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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 GubenÅ¡ek, 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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    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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