Fastest-accepting nephrology journals 2026

32 nephrology journals ranked by the median number of days from submission to acceptance, measured from the dates publishers deposit in PubMed for articles published 2024–2025. The interval includes peer review and revisions.

Journals: 32
Typical median: 124 d
Under 60 days: 1
Over 180 days: 3

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Accepted papers only. Rejected manuscripts never receive an acceptance date, so these figures say nothing about desk-rejection speed, rejection rates or your chance of acceptance.
Not the time to a first decision. The interval runs from the “received” date to the “accepted” date the publisher deposits in PubMed. It includes editorial handling, peer review, every round of revision and the time authors spent revising.
Journals record dates differently. Some reset the received date when a revised manuscript arrives, and manuscripts transferred from another journal may keep or lose their earlier dates. Short medians are therefore not always comparable with long ones.
Past timelines are not a promise. Each figure comes from up to 100 recent articles published 2024–2025. Article types, special issues, editors and workload all change, and your paper may take much longer or much less time.
Fast is not the same as good. Check the journal’s scope, indexing, peer-review policy and editorial board before submitting. An unusually quick acceptance can be a warning sign of light peer review.

Journal Metrics is independent and is not affiliated with any journal or publisher listed. The figures are for information only, may contain errors and change as PubMed records are updated. Confirm current timelines on the journal’s own website. See how to spot predatory journals.

Nephrology journals by median days from submission to acceptance

Nephrology journals ranked by median days from submission to acceptance in PubMed
Rank	Journal	Median days	Middle half	Articles	Quartile	2026 score
1	Indian Journal of Nephrology	52	15–104	99	Q3	0.8
2	Frontiers in Nephrology	74	59–111	100	Q1	2.5
3	KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL	86	33–193	100	Q1	12.3
4	THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS AND DIALYSIS	90	66–144	97	Q3	1.0
5	Kidney International Reports	92	55–129	99	Q4	0.7
6	International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease	100	79–125	63	Q2	2.0
7	PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY	101	76–133	100	Q2	2.0
7	CardioRenal Medicine	101	63–141	100	Q1	3.2
9	Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease	106	73–144	99	Q2	1.7
9	Clinical Kidney Journal	106	59–160	94	Q1	3.8
11	Kidney Research and Clinical Practice	109	66–160	100	Q2	2.0
12	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY	111	81–142	100	Q2	2.2
13	JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY	115	82–157	100	Q2	2.1
14	Clinical and Experimental Nephrology	116	71–198	100	Q2	2.2
15	NEPHROLOGY	122	79–188	97	Q3	1.4
16	BMC Nephrology	124	97–171	100	Q1	2.7
17	Kidney Diseases	125	93–170	100	Q2	1.9
17	BLOOD PURIFICATION	125	92–180	100	Q2	1.5
19	Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia	129	93–179	99	Q4	0.6
20	Kidney360	139	106–182	63	Q2	1.9
20	Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis	139	106–188	66	Q3	1.0
22	Hemodialysis International	141	110–189	100	Q3	1.0
23	Journal of Renal Care	149	96–211	88	Q3	1.1
24	KIDNEY & BLOOD PRESSURE RESEARCH	151	124–211	100	Q2	1.8
25	Translational Research	156	96–214	100	Q1	2.6
25	NEPHRON	156	116–221	99	Q2	1.6
27	Advances in Kidney Disease and Health	158	105–225	92	Q1	2.5
28	SEMINARS IN DIALYSIS	160	90–239	93	Q3	0.9
29	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES	164	123–214	100	Q3	1.2
30	JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION	181	131–245	100	Q2	2.0
31	International Journal of Nephrology	205	142–261	39	Q3	1.3
32	Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases	218	107–308	55	Q4	0.0

Median days: half of the journal’s accepted articles took less time from submission to acceptance and half took more. Middle half: the 25th to 75th percentile. Articles: how many recent PubMed articles had both dates. Journals with the same rounded median share a rank.

Median under 30 days. Very short intervals usually reflect how a journal records its dates (for example a new received date after revision) or invited and fast-track article types such as reviews and editorials, not unusually quick peer review. Check the journal’s peer-review policy before reading anything into them.

Questions about nephrology journal acceptance times

Which nephrology journals accept papers fastest?

Among the 32 nephrology journals with enough PubMed dates, the shortest median times from submission to acceptance (leaving out medians under 30 days, which usually reflect how dates are recorded) are Indian Journal of Nephrology (52 days), Frontiers in Nephrology (74 days), KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL (86 days), THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS AND DIALYSIS (90 days), Kidney International Reports (92 days). These medians include peer review and revisions, and cover accepted papers only.

How long does a nephrology journal take to accept a paper?

The typical nephrology journal on this page has a median of 124 days from submission to acceptance. 1 of 32 journals have a median under 60 days and 3 take more than 180 days.

Is this the peer review time?

No. PubMed records when a manuscript was received and when it was accepted, not the individual review stages. The interval includes editorial handling, peer review, revisions and the time authors spent revising, so it is longer than the time to a first decision. For first-decision times, check the journal’s own website.

Does a fast journal mean my paper is more likely to be accepted?

No. Only accepted papers have an acceptance date, so this ranking says nothing about acceptance rates or how quickly a journal rejects papers. A very fast acceptance can also be a sign of light peer review. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and peer-review policy before submitting.

About this data

Source: the received and accepted dates publishers deposit in PubMed, read through the public NCBI E-utilities for articles published 2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31, up to 100 recent articles per journal. Data checked 2026-11-03.
A journal is ranked only when at least 20 articles have both dates and at least half of the articles checked have them. Journals that do not deposit dates in PubMed, including most journals outside the life sciences, cannot be ranked here.
The ranking uses each journal’s median: half of its accepted articles took less time and half took more. The middle-half range shows the 25th to 75th percentile.
Fields come from the OpenAlex classification of each journal’s research topics. A journal joins a field when at least two of its four main topics are in it, so a journal can appear in more than one field and some classifications are imperfect.
Quartile and score are the journal’s best OpenAlex subfield quartile and its Journal Metrics Score, shown for context; they play no part in the order.

The full journal-level dataset is in the journal acceptance times study (with a CSV download). Spot an error or a journal whose dates look wrong? Tell us.

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