Journal profile · Medicine-Urology
Urology Case Reports
ISSN 2214-4420 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Urology Case Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,490; median 43 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); 405 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urology Case Reports is published by Elsevier 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, Urologic and reproductive health conditions and Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Urology Case Reports is one of a series of specialist open access titles launched by the journal Urology . It is dedicated to publishing case reports in all areas of adult and pediatric urology. Accepted case reports must be authentic, understandable, educational, and clinically interesting to an international audience of practicing urologists, trainees, and researchers.The other specialist title in the series is Urology Video Journal."Urology Case Reports Journal does NOT accept case series papers. Your article should focus on ONE individual/patient. Abstract: Non-structured, NO sub-headings, containing 100 words or less. The Abstract file and the Abstract submitted online in the Manuscript Details Page, MUST MATCH.Title Page: Maximum of six(6) authors. Authors’ names MUST be listed in the same order and format (first, middle (optional), and family name) and MATCH the information submitted online in the Manuscript Details Page.Manuscript: Introduction through Conclusion is limited to 2000 words or less; no more than 20 References; and a combined total of 5 figures/tables/videos. Place the Legends at the end of the “Manuscript” file.Figures, Tables, and Videos should be uploaded as separate files."
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Urology
Editor-in-chief Alan J. WeinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 46, Brazil 4, Canada 3 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine14.2%
- Urologic and reproductive health conditionsMedicine10.7%
- Urinary and Genital Oncology StudiesMedicine9%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine5.4%
- Renal cell carcinoma treatmentMedicine5.3%
- Testicular diseases and treatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Ureteral procedures and complicationsMedicine5.3%
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.
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)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 219OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 368LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,570 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 291 | 291 | 11 |
| 2025 | 405 | 405 | 121 |
| 2024 | 278 | 278 | 281 |
| 2023 | 330 | 330 | 431 |
| 2022 | 321 | 321 | 718 |
| 2021 | 437 | 437 | 1,301 |
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
43 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 60 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 45 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (776 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 1,490 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,160 / EUR 1,090 / GBP 930 / JPY 143,870 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 900 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,830 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Authorship requires substantial contributions to conception/design, data acquisition or analysis/interpretation, drafting or critical revision, and final approval Model summary
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Authors must follow Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed; does not count as prior publication Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-4420
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urology Case Reports
What CAS zone is Urology Case Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Urology Case Reports 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 Case Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Urology Case Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 43 days (interquartile range 32–60 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Urology Case Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Urology Case Reports based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (46), Brazil (4) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Urology Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urology Case Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Urology Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Urology Case Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .