Journal of Endourology

The Journal of Endourology is the official journal of the Endourological Society, founded in 1987 and now published monthly.《Journal of Endourology》是腔道泌尿外科学会的官方期刊，1987 年创刊，现为月刊。

It covers minimally invasive urology, from ureteroscopy and percutaneous surgery to laparoscopy, robotics and image-guided intervention.刊物覆盖微创泌尿外科，从输尿管镜与经皮手术到腹腔镜、机器人与影像引导介入。

Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 3.2, with a five-year value of 3.1, and it ranks 34th among 134 titles in urology and nephrology.2025 年期刊影响因子为 3.2，五年影响因子为 3.1，在泌尿学与肾脏病学 134 种期刊中排第 34 位。

Scope

• Stone disease is the journal's founding subject, and papers on ureteroscopy, lithotripsy and stone clearance remain central.结石病是该刊的创刊主题，输尿管镜、碎石与结石清除方面的论文仍居中心位置。
• Percutaneous renal surgery is covered in detail, including access technique, tract dilation and complication management.经皮肾手术得到细致讨论，包括穿刺技术、通道扩张与并发症处理。
• Ureteroscopy and flexible endoscopy appear with instrument comparisons, laser settings and outcomes for proximal and distal stones.输尿管镜与软性内镜连同器械比较、激光参数以及近端与远端结石的结局一并出现。
• Laparoscopic and robotic surgery form a growing share, with prostatectomy, partial nephrectomy and reconstructive procedures.腹腔镜与机器人手术的比重不断上升，涉及前列腺切除、肾部分切除与重建手术。
• Benign prostatic obstruction is treated through laser enucleation, vaporisation and other minimally invasive alternatives to resection.良性前列腺梗阻通过激光剜除、汽化以及其他替代电切的微创方案得到讨论。
• Upper tract urothelial cancer is approached endoscopically in selected patients, and papers weigh preservation against oncological control.上尿路尿路上皮癌在部分患者中经内镜处理，论文权衡保留器官与肿瘤控制之间的关系。
• Urethral stricture disease appears through internal urethrotomy, dilatation and the shift towards minimally invasive reconstruction.尿道狭窄通过内切开、扩张以及向微创重建的转变得到呈现。
• Stone-free rates and re-intervention are reported as outcomes in their own right, since a clearance figure alone can hide repeat procedures.无石率与再次干预作为独立的结局指标报告，因为单看清除率可能掩盖重复手术。
• Ambulatory and day-case endourology is examined through discharge pathways, readmission and patient selection.日间与门诊腔道泌尿外科通过出院路径、再入院与患者筛选得到考察。
• New technology is a standing section, and it reviews devices, energy sources, optics and imaging systems with bench and clinical data.新技术是常设栏目，以台架与临床数据评述器械、能量平台、光学与影像系统。
• Paediatric endourology covers stone management and minimally invasive reconstruction in children, with attention to instrument size.小儿腔道泌尿外科涵盖儿童结石处理与微创重建，关注器械尺寸问题。
• Training and simulation studies assess skill acquisition, credentialing and the learning curve for new procedures.培训与模拟研究评估技能获得、资质认定以及新术式的学习曲线。
• Outcomes research uses prospective cohorts, registry data and randomised trials, with cost and recovery time reported where relevant.结局研究采用前瞻性队列、登记数据与随机试验，并在相关时报告费用与恢复时间。
• Complications and their management are published as substantive reports, not only as case notes.并发症及其处理以实质性报告发表，而不只是病例札记。
• Image guidance, navigation and augmented reality are explored as ways of improving precision in percutaneous and laparoscopic work.影像引导、导航与增强现实被探索为提高经皮与腹腔镜操作精度的途径。
• Health services questions appear through access, operating room efficiency and the dissemination of new techniques across systems.卫生服务问题通过可及性、手术室效率与新技术在不同体系中的推广得到呈现。
• Video and multimedia material complements the text, and the publisher runs a separate videourology title for procedure demonstrations.视频与多媒体材料对文字形成补充，出版方另设视频泌尿外科刊物用于演示术式。
• The journal asks authors to report device settings, energy parameters and follow-up duration in enough detail for another team to repeat the work.刊物要求作者把器械设置、能量参数与随访时长写到其他团队可以复做的程度。

