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Biomarkers in kidney disease diagnosis
Guest Editors
Paolo Monardo, MD, Papardo Hospital, Italy
Sonia Saad, BSc Hon, MSc, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia
Submission Status: Open until 30 January 2026
Lifestyle modifications for preventing kidney disease
Guest Editors:
Ban Hock Khor, BSc, PhD, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Massimo Torreggiani, MD, PhD, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, France
Submission Status: 12 December 2025
Novel devices in hemodialysis
Guest Editors:
Ammar Almehmi, MD, MPH, FACP, FASDIN, FASN, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Joris I. Rotmans, MD, PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
Submission Status: Open until 29 July 2025
Personalized approaches to managing hypertension in kidney patients
Guest Editors:
Liliana Garneata, MD, PhD, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
Guido Gembillo, MD, PhD, University of Messina, Italy
Submission Status: Open until 25 June 2025
Pediatric chronic kidney disease: transitioning into adult care
Guest Editor:
Vimal Master Sankar Raj, MD, University of Illinois at Peoria, USA
Submission Status: Open until 12 August 2025
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Artificial intelligence in nephrology
Guest Editors:
Miguel Hueso Val MD, PhD, Bellvitge University Hospital, Spain
Alfredo Vellido, PhD, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
Immune system regulation in the kidneys
Guest Editor:
Kevin Woollard, PhD, Imperial College London, UK
Omics approaches in nephrology: from gene to protein
Guest Editors:
Andrew Mallett, MBBS, MMed, PhD, CF, AFRACMA, FASN, FISN, FRCP, FRACP, James Cook University, Australia
Yun Miao, MD, PhD, Southern Medical University, China
John Andrew Sayer, MBChB, PhD, Newcastle University, UK
Poisoning and intoxication-related acute kidney injury
Guest Editors:
Lakshmi Kannan, MBBS, MD, FASN, FNKF, University of Pikeville and Pikeville Medical Center, USA
Eranga Sanjeewa Wijewickrama, MBBS, MD, PhD, MRCP, FRCP, FASN, FISN, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Decellularized organs and renal engineering
Guest Editors:
Peter Corridon, PhD, MEng, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh, MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Advances in acute kidney injury
Guest Editor:
Jakob Gubenšek, PhD, MD, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
Kidney lymphatics
Guest Editors:
Megan L Baker, MD, Yale University, USA
Hengcheng Zhang, MD, PhD, Harvard University, USA
Advances in renal transplantation
Guest Editors:
Nada Alachkar, MD, FASN, The John Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Debasish Banerjee, MD, FASN, FHEA, FRCP, St George's University of London, UK
Rahul Mainra, MD, MMed, FRCPC, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Chronic kidney disease and women’s health
Guest Editors:
Monica C. Beaulieu, MD, FRCPC, University of British Columbia, Canada
Min Feng, PhD, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Imed Helal, MD, PhD, FISN, Diaverum Holding AB Branch, Saudi Arabia
Elizabeth Hendren, MD, FRCP(C), University of British Columbia, Canada
Priti Meena, MD, DNB, All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Bhubaneswar, India
Outpatient management of the kidney patient for the primary care practitioner
Guest Editors:
Bernard G. Jaar, MD, MPH: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Sumeska Thavarajah, MD: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
David S. Weisman, DO, FACP: Georgetown School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., USA
2018
Article Collection: Pioneers of Nephrology
Edited by: Dr. Giorgina Piccoli, Dr. Bernard Jaar, Dr. Hayley Henderson
2017
Guidelines: Renal Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
Edited by: The Renal Association
2016
Article collection: Low protein diets and nutritional therapies in CKD: investigating the current global trends
Edited by: Dr. Giorgina Piccoli, Dr. Adamasco Cupisti, Dr. Hayley Henderson
2015
Article collection: Perspectives on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka
Edited by: Dr. Bernard Jaar
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BMC Nephrology is affiliated with the UK Kidney Association
Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 2.2
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.6
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.907
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.697
Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 17
Submission to acceptance (median days): 160
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Downloads: 3,300,350
Altmetric mentions: 3,346
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