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Welcome to the World Journal of Clinical Urology

World Journal of Clinical Urology (WJCU, World J Clin Urol) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of urology. The types of articles published in WJCU include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJCU is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Jian Lu, MD, Professor, (Email: lujian@bjmu.edu.cn) Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJCU is now abstracted and indexed in Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
There is currently no impact factor.
ISSN
2219-2816 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (272), Duration of Peer Review (29 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (47 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (53 days/Mean), Accepted (40.4%/Mean), Production Time (69 days/Mean), Time to Publication (210 days/Mean), and Rejected (36.4%/Mean).
Minireviews
Abdullahi Khalid, Olusegun George Obadele, Taiwo Opeyemi Alabi, Saleh Abdelkerim Nedjim, Abdullahi Abdulwahab-Ahmed, Isma'ila Arzika Mungadi 
World J Clin Urol 15(1):114046. Published online Feb 12, 2026. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v15.i1.114046
Meta-Analysis
John Katongole, Prosper Akankwasa, Esther Namutosi, Theoneste Hakizimana, Idrissa A Suleiman, Jackson Kakooza, Catherine R Lewis, Emmanuel Okurut 
World J Clin Urol 15(1):115330. Published online Feb 12, 2026. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v15.i1.115330