History

• The journal was founded in 1987 by Mary Ann Liebert, the New York publisher known for specialist medical titles.该刊于 1987 年由 Mary Ann Liebert 创办，这家纽约出版商以专科医学期刊闻名。
• It has served as the official journal of the Endourological Society since the society's early years, and society news appears in its pages.刊物自学会成立初期起担任腔道泌尿外科学会官方期刊，学会消息也在其中刊登。
• It began as a quarterly and increased its frequency through the 1990s, reaching monthly publication in the 2000s.刊物最初为季刊，20 世纪 90 年代逐步增加期数，2000 年代实现月刊。
• A companion title, Journal of Endourology Case Reports, was published for several years to carry short reports that the main journal did not take.姊妹刊《Journal of Endourology Case Reports》曾出版数年，用于承载主刊不收的短篇报告。
• Videourology, a separate video journal, presents narrated procedures and is linked to the parent title.《Videourology》是独立的视频期刊，呈现带解说的手术过程，并与主刊关联。
• Impact factors stood at 2.942 in 2021 and 2.619 in 2022, then 2.9 in 2023, 2.8 in 2024 and 3.2 in 2025.影响因子在 2021 年为 2.942，2022 年为 2.619，2023 年为 2.9，2024 年为 2.8，2025 年为 3.2。
• The 2025 report counted 8,713 citations, 187 articles and 198 citable items.2025 年报告统计被引 8713 次，论文 187 篇，可引用条目 198 项。
• Gold open access accounts for about 3 percent of recent content, and the title remains largely subscription based.近期内容中金色开放获取约占 3%，刊物仍以订阅为主。
• SAGE acquired Mary Ann Liebert in 2024, and from 2026 the journal carries a SAGE imprint with its office in Thousand Oaks, California.SAGE 于 2024 年收购 Mary Ann Liebert，自 2026 年起刊物使用 SAGE 出版标识，办公地点在加州千橡市。
• The title is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus and MEDLINE, and its CiteScore is 5.9.该刊被科学引文索引扩展版、Scopus 与 MEDLINE 收录，CiteScore 为 5.9。
• The archive from 1987 is available through the publisher's platform, and older issues remain part of the subscription package.1987 年以来的过刊可在出版方平台查阅，较早的卷期仍属订阅内容。
• Papers presented at the society's annual meeting have long found their way into the journal, and the programme and the contents list overlap.学会年会上报告的论文长期进入该刊，会议日程与刊物目录存在重叠。
• In the 2010s the share of robotic and laser papers rose, and the journal's technology section grew with them.2010 年代机器人与激光论文的比重上升，刊物的技术栏目也随之扩大。

Editors

• Ralph V. Clayman of the University of California, Irvine, is one of the two editors-in-chief and a pioneer of percutaneous stone surgery.加州大学欧文分校的 Ralph V. Clayman 是两位主编之一，也是经皮结石手术的先驱。
• Arthur D. Smith, long based at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is the other editor-in-chief and shares the founders' generation of endourologists.长期任职于长岛犹太医疗中心的 Arthur D. Smith 是另一位主编，与创刊一代腔道泌尿外科医生同辈。
• John D. Denstedt of Western University in Ontario serves as executive editor and oversees the review process.安大略西部大学的 John D. Denstedt 担任执行编辑，统筹审稿流程。
• Associate editors are assigned by subspecialty, so that stone, oncology, reconstruction and technology papers each have a responsible editor.副编辑按亚专科分工，结石、肿瘤、重建与技术类论文各有负责编辑。
• Section editors for new technology assess device papers and decide which bench studies need clinical follow-up before publication.新技术栏目编辑评估器械论文，判断哪些台架研究需要临床随访才能发表。
• Editors for paediatric endourology handle the smaller-instrument work and the growth-related questions that come with it.负责小儿腔道泌尿外科的编辑处理小尺寸器械研究及随之而来的生长相关问题。
• Statistical review is sought for trial reports and for comparative studies of surgical technique, where confounding is a persistent risk.试验报告与手术技术比较研究在统计学层面接受审阅，这类研究始终存在混杂风险。
• The board includes urologists from North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, reflecting the society's international membership.编委包括来自北美、欧洲、亚洲与拉丁美洲的泌尿外科医生，反映学会的国际会员构成。
• Society officers sit on the editorial board, which keeps the journal's coverage aligned with the annual meeting programme.学会理事在编委会中任职，使刊物覆盖范围与年会日程保持一致。
• Editors for each subspecialty review the manuscripts in their area before a senior editor assigns external referees.各亚专科编辑先审阅本领域稿件，再由资深编辑指派外审专家。
• Authors are asked to state the experience of the operating team when reporting a new technique, because the learning curve shapes the result.报告新技术时，作者须说明手术团队的经验，因为学习曲线会影响结果。