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Welcome to the World Journal of Nephrology

World Journal of Nephrology (WJN, World J Nephrol) 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 nephrology. The types of articles published in WJN 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. WJN is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>


2025 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Ying-Yong Zhao, MD, PhD, Professor, (E-mail: zyy@nwu.edu.cn) Faculty of Life Science & Medicine, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, Shaanxi Province, China
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJN is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Reference Citation Analysis, Scopus, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database. 
Journal Metrics
The WJN’s CiteScore for 2024 is 2.7 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2024: Nephrology is 45/91.
ISSN
2220-6124 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (153), Peer Review Time (18 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (36 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (29 days/Mean), Accepted (38.6%/Mean), Production Time (69 days/Mean), Time to Publication (182 days/Mean), and Rejected (19.6%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Minireviews
Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Nihal Mohammed Sadagah, Hinda Hassan Khideer Mahmood, Alfatih Abdalla Altom, Jackson Tan, Salem H Al-Qurashi 
World J Nephrol 14(4):109099. Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.109099
Retrospective Study
Salem H Al-Qurashi, Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Hinda Hassan Khideer Mahmood, Rawan A Al-Ghamdi, Maram Majid Alsharif, Mohamed Abdelmonem Said Ahmed, Rayan Mohammed H Alghamdi, Nihal Mohammed Sadagah 
World J Nephrol 14(4):111613. Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111613
Observational Study
Anuradha Pichumani, Pichumani Kodaganallur Parthasarathi, Nagarajan Mani, Sriram Damal Kandadai, Deepalaxmi Rathakrishnan, Murali Krishna Moka, Latha Sundar, Melvin George 
World J Nephrol 14(4):111639. Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111639
Dhiraj Singh, Sukhwinder S Sangha, Raj K Yadav, Arun K Subbiah, Sushma Yadav, Asheesh Kumar, Rajesh Khadgawat, Pradeep K Chaturvedi, Sanjay K Agarwal, Sandeep Mahajan, Taruna Pahuja, Dipankar Bhowmik 
World J Nephrol 14(4):113300. Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.113300
Prospective Study
Basic Study
Systematic Reviews
Ahmad B Aamir, Rabia Latif, FNU Sorath, Subhash Chander, Aamna Latif, Zubair Rahaman, Yaqub N Mohammed, Om Parkash, Poonam Devi, Ghala A Hassan, Batool M Alalwan 
World J Nephrol 14(4):112796. Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.112796
Meta-Analysis
Suhaina Amir, Abdul Hannan Siddiqui, Muhammad Haris, Fatima Laique, Bushra Amini, Mariam Mehboob, Mubashir Mohiuddin, Muhammad Mazhar Azam, Sameen Mukhtar, Zainab Akram, Bibi Zainab, Sahar Rizwan, Abdul Moeed, Salim Surani 
World J Nephrol 14(4):110268. Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.110268
Muneeb Khawar, Ayesha Sehar, Manahil Shahzad, Hasnain Farooq, Obaid Ur Rehman, Zainab Alvi, Sheraz Ali, Mirza Muhammad Hadeed Khawar, Muneeb Saifullah, Hamza Aka Khail, Abdul Qadeer, Mark N Villanueva, Girish K Mour 
World J Nephrol 14(4):110791. Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.110791
Case Report
Nuanjanthip Naiyarakseree, Thunyatorn Wuttiputhanun, Natavudh Townamchai, Methee Sutherasan, Yingyos Avihingsanon, Suwasin Udomkarnjananun 
World J Nephrol 14(4):111723. Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111723