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic Reviews/Meta-analyses should be no more than 8 printed journal pages long (one Journal page is equivalent to 3 double-spaced, printed pages, Arial 12…references ≤ 75
- systematic reviews/meta-analysesSystematic Reviews/Meta-analyses should be no more than 8 printed journal pages long (one Journal page is equivalent to 3 double-spaced, printed pages, Arial 12…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement encouraged. Model summary
The journal encourages authors to provide a statement of Data availability in their article. Data availability statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Data availability statements can also indicate whether data are av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
IRB/ethics approval required for studies involving patient data. Model summary
All studies involving patient data, including retrospective studies, should be referred to the local IRB/ethics committee for approval. Statements regarding IRB/ethics committee approval should include the full name of the IRB/ethics committee and the approval number.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Pediatric Nephrology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reporting guidelines: EQUATOR checklists required for specific study types. Model summary
We require authors to follow standardized EQUATOR checklists for reporting specific study types, and to submit these checklists with their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints allowed, must be disclosed at submission. Model summary
Pediatric Nephrology accepts the submission of manuscripts that have been posted on a nonprofit preprint server. Authors are required to disclose any preprint posting at the time of manuscript submission. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0931-041X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-198X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Nephrology
What CAS zone is Pediatric Nephrology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pediatric Nephrology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Pediatrics / Urology & Nephrology. 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 Pediatric Nephrology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.51; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at Pediatric Nephrology?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 97 days (interquartile range 50–148 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Pediatric Nephrology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Required. 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 Pediatric Nephrology based?
Of the 120 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (27), Germany (13) and Japan (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pediatric Nephrology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatric Nephrology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pediatric Nephrology open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatric Nephrology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,337.
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: .