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Welcome to the World Journal of Clinical Urology

World Journal of Clinical Urology is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of urology, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Andrology, benign prostatic hyperplasia, diagnostic imaging, endoscopy, genital diseases, incontinence, minimally invasive therapy, pharmacology, renal transplantation, urinary reconstruction, urinary tract stones, urodynamics and urinary dysfunction, urogenital abnormalities, urogenital neoplasms, urogenital surgical procedures, and urologic diseases. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence. The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be peer-reviewed by at least two independent reviewers, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. These principles form the foundation for delivering high-quality services to authors, providing high-quality academic content to readers, and supporting the advancement of clinical practice. Submit an Article >>

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 (279), Duration of Peer Review (29 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (45 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (53 days/Mean), Accepted (39.4%/Mean), Production Time (69 days/Mean), Time to Publication (210 days/Mean), and Rejected (36.2%/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
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