Journal profile · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Urological Science
ISSN 1879-5226 · eISSN 1879-5234 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Urological Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 94 days to acceptance (21 articles, last 24 months); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urological Science is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Urological Disorders and Treatments and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Editor-in-chief Chun-Hou LiaoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine10.8%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine8.8%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine8.5%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.6%
- Urinary and Genital Oncology StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine6.4%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine5.5%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY · rank 120/134
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,542 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 63 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 95 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 83 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 139 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 83 |
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
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 104 days (21 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 202 days
- Sample
- 21 articles with submission and acceptance dates (105 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1879-5226
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-5234
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urological Science
What CAS zone is Urological Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Urological Science 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Urological Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Urological Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 21 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 51–124 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 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 JCR quartile is Urological Science in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Q4 (120/134). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Urological Science based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Urological Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urological Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Urological Science open access, and what is the APC?
Urological Science 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .