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Aims and Scope of American Journal of Kidney Diseases

The American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of nephrology. It is the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation and is published by Elsevier. The journal publishes original research, case reports, and educational articles such as narrative reviews and teaching cases. It is abstracted and indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE/Index Medicus. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 7.62. The journal's current editor-in-chief is Harold I. Feldman (University of Pennsylvania). Since November 2011, the journal publishes a blog, AJKD Blog, which posts interviews with authors, commentaries, and educational material approximately twice per week. Less

Key Metrics

CiteScore
13.4
Eigenfactor
0.01 - 0.05
Impact Factor
10 - 15
Scite Index
0.84 5-Year SI
SJR
Q1Nephrology
SNIP
3.09
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Overview
Publisher W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Language English
Frequency Monthly
General Details
LanguageEnglish
FrequencyMonthly
Publication Start Year1981
Publisher URLVisit website
Website URLVisit website
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