20 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Urology
20 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Urology charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 4 are Q1 and 2 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 30% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 12 weeks. Most are published in South Korea (4), United Kingdom (3) and United States (3). 85% accept manuscripts in English and 25% accept at least one other language.
All 20 free-to-publish journals in Urology
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidney Research and Clinical Practice 2211-9132 · 2211-9140 | Q1 | 1.071 | 41 | The Korean Society of Nephrology | South Korea | 10 wk |
| 2 | International Brazilian Journal of Urology 1677-5538 · 1677-6119 | Q1 | 0.904 | 54 | Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia | Brazil | 28 wk |
| 3 | Asian Journal of Urology 2214-3882 · 2214-3890 | Q1 | 0.79 | 36 | Elsevier | Netherlands | 16 wk |
| 4 | Investigative and Clinical Urology 2466-0493 · 2466-054X | Q1 | 0.781 | 33 | Korean Urological Association | South Korea | 4 wk |
| 5 | Current Urology 1661-7649 · 1661-7657 | Q2 | 0.556 | 26 | Wolters Kluwer Health | United States | 24 wk |
| 6 | International Neurourology Journal 2093-4777 · 2093-6931 | Q2 | 0.526 | 41 | Korean Continence Society | South Korea | 4 wk |
| 7 | Arab Journal of Urology 2090-5998 | Q3 | 0.429 | 37 | Taylor & Francis Group | United Kingdom | 7 wk |
| 8 | Renal Replacement Therapy 2059-1381 | Q3 | 0.358 | 25 | BMC | United Kingdom | 19 wk |
| 9 | Indian Journal of Urology 0970-1591 · 1998-3824 | Q3 | 0.329 | 47 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 16 wk |
| 10 | Journal of Psychosexual Health 2631-8318 · 2631-8326 | Q3 | 0.318 | 11 | SAGE Publishing | United States | 10 wk |
| 11 | Childhood Kidney Diseases 2384-0242 · 2384-0250 | Q3 | 0.27 | 5 | Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology | South Korea | 12 wk |
| 12 | Urological Science 1879-5226 · 1879-5234 | Q3 | 0.264 | 15 | Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW | United States | 15 wk |
| 13 | African Journal of Urology 1110-5704 · 1961-9987 | Q3 | 0.228 | 20 | SpringerOpen | United Kingdom | 9 wk |
| 14 | Journal of Urological Surgery 2148-9580 | Q3 | 0.21 | 4 | Society of Urological Surgery | Türkiye | 14 wk |
| 15 | Амбулаторная хирургия 2712-8741 · 2782-2591 | Q3 | 0.204 | 4 | Remedium Group LTD | Russia | 8 wk |
| 16 | Translational Research in Urology 2717-042X | Q3 | 0.197 | 10 | Urology Research Center | Iran | 6 wk |
| 17 | Enfermería Nefrológica 2254-2884 · 2255-3517 | Q4 | 0.175 | 13 | Sociedad Española de Enfermería Nefrológica | Spain | 28 wk |
| 18 | Вестник урологии 2308-6424 | Q4 | 0.149 | 7 | Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Rostov State Medical University, State Budget Educational Institute of Higher Professional Education | Russia | 4 wk |
| 19 | Urogynaecologia International Journal 1121-3086 · 2038-8314 | Q4 | 0.123 | 8 | PAGEPress Publications | Italy | 10 wk |
| 20 | Urología Colombiana 0120-789X · 2027-0119 | Q4 | 0.12 | 7 | Sociedad Colombiana de Urología | Colombia | 30 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top countries of publication
Top publishers
- BMC 1
- Elsevier 1
- Korean Continence Society 1
- Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology 1
- Korean Urological Association 1
- Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Rostov State Medical University, State Budget Educational Institute of Higher Professional Education 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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