Journal profile · Medicine-Nephrology
Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia
ISSN 2500-5006 · Asociación Colombiana de Nefrología e Hipertensión Arterial · Colombia
Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia is published by Asociación Colombiana de Nefrología e Hipertensión Arterial. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes and Acute Kidney Injury Research, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Colombian Journal of Nephrology (Revista Colombiana de Nefrología) is a digital scientific publication, of open access, that publishes mainly research articles, reviews and clinical cases of Nephrology in Spanish or English. It has a continuous periodicity, with three issues per year, and a “double blind” evaluation system for the selection of its contents.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Nephrology
Editor-in-chief Gustavo Aroca MartínezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 7, Spain 2, Portugal 2, Argentina 2, United States 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine15.5%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine14.1%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine11.2%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine10.6%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine5.2%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nephrology | Q4 | 84/88 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Scimago Journal RankPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 441 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 60 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 77 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 107 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 137 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 92 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 90 |
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)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- clinic casesClinic casesLength not stated
- guidelines and consensusGuidelines and consensusLength not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the editorLength not stated
- originals articlesOriginals articlesLength not stated
- reflextion articlesReflextion articlesLength not stated
- reviews articlesReviews articlesLength not stated
- special edition 2022Special edition 2022Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Information about the authors Authors must register themselves in ORCID (https://orcid.org/register) or send their ORCID profile, with their data updated and available for consultation, mainly of their institutional filiation (employment), academic training (education and qualifications) and publications (works). For matters of transparency and systematization of the information about the authors …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
a “double blind” evaluation system for the selection of its contents
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
- Asociación Colombiana de Nefrología e Hipertensión Arterial
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2500-5006
- Print ISSN
- 2389-7708
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia
How long does peer review take at Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 10; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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 Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (7), Spain (2) and Portugal (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Colombiana de 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .