Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
World Journal of Urology
ISSN 0724-4983 · eISSN 1433-8726 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1983
World Journal of Urology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,390; median 83 days to acceptance (157 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 741 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Urology is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 2 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, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, together about 32.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY conveys regularly the essential results of urological research and their practical and clinical relevance to a broad audience of urologists in research and clinical practice. In order to guarantee a balanced program, articles are published to reflect the developments in all fields of urology on an internationally advanced level.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-chief Thomas R.W.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Germany 16, United States 10, Italy 10, India 9, Switzerland 9 (104 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine11.5%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine10.6%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine10%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine9.4%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine6.6%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine5.5%
- Ureteral procedures and complicationsMedicine5.3%
- Urinary Tract Infections ManagementMedicine5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,102OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 626LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,600,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,206 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 644 | 181 | 252 |
| 2025 | 741 | 222 | 2,059 |
| 2024 | 702 | 223 | 4,148 |
| 2023 | 431 | 129 | 3,720 |
| 2022 | 362 | 129 | 4,845 |
| 2021 | 366 | 142 | 5,228 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 123 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (157 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 98 days
- Sample
- 157 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,526 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,390 / EUR 3,390 / GBP 2,790 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Case reports
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- case reportResearch Up to 3000 words (Abstract and References are excluded from the final word count).There is no maximum for tables and figures, but each table or figure …Length not stated
- correspondenceResearch Up to 3000 words (Abstract and References are excluded from the final word count).There is no maximum for tables and figures, but each table or figure …main text ≤ 600 words · references ≤ 5
- editorialResearch Up to 3000 words (Abstract and References are excluded from the final word count).There is no maximum for tables and figures, but each table or figure …Length not stated
- letterResearch Up to 3000 words (Abstract and References are excluded from the final word count).There is no maximum for tables and figures, but each table or figure …Length not stated
- original researchResearch Up to 3000 words (Abstract and References are excluded from the final word count).There is no maximum for tables and figures, but each table or figure …Length not stated
- research articleResearch Up to 3000 words (Abstract and References are excluded from the final word count).There is no maximum for tables and figures, but each table or figure …Length not stated
- reviewResearch Up to 3000 words (Abstract and References are excluded from the final word count).There is no maximum for tables and figures, but each table or figure …Length not stated
- review articleResearch Up to 3000 words (Abstract and References are excluded from the final word count).There is no maximum for tables and figures, but each table or figure …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in World Journal of Urology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Routine electronic plagiarism screening of submissions. Model summary
Please note that there is a routine electronic check of submissions for issues of plagiarism. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0724-4983
- Electronic ISSN
- 1433-8726
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Urology
What CAS zone is World Journal of Urology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Journal of Urology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Urology & Nephrology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of World Journal of Urology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.3; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 129.
How long does peer review take at World Journal of Urology?
Based on the dates recorded on 157 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 52–123 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 World Journal of Urology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: 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 World Journal of Urology based?
Of the 104 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (16), United States (10) and Italy (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index World Journal of Urology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Urology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is World Journal of Urology open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Urology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,390.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .