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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 innovative, novel, and practical clinical, basic, and translational research achievements 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. The journal is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>
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 (57), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (54 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (19 days/Mean), Accepted (22.8%/Mean), Production Time (42 days/Mean), Time to Publication (157 days/Mean), and Rejected (21.1%/Mean).
Editorial
Advances in the pathophysiology and treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: The importance of a timely and tailored approach

World J Nephrol
14(2):103039.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.103039
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Received: 11/15/2024
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Revised: 01/14/2025
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Accepted: 01/21/2025
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World J Nephrol
14(2):103756.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.103756
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Received: 11/29/2024
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Revised: 02/23/2025
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Accepted: 03/05/2025
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Review
Paediatric renal tumors: An insight into molecular characteristics, histomorphology and syndromic association

World J Nephrol
14(2):99380.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.99380
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Received: 07/21/2024
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Revised: 12/19/2024
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Accepted: 01/14/2025
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Minireviews
World J Nephrol
14(2):105166.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.105166
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Received: 01/13/2025
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Revised: 02/26/2025
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Accepted: 03/08/2025
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Point-of-care ultrasonography in nephrology: Growing applications, misconceptions and future outlook

World J Nephrol
14(2):105374.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.105374
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Received: 01/20/2025
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Revised: 03/13/2025
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Accepted: 03/31/2025
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Retrospective Cohort Study
Association between private insurance and living donor kidney transplant: Affordable Care Act as a natural experiment

World J Nephrol
14(2):101419.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.101419
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Received: 09/13/2024
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Revised: 12/27/2024
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Accepted: 01/14/2025
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Investigating the controversial link between pediatric obesity and graft survival in kidney transplantation

World J Nephrol
14(2):101961.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.101961
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Received: 10/02/2024
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Revised: 01/02/2025
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Accepted: 02/08/2025
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Retrospective Study
Clinicopathological characteristics and long-term outcomes of adult patients with proliferative lupus nephritis

World J Nephrol
14(2):102713.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.102713
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Received: 10/26/2024
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Revised: 02/25/2025
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Accepted: 03/04/2025
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World J Nephrol
14(2):103923.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.103923
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Received: 12/06/2024
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Accepted: 02/08/2025
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World J Nephrol
14(2):104207.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.104207
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Received: 12/12/2024
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Epidemiological trends in diabetic renal complications in United States adults: A center for disease control and prevention wide-ranging online data for epidemiologic research analysis (1999-2020)

World J Nephrol
14(2):105815.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.105815
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Received: 02/07/2025
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Clinical Trials Study
Sucroferric oxyhydroxide monotherapy for hyperphosphatemia in Indian chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis: A phase IV, single-arm, open-label study

World J Nephrol
14(2):100117.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.100117
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Received: 08/08/2024
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Observational Study
Assessment of chronic kidney disease and associated factors at Wolkite University Specialized Hospital: A cross-sectional study

World J Nephrol
14(2):100896.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.100896
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Received: 08/29/2024
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Prospective Study
Modified National Early Warning Score 2, a reliable early warning system for predicting treatment outcomes in patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis

World J Nephrol
14(2):103035.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.103035
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Received: 11/05/2024
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Radial artery deviation and reimplantation technique vs classical technique in arterio-venous fistula: A randomised control trial

World J Nephrol
14(2):100092.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.100092
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Received: 08/07/2024
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Case Report
World J Nephrol
14(2):100530.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.100530
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Received: 08/19/2024
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World J Nephrol
14(2):103027.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.103027
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World J Nephrol
14(2):104760.
Published online Jun 25, 2025.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.104760
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Letter to the Editor
Chronic kidney disease in geriatric patients: Estimating glomerular filtration rate in older patients with comorbidities

World J Nephrol
14(2):105803.
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doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.105803
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Received: 02/06/2025
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