Journal profile · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Scandinavian Journal of Urology
ISSN 2168-1805 · eISSN 2168-1813 · Informa Healthcare · SWEDEN
Scandinavian Journal of Urology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.84; fully open access; median 100 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 57, Issue 1-6): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scandinavian Journal of Urology is published by Informa Healthcare 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 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, together about 35.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Medical Journals Sweden from 2023. Scandinavian Journal of Urology is a journal for clinical urologists and publishes papers within all fields of clinical urology, with experimental papers related to clinical questions also invited. Important reports with great news value are published promptly. The journal presents a wide range of topics such as: Prostatic diseases Incontinence Nocturnal enuresis Kidney diseases Scandinavian Journal of Urology is a non-profit journal and is the official journal of the five Nordic societies of Urology. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine13.7%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine12.7%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine9.1%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine8%
- Urinary and Genital Oncology StudiesMedicine6.3%
- Urinary Tract Infections ManagementMedicine5.4%
- Renal cell carcinoma treatmentMedicine4.9%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
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
MEDLINEPMCPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, AgBiotechNet (CABI), Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics), Biotechnology Abstracts, CML Nephrology and Hypertension, CML UROLOGY, Current Advances in Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Global Health (CABI), Index Medicus (NLM), Life Sciences Collection, Medical Documentation Service, Modern Medicine, Ornamental Horticulture (CABI), PEDro, PESTDOC, Plant Growth Regulator Abstracts (CABI), Reference Update, Research Alert, Review of Medical and Veterinary Mycology, SportSearch
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
- 2.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 433OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 35.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,024 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 11 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 91 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 159 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 149 |
| 2022 | 77 | 77 | 486 |
| 2021 | 90 | 90 | 805 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 156 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (88 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".
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Self-archiving
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Non-profit journal; official journal of the five Nordic societies of Urology. Model summary
Scandinavian Journal of Urology is a non-profit journal and is the official journal of the five Nordic societies of Urology.
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- SWEDEN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-1805
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-1813
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 1-6 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Urology
What CAS zone is Scandinavian Journal of Urology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scandinavian Journal of Urology 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Scandinavian Journal of Urology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.84; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Scandinavian Journal of Urology?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 66–156 days). 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 Scandinavian Journal of Urology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scandinavian Journal of Urology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Scandinavian Journal of Urology open access, and what is the APC?
Scandinavian Journal of Urology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .