Kidney International

Kidney International is a monthly peer reviewed journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Society of Nephrology, founded in 1972 and covering all aspects of kidney research, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 21.8《国际肾脏》是由爱思唯尔（Elsevier）代表（International Society of Nephrology）（ISN）出版、1972 年创刊的月刊同行评审期刊，涵盖肾脏研究的各个方面，2025 年影响因子为 21.8。

Scope

• It is the official flagship journal of the International Society of Nephrology and is widely regarded as one of the most authoritative journals in nephrology该刊为（International Society of Nephrology）（ISN）的官方旗舰期刊，被广泛视为肾脏病学领域最具权威的期刊之一。
• It publishes original clinical and basic research, brief reports, in-depth reviews and editorials on the development and consequences of kidney disease该刊刊载有关肾脏疾病发生与后果的临床与基础原创研究、简报、深度综述与社论。
• Its sections include Nephrology Digest, Journal Club, Controversies, Nephrology Images and a Policy Forum on issues affecting the international renal community其栏目包括肾病学文摘、期刊俱乐部、争议、肾病影像，以及围绕国际肾脏界议题的政策论坛。
• It covers clinical studies in nephrology, dialysis, transplantation, hypertension and the worldwide affordability of end-stage kidney care该刊涵盖肾脏病临床研究，以及透析、移植、高血压与终末期肾病全球可负担性等议题。
• It also publishes the highly cited KDIGO clinical practice guidelines as supplementary issues, along with KDIGO controversies reports该刊还以增刊形式刊载被广泛引用的（KDIGO）临床实践指南，并刊载（KDIGO）争议会议报告。^[1]
• As the ISN flagship, it aims to inform researchers, clinical investigators and practising nephrologists worldwide作为（ISN）旗舰刊，该刊旨在为全球研究者、临床研究者与执业肾病科医生提供信息。

History

• Its first issue was published in January 1972, and the journal has appeared monthly since then该刊创刊号于 1972 年 1 月出版，此后一直按月出版。
• In 1972 it published about 800 pages a year, while today it publishes around 2,500 pages annually1972 年该刊每年约出版 800 页，如今每年约出版 2500 页。
• It is published by Elsevier together with its companion journals Kidney International Reports and Kidney International Supplements该刊与姊妹刊（Kidney International Reports）（Kidney International Supplements）一同由（Elsevier）出版。
• In its early years the editors handled about 200 manuscripts a year, a number that had exceeded 1,900 submissions by 2017创刊初期编辑每年处理约 200 篇稿件，到 2017 年投稿量已超过 1900 篇。
• Its impact factor moved from 18.998 in 2022 and 12.6 in 2024 to 21.8 in 2025其影响因子由 2022 年的 18.998、2024 年的 12.6 变化到 2025 年的 21.8。
• In the 2025 Journal Citation Reports it ranks third among 134 journals in urology and nephrology在 2025 年期刊引证报告中，该刊在泌尿与肾脏病学类别的 134 种期刊中位列第三。

Editors

• Its Editor-in-Chief is Pierre Ronco, Professor of Nephrology in Paris, France, whose term runs to the end of 2026现任主编为 Pierre Ronco，法国巴黎的肾病学教授，任期至 2026 年底。
• Its founding Editor was Roscoe R. Robinson, known as Ike Robinson, who also served as President of the ISN其创始主编为 Roscoe R. Robinson，通称 Ike Robinson，他还曾担任（ISN）主席。
• Later Editors-in-Chief have included Saulo Klahr and Detlef Schlondorff历任主编还包括 Saulo Klahr 与 Detlef Schlondorff。
• A team of specialist editors handles manuscripts from around the world, supported by a large panel of reviewers由专科编辑团队处理来自世界各地的稿件，并依托庞大的评审专家库。
• Submissions are assessed at a weekly editorial conference, and every accepted paper undergoes peer review稿件在每周编辑会议上评估，所有录用论文均经同行评审。
• Jai Radhakrishnan was named the next Editor-in-Chief, to take up the role on January 1, 2027Jai Radhakrishnan 已被任命为下一任主编，将于 2027 年 1 月 1 日上任。