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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 >>


2026 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 (802), Duration of Peer Review (20 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (43 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (34 days/Mean), Accepted (55.9%/Mean), Production Time (69 days/Mean), Time to Publication (193 days/Mean), and Rejected (28.6%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Marcio J Concepción-Zavaleta, Jenyfer M Fuentes-Mendoza, Elida P López-Ramírez, Jesús A Martínez-García, Luis A Concepción-Urteaga, José Paz-Ibarra 
World J Nephrol 15(1):113875. Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.113875
Minireviews
Sai Swarupa R Vulasala, Jacob Robinson, Corey Engel, Yanni Zulia, Aryan Sharma, Dheeraj Reddy Gopireddy, Grit Adler, Mayur Virarkar 
World J Nephrol 15(1):114185. Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.114185
Froylan David Martínez-Sánchez, Luis Enrique Gutierrez-Rosas, Luis Hernan Barranco-Hernandez, Gibran Gonzalez-Alvarez, Luis A Bastida-Castro, Andrea Rocha-Haro, German Barrientos-Cabrera, Carlos Fernando Martínez-Cabrera, Joana Balderas-Juarez, Mauricio A Salinas-Ramirez, Jose L Hernandez-Castillo 
World J Nephrol 15(1):115252. Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.115252
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Amit S Pasari, Sushrut Gupta, Prasad Gurjar, Vishal Ramteke, Sunny Malde, Twinkle Pawar, Vijay Jeyachandran, Pranjal Kashiv, Shubham Dubey, Mohit Kurundwadkar, Kapil Sejpal, Charulata Bawankule, Nishant Deshpande, Manish Ramesh Balwani 
World J Nephrol 15(1):117173. Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.117173
Observational Study
Muzamil Ahmad Wani, Imran Khan, Jawad Iqbal Rather, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, Muzafar Maqsood Wani, Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani, Rayees Yousuf Sheikh, Manzoor Ahmad Parry 
World J Nephrol 15(1):113303. Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.113303
Rodrigo Daza Arnedo, Vicente Sánchez Polo, Jenniffer Benavides Garcia, Juan Felipe Gutiérrez, Enrique Ramos Clason, Daniel Domínguez, Giovany Mera Rebutti, Carlos Madrid Mancia, Rene Tabora López, Manuel Rocha Meza, Dany Tabora López, James J Muñoz Zambrano, Eduardo Lorca Herrera, Eliana Dina-Batlle, Michael Cieza Terrones, Thyago Proença de Moraes, Tomas Rodriguez Yánez, Washington Osorio, Alyi Arellano Cabeza, Jorge Rico-Fontalvo 
World J Nephrol 15(1):115933. Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.115933
Prospective Study
Punith R Jain, Suryaram Aravind, Prajeeth Reddy K, Manikantan Shekar, Velmurugan Palaniyandi, Hariharasudhan Sekar, Sriram Krishnamoorthy 
World J Nephrol 15(1):114165. Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.114165
Basic Study
Meta-Analysis
Mounika Reddy Vadiyala, Jeffy Varghese, Giorgi Chilingarashvili, Vibhor Ahluwalia, Sakshi Sharma, Syed Mohammad Moosi Raza, Harsh Sura, Adhvithi Pingili, Rupak Desai 
World J Nephrol 15(1):113212. Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.113212
Case Report
Letter to the Editor