UROLOGE

UROLOGE is published by Springer Medizin. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical and Health Sciences Research, Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Zielsetzung der Zeitschrift Die Urologie ist ein international angesehenes Publikationsorgan. Die Zeitschrift widmet sich allen Aspekten der Urologie und dient der Fortbildung von niedergelassenen und in der Klinik tätigen Urolog*innen. Im Vordergrund stehen Prävention, diagnostische Vorgehensweisen und Komplikationsmanagement sowie moderne Therapiestrategien. Umfassende Übersichtsarbeiten zu einem aktuellen Schwerpunktthema sind das Kernstück jeder Ausgabe. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei gesichertes Wissen zu Diagnostik und Therapie mit hoher Relevanz für die tägliche Arbeit einschließlich konkreter Handlungsempfehlungen. Frei eingereichte Originalien ermöglichen die Präsentation wichtiger klinischer Studien und dienen dem wissenschaftlichen Austausch. Kasuistiken zeigen interessante Fallbeispiele und ungewöhnliche Krankheits- bzw. Behandlungsverläufe. Beiträge der Rubrik 'CME Zertifizierte Fortbildung' bieten gesicherte Ergebnisse wissenschaftlicher Forschung und machen ärztliche Erfahrung für die tägliche Praxis nutzbar. Zertifizierte Fragebögen ermöglichen die Überprüfung des gewonnenen Wissens und das Erwerben von CME-Punkten online. Die Rubrik orientiert sich an der Weiterbildungsordnung des Fachgebiets. Aims & Scope Die Urologie is an internationally respected journal covering all areas of urology. The focus is on prevention, diagnostic approaches, management of complications, and current therapy strategies. The journal provides information for all urologists working in practical and clinical environments and scientists who are particularly interested in issues of urology. Comprehensive reviews on a specific topical issue focus on providing evidenced based information on diagnostics and therapy. Freely submitted original papers allow the presentation of important clinical studies and serve scientific exchange. Case reports feature interesting cases and aim at optimizing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Review articles under the rubric 'Continuing Medical Education' present verified results of scientific research and their integration into daily practice. Review All articles of Die Urologie are reviewed. Original papers and case reports undergo a peer review process. Declaration of Helsinki All manuscripts submitted for publication presenting results from studies on probands or patients must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki. Indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, Medline, EMBASE and Scopus.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Editor-in-chief Axel HeidenreichPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 110, Switzerland 4, Austria 3 (117 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

SCIEMEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar

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Impact

Impact factor

0.4LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

0.4Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

0.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

0.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.17LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

24LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

36OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

601OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Share of gold OA articles

11.58%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

131LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

423,000Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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.

Average review time (community reports)

3–8 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

6 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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Publisher

Springer Medizin

Country or region

GERMANY

Language

German

Frequency

12 issues per year

Founded

1996

ISSN

0340-2592

Electronic ISSN

1433-0563

Latest issue on the website

Volume 65, Issue 9 (September 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website