Journal profile · UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Urology Annals
ISSN 0974-7796 · eISSN 0974-7834 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Urology Annals: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 300; median 112 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urology Annals 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 Urological Disorders and Treatments, Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments and Ureteral procedures and complications, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Recurrent urolithiasis causes substantial healthcare and economic burden due to high recurrence rates and need for repeated interventions. Potassium citrate effectively prevents stone recurrence, yet its cost-effectiveness compared with nontreatment remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the economic impact of potassium citrate therapy in the prevention and management of urolithiasis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Editor-in-chief Khalid Fouda NeelPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine10.2%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine10.2%
- Ureteral procedures and complicationsMedicine7.4%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine6.6%
- Urologic and reproductive health conditionsMedicine5.8%
- Urinary and Genital Oncology StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine5.5%
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 113/134
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)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 437OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,380 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 10 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 47 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 112 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 195 |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | 331 |
| 2021 | 92 | 92 | 555 |
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
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 104 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 208 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (89 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 31 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | INR 18,000 / USD 300 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 300 | Yes | — |
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
- 0974-7796
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-7834
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urology Annals
What CAS zone is Urology Annals in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Urology Annals 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 Urology Annals?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Urology Annals?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 72–138 days); authors report an average review time of about 31 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 Urology Annals in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Q4 (113/134). 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.
Which databases index Urology Annals?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urology Annals is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Urology Annals open access, and what is the APC?
Urology Annals is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .