Journal profile
Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao
ISSN 0872-0169 · eISSN 2976-0526 · Publicações Ciência e Vida · Portugal
Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao is published by Publicações Ciência e Vida. 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 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nephrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PKJ is an open access journal publishing articles on clinical or experimental studies of relevance to nephrology, pediatric nephrology, palliative nephrology, dialysis, renal transplantation and hypertension. Articles addressing health services, health care policy and socioeconomic issues of relevance to nephrology are welcome. Papers relating to basic immunology, physiology, genetics and epidemiology are accepted when kidney related. PKJ also publishes editorial matter relevant to nephrology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Manuel PestanaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 39, Spain 3, Germany 1, Brazil 1 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine15.3%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine13.9%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine10.9%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine7.2%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine6.4%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine6.2%
- Central Venous Catheters and HemodialysisHealth Professions3.7%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher 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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 329 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | 50 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 35 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 29 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted20, with length limits
- case reportManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …main text ≤ 2,000 words
- case reports5) Case Reports;Length not stated
- current perspectives11) Current Perspectives.Length not stated
- editorialManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …Length not stated
- images in nephrology6) Images in Nephrology;Length not stated
- letterManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …Length not stated
- letters to the editorManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …Length not stated
- meta-analysisManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …Length not stated
- nephropathology quiz8) Nephropathology Quiz;Length not stated
- original articleManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …Length not stated
- original articles4) Original Articles;Length not stated
- perspectiveManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …main text ≤ 1,250 words
- protocolManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …Length not stated
- review articleManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …Length not stated
- review articles2) Review Articles;Length not stated
- study protocols10) Study Protocols;Length not stated
- systematic reviewManuscripts are submitted to blind peer review by at least two anonymous reviewers, except where otherwise stated. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the …main text ≤ 4,000 words
- systematic reviews and meta-analysis3) Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis;Length not stated
- top article9) Top Article;Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship 6.10. Authorship and Responsabilities
6.10.1. Ethical Responsibilities of Authors PKJ policies generally follow those provided in ICMJE Recommendations https://www.icmje.org/recommendations, and the Core Practices of Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org . Important note: the PKJ may use software to screen for plagiarism. Authors must follow the rules of good scientific practice, which include: The manu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 6.10.11. Potential Conflicts of Interest for Authors
PKJ conflict of interest (COI) policies generally follow those of the ICMJE Recommendations. Authors must disclose all relationships that could be viewed as a potential COI. A COI may exist when financial or personal relationships with other persons or organizations may inappropriately influence or bias actions. There is a potential for a COI whether or not an individual believes that a relationsh…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 6.8. Data Sharing and Accessibility
Duplicate submission or prior publication is not allowed. Model summary
In recognition of the increased attention given to reproducibility of research findings, and to enhance opportunities for research collaboration, each manuscript reporting a clinical trial must include a data sharing statement. PKJ does not currently have a particular data sharing expectation (beyond the stipulation that data be available for editors’ inspection, as detailed in the Research and Pu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 8.3. Misconduct Handling Policy
PKJ takes seriously allegations of potential misconduct. In cases of suspected research or publication misconduct, it may be necessary for the Editor-in-chief to contact and share manuscripts with third parties, for example, author(s)’ institution(s) and ethics committee(s). PKJ may also seek advice from COPE and discuss anonymized cases in the COPE Forum. 8.3.1. Research Misconduct If there is su…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 6.9. Copyright
Permission is required for previously published material. Model summary
Articles in PKJ are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution:Non-Commercial License (License CC BY-NC). The Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC BY NC) permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. Copyright in any article published by PKJ under the CC BY NC license is retained…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 3. Platinum Open Access
PKJ is a platinum open access journal, and does not charge any author fees (APC - article processing charges). All articles published by PKJ are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without charges. Link to PKJ Agreement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 6.1. Peer Review
Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editor-in-chief to determine whether the manuscript should be published in the journal. Manuscripts should be written in a clear, concise, and direct style. In addition, the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 8.3.4. Plagiarism
If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints 4.1. Preprint Policy
Preprint servers are allowed. Model summary
PKJ accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. PKJ will consider for peer review, articles previously available as preprint. If the article is accepted for publication, authors are requested to update any pre-publication version with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 6.5. 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
- Publicações Ciência e Vida
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0872-0169
- Electronic ISSN
- 2976-0526
- Society / sponsor
- Portuguese Society of Nephrology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao
How long does peer review take at Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (39), Spain (3) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensao 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: .