Kidney Research and Clinical Practice: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2211-9132 · ISSN 2211-9140 · Elsevier BV · Medicine

Half of the articles Kidney Research and Clinical Practice accepted in 2025 were accepted within 105 days of submission (n = 98); the middle half took 48–157 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
105 days median
middle half 48–157 · n = 98
Acceptance → online
92 days median
middle half 70–121 · n = 98
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 113 → 105 days; 90% CI -30 to +13 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · No fee (DOAJ)

Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does Kidney Research and Clinical Practice take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 41–117 days732020n=652021: middle half 54–153 days992021n=882022: middle half 58–148 days982022n=862023: middle half 80–148 days1132023n=972024: middle half 82–158 days1142024n=1132025: middle half 48–157 days1052025n=98
Line = median; shaded box = middle half of articles (25th–75th percentile). Year of acceptance.
Days from submission to acceptance, by year of acceptance
YearArticles (n)25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctAccepted <14 daysHave a revised date
202598481051575.1%0%
2024113821141582.6%0%
202397801131483.1%0%
20228658981480.0%0%
20218854991535.7%0%
20206541731174.6%66%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 16% (16 articles)030–59 days: 13% (13 articles)3060–89 days: 8% (8 articles)6090–119 days: 16% (16 articles)90120–149 days: 15% (15 articles)120150–179 days: 13% (13 articles)150180–209 days: 10% (10 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (1 articles)210240–269 days: 1% (1 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (1 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 3% (3 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–291616.3%
30–591313.3%
60–8988.2%
90–1191616.3%
120–1491515.3%
150–1791313.3%
180–2091010.2%
210–23911.0%
240–26911.0%
270–29911.0%
300–32911.0%
330–35900.0%
360+33.1%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 92 days (middle half 70–121 days, n = 98).

From submission to online publication, the median was 213 days (middle half 149–266 days, n = 98).

Read these numbers carefully

  • These times describe articles the journal accepted. Rejected manuscripts never appear in public data, so they cannot tell you how long a rejection takes.
  • Dates are the ones the publisher deposited with PubMed. Some publishers record the date a revised manuscript arrived as the submission date, which makes review look faster.
  • Invited articles and special issues can move faster than regular submissions.

Open access status and publishing fees

Open access (listed in DOAJ). DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

No institutional payments for this journal are recorded in OpenAPC.

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Integrity and indexing signals

Facts from public records, shown without judgement. See the methodology for why each can be worth a closer look.

Listed in DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 460 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission5.1% of 2025 articles
Publication volume90 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-26% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsNephrology journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2025 figures are compared with the 2025 median of Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 105 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Nephrology115 (2025, n = 279)≈$4,337NoYes
Clinical Kidney Journal103 (2025, n = 118)≈$3,241$2,967 (22 payments)YesNo
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation95 (2025, n = 100)≈$3,926$3,582 (7 payments)NoYes
American Journal of Kidney Diseases168 (2025, n = 166)≈$3,900NoYes
BMC Nephrology127 (2025, n = 776)$3,190YesYes
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology165 (2025, n = 138)NoYes
Brazilian Journal of Nephrology129 (2025, n = 79)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Nephrology116 (2025, n = 123)≈$4,110NoYes
Kidney360130 (2025, n = 205)$1,800YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Kidney Research and Clinical Practice take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Kidney Research and Clinical Practice accepted in 2025 were accepted within 105 days of submission (n = 98); the middle half took 48–157 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Kidney Research and Clinical Practice articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 92 days of acceptance (n = 98).

Does Kidney Research and Clinical Practice charge an article processing charge (APC)?

DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2211-9132; NLM ID 101586778; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 98 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: none.

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.